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Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Basketball World Cup (523)

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Host cities:

Basketball World Cup (known as World Championship up to 2010)

Women’s Basketball World Cup (known as World Championship for Women up to 2014)

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
Carolyn Jones USA BKB Olympics 1992 1–0–0 1990 MAS gold
Sergėjus Jovaiša LTU
URS		 BKB Olympics 1980—1992 1–1–0 1978 PHI silver (competed for the Soviet Union); 1982 COL gold (competed for the Soviet Union)
Stefan Jović SRB BKB Olympics 2016 0–1–0 2014 ESP silver
Kazuko Kadoya JPN BKB Olympics 1976 0–1–0 1975 COL silver
Charles Kahudi FRA BKB Olympics 2016 0–0–1 2014 ESP bronze
Michalis Kakiouzis GRE BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Nikola Kalinić SRB BKB Olympics 2016 0–1–0 2014 ESP silver
Mariya Kalmykova RUS BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2002 CHN silver
Mantas Kalnietis LTU BKB Olympics 2012—2016 0–0–1 2010 TUR bronze
Juris Kalniņš LAT
URS		 BKB Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1963 BRA bronze
Dragan Kapičić SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1972 1–1–0 1970 YUG gold; 1974 PUR silver
Yelena Karpova RUS BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2006 BRA silver
Marina Karpunina RUS BKB Olympics 2008 0–1–0 2006 BRA silver
Allen Kelley USA BKB Olympics 1960 1–0–0 1954 BRA gold
Vyacheslav Khrynin RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1964 0–0–1 1963 BRA bronze
Dragan Kićanović SRB
SCG
YUG		 BKB Olympics / Administrator 1976—2005 1–1–1 1974 PUR silver; 1978 PHI gold; 1982 COL bronze
Yevgeny Kisurin RUS BKB Olympics 2000 0–2–0 1994 CAN silver; 1998 GRE silver
Joe Kleine USA BKB Olympics 1984 0–1–0 1982 COL silver
Linas Kleiza LTU BKB Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2010 TUR bronze
Nataliya Klimova URS
UKR		 BKB Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1975 COL gold
Andro Knego CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1976—1984 1–0–1 1978 PHI gold; 1982 COL bronze
Žarko Knežević SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1972 0–1–0 1974 PUR silver
Arijan Komazec CRO BKB Olympics 1992—1996 1–0–1 1990 ARG gold (competed for Yugoslavia); 1994 CAN bronze
Radivoj Korać SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1960—1968 0–2–0 1963 BRA silver; 1967 URU silver
Ivana Kořínková CZE
TCH		 BKB Olympics 1976 0–0–1 1975 COL bronze
Yury Korneyev RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1960—1964 0–0–1 1963 BRA bronze
Ilona Korstin RUS BKB Olympics 2004—2012 0–2–0 2002 CHN silver; 2006 BRA silver
Dragan Kovačić CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1964 0–2–0 1963 BRA silver; 1967 URU silver
Sergey Kovalenko URS BKB Olympics 1968—1972 0–0–1 1970 YUG bronze
Nenad Krstić SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2014 ESP silver (competed for Serbia)
Duje Krstulović CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1980 1–0–0 1978 PHI gold
Toni Kukoč CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988—1996 1–0–1 1990 ARG gold (competed for Yugoslavia); 1994 CAN bronze (competed for Croatia)
Petra Kulichová CZE BKB Olympics 2004—2012 0–1–0 2010 CZE silver
Rimas Kurtinaitis LTU
URS		 BKB Olympics 1988—1996 0–1–0 1986 ESP silver (competed for the Soviet Union)
