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 |
 Alexandria |
 Egypt |
61 – 41 |  Syria |
 Jordan |
44 – 23 |  Palestine |
| 1957 Details |
 Beirut |
 Lebanon |
n / a | Syria |
 Tunisia |
n / a |  Morocco |
| 1961 Details |
 Casablanca |
 UA Republic |
n / a | Lebanon |
Morocco |
n / a |  Libya |
| 1965 Details |
 Cairo |
UA Republic |
n / a |  Sudan |
 Syria |
n / a |  Iraq |
| 1976 Details |
 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 |
 Libya |
n / a | Qatar |
| 2007 Details |
 Cairo |
Egypt |
76 – 73 | Jordan |
Qatar |
91 – 70 |  Iraq |
| 2011 Details |
 Doha |
Qatar |
78 – 70 | Jordan |
Egypt |
88 – 71 |  Tunisia |
| 2023 Details |
Algeria (5 cities)a |
– | – | ||||
^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Basketball tournament helds in Algiers.
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Jordan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 2023 Details |
Algeria (5 cities)a |
n/a | n/a | ||||
^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Basketball tournament helds in Algiers.
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 | |
See also
External links
- Basketball at the Pan Arab Games - goalzz.com
- 135 medals and counting - Al-Ahram Weekly
International men's basketball | ||
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| Africa |  | |
| Americas | ||
| Asia |
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| Europe | ||
| Oceania |
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| Other tournaments | ||
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International women's basketball | ||
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| Americas | ||
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| Oceania |
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| Other tournaments |
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