Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1976)
Montreal 1976: the United States beat Yugoslavia for the men's basketball gold.
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics the United States won the gold medal in men's basketball, beating Yugoslavia in the final. In the women's tournament at the same Games, the Soviet Union took the gold medal against the United States.
Quick Facts
- Event
- Men's Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Gold medalist
- United States
- Final opponent
- Yugoslavia
- Host
- Montreal
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