Raïsa Kurv'iakova URS
UKR		 BKB Olympics 1976 2–0–0 1971 BRA gold; 1975 COL gold
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS BKB Olympics 1996 0–1–0 1986 URS silver (competed for the Soviet Union)
Kornelija Kvesić CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988 0–1–0 1990 MAS silver
Annie La Fleur AUS BKB Olympics 2000 0–0–1 1998 GER bronze
Christian Laettner USA BKB Olympics 1992 0–0–1 1990 ARG bronze
Mara Lakić BIH
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988 0–1–0 1990 MAS silver
Alison Lang CAN BKB Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1979 KOR bronze
Marlelynn Lange-Harris CAN BKB Olympics 1996 0–0–1 1986 URS bronze (competed as Marlelynn Lange)
Nicolás Laprovíttola ARG BKB Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–0 2019 CHN silver
Joffrey Lauvergne FRA BKB Olympics 2016 0–0–1 2014 ESP bronze
Tessa Lavey AUS BKB Olympics 2016—2020 0–1–1 2014 TUR bronze; 2014 ESP silver
Janice Lawrence USA BKB Olympics 1984 0–1–0 1983 BRA silver
Leila BRA BKB Olympics 1996—2004 1–0–0 1994 AUS gold
María León CUB BKB Olympics 1992—2000 0–0–1 1990 MAS bronze
Lisa Leslie USA BKB Olympics 1996—2008 2–0–1 1994 AUS bronze; 1998 GER gold; 2002 CHN gold
Li Dongmei CHN BKB Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 AUS silver
Li Xin CHN BKB Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 AUS silver
Liang Xin CHN BKB Olympics 1996 0–1–0 1994 AUS silver
Nancy Lieberman USA BKB Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1979 KOR gold
Cindy Lima ESP BKB Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2010 CZE bronze
Jaak Lipso EST
URS		 BKB Olympics 1964—1968 1–0–1 1967 URU gold; 1970 YUG bronze
Yekaterina Lisina RUS BKB Olympics 2008 0–1–0 2006 BRA silver
Liu Jun CHN BKB Olympics 1992—1996 0–1–0 1994 AUS silver
Liu Qing CHN BKB Olympics 1984—1992 0–0–1 1983 BRA bronze
Andrea Lloyd USA BKB Olympics 1988 0–0–1 1994 AUS bronze
Sergio Llull ESP BKB Olympics 2012—2024 1–0–0 2019 CHN gold
Nikola Lončar SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 1996 1–0–0 1998 GRE gold (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Andrey Lopatov RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1980 1–2–0 1978 PHI silver; 1982 COL gold; 1990 ARG silver
Alberto López ARG BKB Olympics 1952 1–0–0 1950 ARG gold
Kevin Love USA BKB Olympics 2012 1–0–0 2010 TUR gold
Carlos Loyzaga PHI BKB Olympics / Coach 1952—1968 0–0–1 1954 BRA bronze
Dragan Lukovski SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 2000 1–0–0 1998 GRE gold (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Ma Zhongqing CHN BKB Olympics 1996 0–1–0 1994 AUS silver
Jonas Mačiulis LTU BKB Olympics 2008—2016 0–0–1 2010 TUR bronze
Víctor Mahaña CHI BKB Olympics 1948—1956 0–0–1 1950 ARG bronze
Robyn Maher AUS BKB Olympics 1984—1996 0–0–1 1998 GER bronze
Dan Majerle USA BKB Olympics 1988 1–0–0 1994 CAN gold
Mon Manulat PHI BKB Olympics 1956 0–0–1 1954 BRA bronze
Marcel BRA BKB Olympics 1980—1992 0–0–1 1978 PHI bronze
Mário Jorge BRA BKB Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1952 0–1–0 1954 BRA silver
Stefan Marković SRB BKB Olympics 2016 0–1–0 2014 ESP silver
Enrique Marmentini CHI BKB Olympics 1948 0–0–1 1950 ARG bronze
Milun Marović SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1972 0–1–0 1974 PUR silver
