1976, Montreal: U.S. (95–74 win over Yugoslavia); Soviet Union bronze 1972 ... in final); France bronze American basketball stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi won their fifth straight Olympic ...

Since basketball was introduced in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA’s first-ever loss was in the 1972 Germany Olympics ... to Soviet Union 51-50 in the final.Their second loss came at the ...

With the 2024 Summer Olympics beginning Friday, we look back at one of the most controversial moments in sports history: the 1972 basketball game between the United States and Russia.