QUALIFIERS     FIBA Regulations Zone Qualifications Team Profiles   FIBA: Qualifiers for the Olympic Tournament for Women is determined by FIBA and each zone of FIBA.  The following teams are entitled to take part in the tournament. Directly qualified:   - the organising country 1 - the gold medallist from the last World Championship for Women (if the team is not from the organising country). 1 Africa   1 Americas   1 Asia   1 Europe   1 Oceania   1 The 5 or 6 best-placed teams from the last World Championship for Women after the gold medal will qualify the same number of teams from their respective continents 5 Total teams 12 Zone Qualifiers (current world rankings in brackets) Host Nation: Australia (3) 1998 World Champions: USA (1) America's: Brazil (4)   Cuba (7)   Canada (-) Europe: Poland (-)   France (-)   Slovak Republic (8)   Russia (2) Asia: Korea (13) Africa: Senegal (14) Oceania: New Zealand (-) OLYMPIC GAMES - WOMEN'S MEDAL WINNERS Year Place Gold Silver Bronze 1976 Montreal USSR USA Bulgaria 1980   (1) Moscow USSR Bulgaria Yugoslavia 1984   (2) Los  Angeles USA Korea China 1988 Seoul USA Yugoslavia USSR 1992   (3) Barcelona CIS China USA 1996 2000 Atlanta Sydney USA USA Brazil Australia Australia Brazil Notes (1) USA did not compete (2) USSR did not compete (3) CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)

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