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 |