2008 Olympics Basketball - Knockout Round

2008 Olympics Basketball
Elimination Rounds

With The USA dream team can won 5 games(clean sheet) in preliminaries round. Not only with men and women team also clean sheet.

This is Elimination Round Schedule

Women's Basketball 2008 Olympics


Quarterfinal Round
August 19, 2008 (Beijing Time GMT+8)

1. China won Belarus (77-62)
   
2. Australia won Czech Republic (79-46)
   
3. USA won vs South Korea (104-60)
   
4. Russia vs Spain (84-65)
   

Women Semi Final(August 21, 2008)

• 20.00 China vs. Australia (56-90)
  
• 22.15 USA vs Russia (67-52)
  

Women Final Gold and Bronze Mendal (August 23, 2008)

• 19.30 China vs. Russia (Bronze Match)---81-94
• 22.00 USA vs Australia (Gold Medal USA ---92-65

Will women dream team ???????
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Men's Basketball 2008 Olympics

Quarterfinal Round
August 20, 2008 (Beijing Time GMT+8)

1. Spain vs Croatia (72-59)
   
2. Lithuania vs China (94-68)
   
3. USA vs Australia (116-85)
   
4. Argentina vs Greece (80-78)
   

Men Semi Final (August 22)

• 20.00 Spain vs. Lithuania (91-86)
  
• 22.15 USA vs. Argentina (101-81)
  

Men Final Gold and Bronze(Aug 24, 2008)

• 12.00 Lithuania vs. Argentina (Bronze Match)-----75-87
• 14.30 USA vs Spain (Gold Medal USA)--118-107

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The First Human with Mechael Phelps 8th Gold Medal

The First and The One
Michael Phelps
8th gold medal for 2008 Olympics

Nobody in the world don't know him, now. I don't think I will write about swimming but Phelps make a new rule and everything for 2008 Olympics. My feelings Phelps's show maybe more than interest 2008 Olympic Opening.

Phelps Biography
Phelps born June 30, 1985 is an American swimmer and 14-time Olympic Gold medalist (the most by any Olympian) and holds seven world records in swimming.

He holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics; a total of eight, surpassing Mark Spitz. Overall, Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In winning these medals, he has twice equalled Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin's record of eight medals (of any type) at a single Olympics (Dityanin: Moscow 1980; Phelps: Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008), and ranks second in total career Olympic medals, after Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina, who won a total of 18 medals (nine gold) spanning three Olympic Games.

Phelps' international titles, along with his various world records, have resulted in him being awarded the World Swimmer of the Year Award in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007 and American Swimmer of the Year Award in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007. Phelps has won a total of 48 career medals thus far: 40 gold, six silvers and two bronze. This includes all of the Championships in which he has competed: The Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

Phelps in 2008 Olympics
Phelps is representing the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He qualified to compete in three team and five individual events, winning the gold medal in all eight events:

• August 10 - 400 m individual medley Gold Medal 4:03.84 - World Record
• August 11 - 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold Medal 3:08.24 - World Record
• August 12 - 200 m freestyle Gold Medal 1:42.96 - World Record
• August 13 - 200 m butterfly Gold Medal 1:52.03 - World Record
• August 13 - 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold Medal 6:58.56 - World Record
• August 15 - 200 m individual medley Gold Medal 1:54.23 - World Record
• August 16 - 100 m butterfly Gold Medal 50.58 - Olympic Record
• August 17 - 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold Medal 3:29.34 - World Record

Credit: Phelp's Bio - Wikipedia

Clip Video 8th Gold Medal (YouTube.com)

Men's USA Basketball Team - Olympics 2008

USA Basketball Team

China Olympics 2008

Dream Team or No Dream Team decide with Gold Medal......

Men's USA Basketball Rosters

• Boozer, Carlos - Utah Jazz
• Kidd, Jason - Dallas Mavericks
• James, LeBron - Cleveland Cavaliers
• Williams, Deron - Utah Jazz
• Redd, Michael - Milwaukee Bucks
• Wade, Dwyane - Miami Heat
• Bryant, Kobe - LA Lakers
• Howard, Dwight - Orlando Magic
• Bosh, Chris - Toronto Raptors
• Paul, Chris - New Orleans Hornets
• Prince, Tayshaun - Detroit Pistons
• Anthony, Carmelo - Denver Nuggets

2008 Olympic Basketball Fixtures

GROUP A - Argentina , Australia, Croatia, Iran , Lithuania, Russia
GROUP B - Angola, China, Germany, Greece, Spain, USA

Preliminary Round (CN Time - GMT+8)

August 18, 2008

• 09:00 Iran vs Croatia
• 11:15 Australia vs Lithuania
• 14:30 Greece vs China
• 16:45 Angola vs Spain
• 20:00 USA vs Germany
• 22:15 Argentina vs Russia

Standings Men's Preliminaries
Group A
Team GP / W / L
1 Lithuania 5 / 4 / 1
2 Argentina 5 / 4 / 1
3 Croatia 5 / 3 / 2
4 Australia 5 /3 / 2
5 Russian 5 / 1 / 4
6 Iran 5 / 0 / 5

Group B
Team GP / W / L
1 United States 5 / 5 / 0
2 Spain 5 /4 /1
3 Greece 5 / 3 / 2
4 China 5 / 2 / 3
5 Germany 5 /1 /4
6 Angola 5 / 0 / 5

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USA Dream Team Background

The United States men's national basketball team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's basketball. Considered the best national basketball team in the world, Team USA is historically the most prestigious, and successful team in international competition, medaling in all fifteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with twelve golds.

Traditionally composed of amateur players, a 1989 rule change by FIBA allowed USA Basketball to field teams with professional players. The "Dream Team" won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. That team is often regarded as the greatest collection of talent on one team in sport history.

With the introduction of professionals, Team USA was able to spark a second run of dominance after capturing only a bronze medal in 1988. A team of professional players competed in the 1994 Basketball World Championships, finishing first. In 1996 and 2000, Team USA once again captured gold medals.

Wikipedia

Olympics 2008 Schedule and TV Coverage

2008 Summer Olympics

TV Schedule

August 23, 2008
Olympics - Schedule
(GMT)

Highlight Sport

Athletics
12.00: Gold Medal Women's high jump, Men's javelin, Men's 800m, Women's 1500m, Men's 5000m, Women's 4x400m, Men's 4x400m

Baseball
03.30: Men's bronze medal match - United States v Japan
11.00: Men's gold medal match - South Korea v Cuba

Basketball
12.30: Women's Final Gold and Bronze medal match

Boxing
Start 12.00: Finals - Flyweight (51kg), Featherweight (57kg), Light-welterweight (64kg), Middleweight (75kg), Heavyweight (91kg)

Football
05.00: Men's gold medal game - Nigeria v Argentina

Volleyball
05.30: Women's bronze medal match - Russia v Italy
13.00: Women's gold medal match - United States v Brazil

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August 24, 2008 --- Early Schedule for Closing Olympics Ceremony

Athletics
00.30: Men's marathon

Basketball
Start 05.00: Men's Final Gold and Bronze medal match

Boxing
Start 06.30: Finals- Light-flyweight (48kg), Bantamweight (54kg), Lightweight (60kg), Welterweight (69kg), Light-heavyweight (81kg), Super heavyweight (+91kg)

Rhythmic gymnastics
04.00: Group all around final

2008 Olympic Closing Ceremonies
Start 13.00 -16.00
Beijing National Stadium.

There will be section within Olympic flag to London 2012 or 2012 Summer Olympics

All Sports Schedule ---- Official Site

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