USA basketball at the Olympics
Look back at each Olympics hoops appearance for Team USA
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A history of dominance Team USA basketball
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Team USA wins first hoops gold 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Americans cruise to second gold 1948 London Olympics
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Lovellete leads the U.S. 1952 Helinski Olympics
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Russell, Jones, U.S. rout Soviet for gold 1956 Melbourne Olympics
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The 'original' Dream Team 1960 Rome Olympics
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No star power, no problem 1964 Tokyo Olympics
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Spencer Haywood arrives 1968 Mexico City Olympics
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Americans robbed of gold 1972 Munich Olympics
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U.S. reclaims gold 1976 Montreal Olympics
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Boycott 1980 Moscow Olympics
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MJ leads U.S. to gold 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
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Soviets shock U.S. 1988 Seoul Olympics
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The Dream Team 1992 Barcelona Olympics
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New-look roster, same result 1996 Atlanta Olympics
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Carter over Weis 2000 Sydney Olympics
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Americans embarrassed 2004 Athens Olympics
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The Redeem Team 2008 Beijing Olympics
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Kobe, Coach K go out with gold 2012 London Olympics
1968 Mexico City Olympics
Spencer Haywood arrives
1968 MEXICO CITY OLYMPICS
Result: Gold medal
Key players: Spencer Haywood (16.1 PPG), Jo-Jo White (11.7 PPG)
Haywood, a 19-year-old from the University of Detroit, burst on to the scene in 1968, scoring at least 20 points in the first three games of the tournament, then again in the gold-medal game against Yugoslavia. The U.S. again went undefeated, and again won gold, topping Yugoslavia 70-65.
Pictured: Haywood, left, with his father Will Robinson, at Olympic Village in Mexico City. (Oct. 23, 1968)
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