Wlamir Marques BRA BKB Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1956—1968 2–2–0 1954 BRA silver; 1959 CHI gold; 1963 BRA gold; 1970 YUG silver
Marquinhos BRA BKB Olympics 1972—1984 0–1–1 1970 YUG silver; 1978 PHI bronze
Núria Martínez ESP BKB Olympics 2004—2008 0–1–1 2010 CZE bronze; 2014 TUR silver
Yamilet Martínez CUB BKB Olympics 1992—2000 0–0–1 1990 MAS bronze
Katrina McClain USA BKB Olympics / Olympic Flagbearer 1988—1996 2–0–1 1986 URS gold; 1990 MAS gold; 1994 AUS bronze
Angel McCoughtry USA BKB Olympics 2012—2016 2–0–0 2010 CZE gold; 2014 TUR gold
Nikki McCray USA BKB Olympics 1996—2000 1–0–0 1998 GER gold
Pamela McGee USA BKB Olympics 1984 0–1–0 1983 BRA silver
Carla McGhee USA BKB Olympics 1996 0–0–1 1994 AUS bronze
Rubén Menini ARG BKB Olympics 1948—1952 1–0–0 1950 ARG gold
Luiz Menon BRA BKB Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1968—1972 1–1–1 1963 BRA gold; 1967 URU bronze; 1970 YUG silver
Ann Meyers USA BKB Olympics 1976 1–0–0 1979 KOR gold
Cheryl Miller USA BKB Olympics 1984 1–1–0 1983 BRA silver; 1986 URS gold
Reggie Miller USA BKB Olympics 1996 1–0–0 1994 CAN gold
Valery Miloserdov RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1976—1980 1–0–0 1974 PUR gold
Bojana Milošević SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988 0–1–0 1990 MAS silver
DeLisha Milton-Jones USA BKB Olympics 2000—2008 2–0–1 1998 GER gold; 2002 CHN gold; 2006 BRA bronze
Guram Minashvili GEO
URS		 BKB Olympics 1960 0–0–1 1963 BRA bronze
Irina Minkh RUS
URS
EUN		 BKB Olympics 1988—1992 0–1–0 1986 URS silver (competed for the Soviet Union)
Victor Mirshawka BRA BKB Olympics 1964 1–0–0 1963 BRA gold
Leilani Mitchell AUS BKB Olympics 2016—2020 0–0–1 2014 TUR bronze
Teruko Miyamoto JPN BKB Olympics 1976 0–1–0 1975 COL silver
Markéta Mokrošová CZE BKB Olympics 2008 0–1–0 2010 CZE silver
Anna Montañana ESP BKB Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2010 CZE bronze
Alejandro Ariel Montecchia ARG BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2002 USA silver
Omar Monza ARG BKB Olympics 1952 1–0–0 1950 ARG gold
Maya Moore USA BKB Olympics 2012—2016 2–0–0 2010 CZE gold; 2014 TUR gold
Nikita Morgunov RUS BKB Olympics 2000—2008 0–1–0 1998 GRE silver
Mosquito BRA BKB Olympics 1960—1972 1–1–1 1963 BRA gold; 1967 URU bronze; 1970 YUG silver
Alfredo da Motta BRA BKB Olympics 1948—1952 0–1–0 1954 BRA silver
Alonzo Mourning USA BKB Olympics 2000 1–0–1 1990 ARG bronze; 1994 CAN gold
Veljko Mršić CRO BKB Olympics 1996 0–0–1 1994 CAN bronze
Razija Mujanović BIH
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988 0–1–0 1990 MAS silver
Kim Mulkey USA BKB Olympics 1984 0–1–0 1983 BRA silver
Lauro Mumar PHI BKB Olympics 1948 0–0–1 1954 BRA bronze
Álex Mumbrú ESP BKB Olympics 2008 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Emir Mutapčić BIH
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1986 ESP bronze
Anatoly Myshkin RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1976—1980 1–1–0 1978 PHI silver; 1982 COL gold
Danira Nakić CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988 0–1–0 1990 MAS silver
Keiko Namai JPN BKB Olympics 1976 0–1–0 1975 COL silver
Juan Carlos Navarro ESP BKB Olympics 2000—2016 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Astou Ndour ESP BKB Olympics 2016—2020 0–0–1 2018 ESP bronze
Lenka Nechvátalová CZE
TCH		 BKB Olympics 1976 0–0–1 1975 COL bronze
