Basketball at the Arab Games
Current season, competition or edition: Basketball at the 2023 Arab Games | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | ABC Members |
| Continent | ABC (Arab world) |
Basketball has been an Arab Games event since the first edition in 1953 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Men's tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1953 Details | .svg.png){kind=small} Alexandria | Egypt | 61 – 41 | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria |  Jordan | 44 – 23 |  Palestine |
| 1957 Details |  Beirut | Lebanon | n / a | Syria | .svg.png){kind=small} Tunisia | n / a |  Morocco |
| 1961 Details | Casablanca | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} UA Republic | n / a | Lebanon | Morocco | n / a |  Libya |
| 1965 Details | Cairo | UA Republic | n / a |  Sudan | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria | n / a | .svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
| 1976 Details | .svg.png){kind=small} Damascus |  | n / a | | | n / a | |
| 1985 Details | Rabat | Jordan | n / a | Iraq | Tunisia | n / a | Syria |
| 1992 Details | Damascus | Syria | n / a | Jordan | Tunisia | n / a |  Egypt |
| 1997 Details | Beirut |  Saudi Arabia | n / a | Syria |  United Arab Emirates | n / a | Lebanon |
| 1999 Details | Amman | Egypt | 97 – 68 | Jordan |  Qatar | n / a | Syria |
| 2004 Details |  Algiers | Egypt | n / a | Algeria | .svg.png){kind=small} Libya | n / a | Qatar |
| 2007 Details | Cairo | Egypt | 76 – 73 | Jordan | Qatar | 91 – 70 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
| 2011 Details | Doha | Qatar | 78 – 70 | Jordan | Egypt | 88 – 71 |  Tunisia |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Jordan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Qatar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Women's tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1985 Details | Rabat | Algeria | n/a | Morocco | Syria | n/a | |
| 1992 Details | Damascus | Egypt | n/a | Tunisia | Syria | n/a | |
| 1997 Details | Beirut | Egypt | n/a | Tunisia | Lebanon | n/a | |
| 1999 Details | Amman | Tunisia | 74 – 71 | Egypt | Jordan | n/a | Syria |
| 2004 Details | Algiers | Lebanon | n/a | Tunisia | Algeria | n/a | |
| 2007 Details | Cairo | Not held | |||||
| 2011 Details | Doha | Lebanon | n/a | Egypt | Jordan | n/a |  Somalia |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games
3x3 Men's tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2023 Details | Algeria (5 cities)a | Algeria | 19–18 | Tunisia | Qatar | 21–11 | Palestine |
^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). 3x3 basketball tournament helds in Algiers.
- 3x3 Men's Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
3x3 Women's tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2023 Details | Algeria (5 cities)a | Tunisia | 16–13 | Algeria | Jordan | 21–4 | Saudi Arabia |
^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). 3x3 basketball tournament helds in Algiers.
- 3x3 Women's Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
See also
External links
- Basketball at the Pan Arab Games - goalzz.com
- 135 medals and counting - Al-Ahram Weekly
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International women's basketball | ||
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