Basketball In Spain has been incredible this summer and they have medals to prove it! To start, the Spanish Mens National Team is just arriving back from Poland with a gold medal after the 2009 Eurobasket Championships. Last year, they captured a silver medal in the Olympics and they haven’t stopped. Basketball in Spain is one of the top in Europe. Below is the medal count for the summer games and championships in Europe.
Gold Medals (4)
- Senior Mens Basketball – Eurobasket 2009 – Gold Medal
- U18 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Gold Medal
- U16 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Gold Medal
- U16 Mens Basketball – Euro Championship – Gold Medal
Silver Medals (2)
- U19 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Silver Medal
- U20 Womens Basketball – Euro Championship – Silver Medal
Bronze medals (2)
- Senior Womens Basketball – Eurobasket 2009 – Bronze Medal
- U20 Mens Basketball – Euro Championshship 2009 – Bronze Medal
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!