FIBA Diamond Ball
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FIBA Diamond Ball is an international basketball tournament held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics.
The competing teams are the host country, the host country of that year's Olympics and the reigning world and intercontinental champions, minus the United States (if they are the Americas champions).
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[edit] Men's results
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2000 |  Hong Kong |
 Australia |
 Yugoslavia |
 Italy |
| 2004 |  Belgrade |
Serbia and Montenegro |
 Lithuania |
 Argentina |
| 2008 |  Nanjing |
[edit] 2000 teams
Angola – African champions- Australia – Olympics hosts
Canada – Americas runners-up (USA was Americas champions)- Italy – European champions
Yugoslavia – world champions
[edit] 2004 teams
- Angola – African champions
- Argentina – Americas runners-up (USA was Americas champions)
- Australia – Oceanian champions
- China – Asian champions
- Lithuania – European champions
- Serbia and Montenegro – world champions
[edit] 2008 teams
- Angola – African champions
- Argentina – Americas runners-up (USA was Americas champions)
- Australia – Oceanian champions
- China – Olympics host
Iran – Asian champions
Serbia – host country
[edit] Women's results
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2004 |  Iraklion |
Australia |
China |
 Brazil |
| 2008 | Haining |
[edit] External links
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International basketball
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FIBA | Olympics | World Championship (men) - (women) | World Rankings |
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