2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments were the four women's basketball tournaments that were contested by 16 national teams, where the top teams earned a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. It was held from 8 to 11 February 2024.^[1]

2024 FIBA Olympic
Qualifying Tournaments

For Women
Tournament details
Host country	China Belgium Brazil Hungary
Dates	8–11 February
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
← 2020 2028 →

Format

The 16 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the qualifying tournaments.

Teams

Qualification method		Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup		22 September –1 October 2022	Sydney	1	United States
EuroBasket Women 2023		15–25 June 2023	Ljubljana Tel Aviv	6	Belgium
					Spain
					France
					Hungary
					Serbia
					Germany
2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup		26 June – 2 July 2023	Sydney	4	China
					Japan
					Australia
					New Zealand
2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup		1–9 July 2023	León	1	Brazil
2023 Women's Afrobasket		28 July – 6 August 2023	Kigali	2	Nigeria
					Senegal
FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament – Americas		9–12 November 2023	Medellín	2	Canada
					Puerto Rico
Total				16

Draw

The draw took place on 5 October 2023.^[2][3]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 4 October 2023 and was based on the FIBA Women's World Rankings^[4]

Pot 1 Team Pos  United States 1  China 2  Australia 3  Spain 4

Pot 2 Team Pos  Canada[a] 5  Belgium 6  France 7  Brazil 8

Pot 3 Team Pos  Japan 9  Serbia 10  Nigeria 11  Puerto Rico[b] 12

Pot 4 Team Pos  Hungary 19  Senegal 20  New Zealand 23  Germany 25

1. This spot would eventually be occupied by Canada, who were at the time of the draw was ranked 5th.
2. This spot would eventually be occupied by Puerto Rico, who were at the time of the draw was ranked 12th.

The following draw principles applied:^[4]

• The four hosts (Belgium, Brazil, China and Hungary) were automatically allocated to the tournament in their country.
• France and USA could not be drawn into the same tournament.
• Each tournament had to have a minimum of one and a maximum of two European teams.
• China and Japan could not be drawn into the same tournament.
• Australia and New Zealand could not be drawn into the same tournament.
• Each tournament had to contain one team from the Americas.
• The two African teams, Nigeria and Senegal, had to be drawn into the same tournament to ensure all regions are represented at the Olympic basketball tournament.

Tournaments

Tournament 1

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Xi'an

The tournament was held in Xi'an, China.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France[a]	3	3	0	264	129	+135	6	Summer Olympics
2	China (H)	3	2	1	249	198	+51	5
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	178	260	−82	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	153	257	−104	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. France was already qualified as the host nation.

Tournament 2

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Antwerp

The tournament was held in Antwerp, Belgium.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States[a]	3	3	0	282	164	+118	6	Summer Olympics
2	Belgium (H)	3	2	1	254	208	+46	5
3	Nigeria	3	1	2	179	243	−64	4
4	Senegal	3	0	3	170	270	−100	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. The United States was already qualified as World Cup winners.

Tournament 3

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belém

The tournament was held in Belém, Brazil.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	220	180	+40	6	Summer Olympics
2	Germany	3	2	1	198	222	−24	5
3	Serbia	3	1	2	211	213	−2	4
4	Brazil (H)	3	0	3	191	205	−14	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Tournament 4

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Sopron

The tournament was held in Sopron, Hungary.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	247	238	+9	5[a]	Summer Olympics
2	Spain	3	2	1	208	213	−5	5[a]
3	Canada	3	1	2	204	201	+3	4[b]
4	Hungary (H)	3	1	2	208	215	−7	4[b]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Spain 75−86 Japan
2. Hungary 55−67 Canada

See also

• 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
• Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "FIBA confirms timeline for the hosts of next summer's OQT". eurohoops.net. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
2. "Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments the next stop on the Road to Paris 2024". FIBA. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
3. "FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw completed in Sopron". FIBA. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
4. "Jelena Brooks and Lenke Kiss to perform Draw for the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. Retrieved 4 October 2023.