Laura Nicholls ESP BKB Olympics 2008—2016 0–1–2 2010 CZE bronze; 2014 TUR silver; 2018 ESP bronze
Miodrag Nikolić SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1960—1964 0–1–0 1963 BRA silver
Yevgeniya Nikonova RUS BKB Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1998 GER silver
Cindy Noble USA BKB Olympics 1984 0–1–0 1983 BRA silver
Andrés Nocioni ARG BKB Olympics 2004—2016 0–1–0 2002 USA silver
Vitaly Nosov RUS
EUN		 BKB Olympics 1992 0–2–0 1994 CAN silver (competed for Russia); 1998 GRE silver (competed for Russia)
Dirk Nowitzki GER BKB Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 2008 0–0–1 2002 USA bronze
Dimos Ntikoudis GRE BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Jenna O'Hea AUS BKB Olympics 2012—2020 0–2–0 2018 ESP silver
Shaquille O'Neal USA BKB Olympics 1996 1–0–0 1994 CAN gold
Fabricio Oberto ARG BKB Olympics 1996—2008 0–1–0 2002 USA silver
Saša Obradović SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 1996—2000 1–0–0 1998 GRE gold (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Željko Obradović SRB
SCG
YUG		 BKB Olympics / Coach 1988—2004 1–0–0 1990 ARG gold
Lamar Odom USA BKB Olympics 2004 1–0–0 2010 TUR gold
Vickie Orr USA BKB Olympics 1992 1–0–0 1990 MAS gold
Irina Osipova RUS BKB Olympics 2004—2012 0–2–0 2002 CHN silver; 2006 BRA silver
Juan Ostoic CHI BKB Olympics 1952—1956 0–0–1 1950 ARG bronze
Miyako Otsuka JPN BKB Olympics 1976 0–1–0 1975 COL silver
Tatyana Ovechkina RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1976—1980 1–0–0 1975 COL gold
Laia Palau ESP BKB Olympics 2004—2020 0–1–2 2010 CZE bronze; 2014 TUR silver; 2018 ESP bronze
Sergey Panov RUS
EUN		 BKB Olympics 1992—2000 0–2–0 1994 CAN silver (competed for Russia); 1998 GRE silver (competed for Russia)
Lazaros Papadopoulos GRE BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Theodoros Papaloukas GRE BKB Olympics 2004—2008 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver
Park Chan-Suk KOR BKB Olympics 1984—1988 0–1–0 1979 KOR silver
Candace Parker USA BKB Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2006 BRA bronze
Lucila Pascua ESP BKB Olympics 2004—2016 0–1–1 2010 CZE bronze; 2014 TUR silver
Yevgeny Pashutin RUS BKB Olympics 2000 0–1–0 1994 CAN silver
Zakhar Pashutin RUS BKB Olympics 2000—2008 0–1–0 1998 GRE silver
Žarko Paspalj MNE
SCG
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988—1996 1–0–0 1990 ARG gold (competed for Yugoslavia)
Chris Paul USA BKB Olympics 2008—2012 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze
Paula BRA BKB Olympics 1992—1996 1–0–0 1994 AUS gold
Modestas Paulauskas LTU
URS		 BKB Olympics 1968—1972 2–0–1 1967 URU gold; 1970 YUG bronze; 1974 PUR gold
Michaela Pavlíčková CZE BKB Olympics 2004 0–1–0 2010 CZE (competed as Michaela Ferančíková)
Tereza Pecková CZE BKB Olympics 2012 0–1–0 2010 CZE silver
Anna Pendergast CAN BKB Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1986 URS bronze
Velimir Perasović CRO BKB Olympics 1992—1996 1–0–0 1990 ARG gold (competed for Yugoslavia)
Raúl Pérez ARG BKB Olympics 1952 1–0–0 1950 ARG gold
Zvonko Petričević CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1960—1964 0–1–0 1963 BRA silver
Aleksandr Petrov RUS
URS		 BKB Olympics 1960—1964 0–0–1 1963 BRA bronze
Aleksandar Petrović BRA
CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics / Coach 1984—2024 0–0–2 1982 COL bronze; 1986 ESP bronze
