Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne. Basketball will be a part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, again in Australia.[1]

History

In 2006 in Melbourne, Australia won the first ever Commonwealth Games Gold Medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the Silver and Bronze Medals respectively.

It was announced in 2011 that Basketball will return to the games at the 2018 Games on the Gold Coast. A total of 16 teams (8 men and 8 women) are scheduled to compete in 2018.[2]

Although Canada, one of the strongest basketball nations in the world, did not enter a men's or women's team in 2006, it will do so in both tournaments in 2018.

In August 2017, it was announced basketball would be returning for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, along with the addition of the 3x3 format.[3]

Commonwealth Basketball Championships

Although basketball has only been a part of the Commonwealth Games programme twice, there have been Commonwealth Basketball Championships held.

In 1978 the first such competition was co-hosted by England, Wales and Scotland.

In 2010 the Commonwealth Basketball Championships were due to be held in New Delhi, the venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. However, in February 2010 FIBA cancelled the event, on the grounds that the international calendar was too crowded.

Venues

Men's tournaments

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2006
Details		 Melbourne, Australia
Australia		 81-76
New Zealand
England		 80-57
Nigeria
2018
Details		 Gold Coast, Australia
Australia		 87-47
Canada
New Zealand		 79-69
Scotland

Performance by nations

Nation 20062018Years
 Australia1st1st2
 Barbados5th-1
 Cameroon-7th1
 Canada-2nd1
 England3rd6th2
 India8th8th2
 New Zealand2nd3rd2
 Nigeria4th5th2
 Scotland6th4th2
 South Africa7th-1
Nations8 8 10

Women's tournaments

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2006
Details		 Melbourne, Australia
Australia		 77-39
New Zealand
England		 78-75
Nigeria
2018
Details		 Gold Coast, Australia
Australia		 99-55
England
New Zealand		 74-58
Canada

Performance by nations

Nation 20062018Years
 Australia1st1st2
 Canada-4th1
 England3rd2nd2
 India8th8th2
 Jamaica-5th1
 Malaysia7th7th2
 Malta6th-1
 Mozambique5th6th2
 New Zealand2nd3rd2
 Nigeria4th-1
Nations8 8 10

3x3 tournaments

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
2022
Details		 Birmingham, England

Medal table

Total

Countries ranked by total medals won (men's and women's).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 AUS4004
2 NZL0224
3 ENG0123
4 CAN0101
Totals (4 nations)44412

Medal leaders by athlete

Rank Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Brad Newley  Australia 2006–2018 2 0 0 2
Belinda Snell  Australia 2006–2018 2 0 0 2

References

  1. ↑ Morgan, Liam (28 July 2017). "Gold Coast 2018 reveal list of competing nations in basketball events". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Birmingham include 3x3 basketball and Urban Street Festival as part of 2022 Commonwealth Games plans
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