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Men’s Gallery: Teams

CANADIAN MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTERS (1978 / 1980 / 1984 / 1988 / 2000)

CANADIAN MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTERS 2024 – 5th PLACE

 

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Olympic Teams, Pre-Olympic Teams and FISU Medalists:

  • 1936 Berlin Olympic Team Silver Medal

  • 1936 Berlin Olympics - Silver Medal

  • 1948 London Olympic Team
    9th Place

  • 1952 Helsinki Olympic Team
    13th Place

  • 1956 Melbourne Olympic Team
    9th Place

  • 1964 Tokyo Olympic Team
    14th Place

  • 1972 Munich Pre-Olympic Team

  • 1976 Montreal Olympic Team
    4th Place

  • 1976 Montreal Olympic Team
    4th Place

  • 1980 Moscow Olympic Team
    (Boycott)

  • 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Team 4th Place

  • 1988 Seoul Olympic Team 6th Place

  • 1992 Barcelona Pre-Olympic Team + USA 'Dream Team'

  • 1996 Atlanta Pre-Olympic Team

  • 2000 Sydney Olympic Team 7th Place

  • 2004 Athens Pre-Olympic Team

  • 2008 Beijing Pre-Olympic Team

  • 2012 London Pre-Olympic Team

  • 2016 Pre-Olympic Qualifying Team

  • 2021 Tokyo, Japan - Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Victoria, BC, Canada)

  • 2024 Paris Olympic Team 5th Place

  • 1983 Edmonton FISU Team Gold Medal

  • 1991 Sheffield FISU Team Silver Medal

  • 2003 Daegu FISU Team Bronze Medal

  • 2011 Shenzhen FISU Team Silver Medal

  • 1954 FIBA World Championship 7th Place

  • 1959 FIBA World Championship 12th Place

  • 1963 FIBA World Championship 11th Place

  • 1970 FIBA World Championship 10th Place

  • 1974 FIBA World Championship 8th Place

  • 1978 FIBA World Championship 6th Place

  • 1978 Commonwealth
    Basketball Championships:
    Gold Medalists

  • 1986 FIBA World Championship 8th Place

  • 1990 FIBA World Championship 11th Place

  • 1994 FIBA World Championship 7th Place

  • 2002 FIBA World Championship 13th Place

  • 2010 FIBA World Championship 22nd Place

Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team Olympic Appearances

1936 Berlin – Canada placement: 2nd Bronze Canada 8 USA 19

1948 London – Canada placement: 9th

1952 Helsinki – Canada placement: 9th tie

1956 Melbourne – Canada placement: 9th

1964 Tokyo – Canada placement: 14th

1976 Montreal – Canada placement: 4th Canada 72 Soviet Union 100

1984 Los Angeles – Canada placement: 4th Canada 82 Yugoslavia 88

1988 Seoul – Canada placement: 6th

2000 Sydney – Canada placement: 7th

2024 Paris – Canada placement: 5th

2028 Los Angeles – Canada placement: TBD

Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team FIBA World Championship Appearances

1954 Brazil – Canada placement: 7th

1959 Chile – Canada placement: 12th

1963 Brazil – Canada placement: 11th

1970 Yugoslavia – Canada placement: 10th

1974 Puerto Rico – Canada placement: 8th

1978 Philippines – Canada placement: 6th

1982 Columbia – Canada placement: 6th

1986 Spain – Canada placement: 8th

1990 Argentina – Canada placement: 12th

1994 Canada – Canada placement: 7th

1998 Greece – Canada placement: 12th

2002 USA – Canada placement: 13th

2010 Turkey – Canada placement: 22nd

2019 China – Canada placement: 21st

2023 Philippines, Japan, Indonesia: 3rd BRONZE


1970 World University Games

Canadian Basketball Star of 1940’s Passes


Team Canada (Men) : A brief FIBA historical timeline:

1936 Olympics, Berlin : First Olympic Men’s Basketball Competition: Canada wins Silver medal.

1952, Olympics: Helsiniki: Canada finishes 13th.

1956,  Olympics: Melbourne: Canada finishes 9th.

1964, Olympics: Tokyo: Canada finishes 14th.

1976 Montreal, Olympics: Canada hosts and finishes 4th, losing Bronze medal 100 – 72 to USSR.

1978 London, England: Commonwealth Basketball Championships : Gold medal

1980 Moscow Olympics: Canada finishes 1st in The FIBA Americas (qualifies for first time via Olympic play in): Boycotts Moscow Olympics

1983 Edmonton FISU Games: Canada wins FISU Gold medal

1984 Los Angeles Olympics:  Canada finishes 4th, losing Bronze medal 78-72 to Yugloslavia

1988 Seoul Olympics: Canada finishes 6th

1991 Sheffield FISU Games: Canada wins FISU Silver medal

2000 Sydney Olympics: Canada 7th

2002 Dagau FISU Games: Canada wins Bronze medal

2011 Zhenghen FISU Games: Canada wins Silver medal

2015 Toronto, Canada Pan Am Games: Silver medal

2024 Paris Olympic Games: Canada 5th

 

‘Generation Next’

Los Angeles, USA 2028

Brisbane, Australia 2032

2021 Tokyo, Japan – Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Victoria, BC, Canada)

Team Cananda Nucleus 2024 Paris, France Olympic Games

 

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