Dražen Petrović CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics / Closing Flagbearer 1984—1992 1–0–1 1986 ESP bronze (competed for Yugoslavia); 1990 ARG gold (competed for Yugoslavia)
Erin Phillips AUS BKB Olympics 2008—2016 1–0–1 2006 BRA gold; 2014 TUR bronze
Florent Piétrus FRA BKB Olympics 2012—2016 0–0–1 2014 ESP bronze
Nikola Plećaš CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1968—1972 1–1–0 1970 YUG gold; 1974 PUR silver
Marty Pocius LTU BKB Olympics 2012 0–0–1 2010 TUR bronze
Anatoly Polivoda URS
UKR		 BKB Olympics 1968—1972 1–0–0 1967 URU gold
Yvetta Polláková TCH
SVK		 BKB Olympics 1976 0–1–1 1971 BRA silver; 1975 COL bronze
Lynn Polson CAN BKB Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1986 URS bronze
Pontello BRA BKB Olympics 1992 1–0–0 1994 AUS gold
Yelena Pshikova RUS BKB Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1998 GER silver
Dana Ptáčková CZE
TCH		 BKB Olympics 1976 0–0–1 1975 COL bronze
Qiu Chen CHN BKB Olympics 1984 0–0–1 1983 BRA bronze
Dino Rađa CRO
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1988—1996 0–0–1 1994 CAN bronze (competed for Croatia)
Vladimir Radmanović SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 2004 1–0–0 2002 USA gold (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Ratko Radovanović SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1980—1984 1–0–2 1978 PHI gold; 1982 COL bronze; 1986 ESP bronze
Miroslav Raduljica SRB BKB Olympics 2016 0–1–0 2014 ESP silver
Trajko Rajković SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1964—1968 1–2–0 1963 BRA silver; 1967 URU silver; 1970 YUG gold
Oksana Rakhmatulina RUS BKB Olympics 2004—2008 0–2–0 2002 CHN silver; 2006 BRA silver
Igor Rakočević SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 2000—2004 1–0–0 2002 USA gold (competed for FR Yugoslavia)
Hernán Ramos CHI BKB Olympics 1952 0–0–1 1950 ARG bronze
Emma Randall AUS BKB Olympics 2008 1–0–0 2006 BRA gold
Dragoslav Ražnatović SRB
YUG		 BKB Olympics 1964—1968 0–2–0 1963 BRA silver; 1967 URU silver
Zelly Rebrača SRB
SCG		 BKB Olympics 1996—2000 1–0–0 1998 GRE gold
Felipe Reyes ESP BKB Olympics 2004—2016 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
David Robinson USA BKB Olympics 1988—1996 1–0–0 1986 ESP gold
Henrik Rödl GER BKB Olympics / Coach 1992—2020 0–0–1 2002 USA bronze
Berni Rodríguez ESP BKB Olympics 2008 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Leonor Rodríguez ESP BKB Olympics 2016—2024 0–1–0 2014 TUR silver
Sergio Rodríguez ESP BKB Olympics 2012—2020 1–0–0 2006 JPN gold
Pascal Roller GER BKB Olympics 2008 0–0–1 2002 USA bronze
Leticia Romero ESP BKB Olympics 2016—2024 0–1–0 2014 TUR silver
Rosa Branca BRA BKB Olympics 1960—1968 2–1–0 1959 CHI gold; 1963 BRA gold; 1970 YUG silver
Roseli BRA BKB Olympics 1996 1–0–0 1994 AUS gold
Hélio Rubens BRA BKB Olympics 1968—1972 0–1–2 1967 URU bronze; 1970 YUG silver; 1978 PHI bronze
Ricky Rubio ESP BKB Olympics 2008—2020 1–0–0 2019 CHN gold
Angelė Rupšienė LTU
URS		 BKB Olympics 1976—1980 1–0–0 1975 COL gold
Ruth BRA BKB Olympics 1992 1–0–0 1994 AUS gold
Irina Rutkovskaya RUS BKB Olympics 1996—2000 0–1–0 1998 GER silver
Arvydas Sabonis LTU
URS		 BKB Olympics 1988—1996 1–1–0 1982 COL gold (competed for the Soviet Union); 1986 ESP silver (competed for the Soviet Union)
Zurab Sak'andelidze GEO
URS		 BKB Olympics 1968—1972 1–0–1 1967 URU gold; 1970 YUG bronze