Basketball at The 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's Tournament

Women's Tournament

The first Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women consisted of a single round-robin group, where final standings where determined by the group rankings. The Soviet team finished undefeated and won the gold medal, while the American team won the silver medal through a victory over Bulgarian team that broke the tie between the two teams in favor of the American team.

Team W L PF PA PD Pts 1st Tie
Soviet Union 5 0 504 346 +158 10
United States 3 2 415 417 −2 8 1W–0L
Bulgaria 3 2 365 377 −12 8 0W–1L
Czechoslovakia 2 3 351 359 −8 7 1W–0L
Japan 2 3 405 400 +5 7 0W–1L
Canada 0 5 336 477 −141 5
July 19 United States 71–84 Japan Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 19 Soviet Union 115–51 Canada Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 19 Czechoslovakia 66–67 Bulgaria Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 20 Japan 121–89 Canada Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 20 United States 95–79 Bulgaria Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 20 Czechoslovakia 75–88 Soviet Union Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 22 Bulgaria 68–91 Soviet Union Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 22 Japan 62–76 Czechoslovakia Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 22 United States 89–75 Canada Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 23 Bulgaria 66–63 Japan Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 23 Canada 59–67 Czechoslovakia Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 23 United States 77–112 Soviet Union Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal
July 25 Canada 62–85 Bulgaria Montreal Forum, Montreal
July 26 United States 83–67 Czechoslovakia Montreal Forum, Montreal
July 26 Soviet Union 98–75 Japan Montreal Forum, Montreal

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