Basketball at the Youth Olympic Games
# Basketball at the Youth Olympic Games

Basketball was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010 for both boys and girls. The tournaments use the FIBA 3x3 rules. The program also includes skill challenge.

## Boys

### Summaries

| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place |
| 2010 Details | Singapore | Serbia | 22–9 | Croatia | Greece | 34–25 | United States |
| 2014 Details | Nanjing | Lithuania | 18–16 | France | Argentina | 17–14 | Russia |
| 2018 Details | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 20–15 | Belgium | Slovenia | 21–13 | Ukraine |
| 2026 Details | Dakar | | | | | | |

### Team appearances

| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2026 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andorra | - | 17th | 19th | |
| Argentina | 7th | 3rd | 1st | |
| Belgium | - | - | 2nd | |
| Brazil | - | 7th | 7th | |
| Central African Republic | 15th | - | - | |
| China | - | 12th | 12th | |
| Croatia | 2nd | - | - | |
| Egypt | 13th | - | - | |
| Estonia | - | - | 9th | |
| France | - | 2nd | - | |
| Georgia | - | - | 8th | |
| Germany | - | 18th | - | |
| Greece | 3rd | - | - | |
| Guatemala | - | 20th | - | |
| Hungary | - | 14th | - | |
| India | 18th | - | - | |
| Indonesia | - | 19th | - | |
| Iran | 11th | - | - | |
| Israel | 6th | - | - | |
| Italy | - | - | 5th | |
| Jordan | - | - | 20th | |
| Kazakhstan | - | - | 15th | |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | - | 18th | |
| Latvia | - | - | 13th | |
| Lithuania | 5th | 1st | - | |
| Mongolia | - | - | 17th | |
| New Zealand | 14th | 11th | 11th | |
| Panama | 20th | - | - | |
| Philippines | 9th | - | - | |
| Poland | - | 5th | - | |
| Puerto Rico | 10th | 13th | - | |
| Romania | - | 8th | - | |
| Russia | - | 4th | 6th | |
| Serbia | 1st | - | - | |
| Senegal | | - | - | Q |
| Singapore | 17th | - | - | |
| Slovenia | - | 9th | 3rd | |
| South Africa | 19th | - | - | |
| Spain | 8th | 10th | - | |
| Tunisia | - | 15th | - | |
| Turkey | 12th | - | - | |
| Turkmenistan | - | - | 16th | |
| Ukraine | - | - | 4th | |
| United States | 4th | - | 10th | |
| Uruguay | - | 16th | - | |
| Venezuela | - | 6th | 14th | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 16th | - | - | |

### Dunk contest

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014 Nanjing details | Karim Mouliom France | Žiga Lah Slovenia | Fu Lei China |
| 2018 Buenos Aires details | Fausto Ruesga Argentina | Nikita Remizov Russia | Niccolò Filoni Italy |
| 2026 Dakar details | | | |

## Girls

### Summaries

| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place |
| 2010 Details | Singapore | China | 33–29 | Australia | United States | 34–25 | Canada |
| 2014 Details | Nanjing | United States | 19–10 | Netherlands | Spain | 12–11 | Hungary |
| 2018 Details | Buenos Aires | United States | 18–4 | France | Australia | 16–13 | China |
| 2026 Details | Dakar | | | | | | |

### Team appearances

| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2026 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andorra | - | 18th | 20th | |
| Angola | 16th | - | - | |
| Argentina | - | - | 5th | |
| Australia | 2nd | - | 3rd | |
| Belarus | 12th | - | - | |
| Belgium | - | 5th | - | |
| Brazil | 6th | 14th | - | |
| Canada | 4th | - | - | |
| Chile | 18th | - | - | |
| China | 1st | 7th | 4th | |
| Czech Republic | 13th | 10th | 16th | |
| Egypt | - | 13th | 18th | |
| Estonia | - | 6th | 14th | |
| France | 10th | - | 2nd | |
| Germany | 8th | 8th | 11th | |
| Guam | - | 16th | - | |
| Hungary | - | 4th | 6th | |
| Indonesia | - | 20th | 15th | |
| Iran | - | - | 19th | |
| Italy | 9th | - | - | |
| Ivory Coast | 15th | - | - | |
| Japan | 5th | - | - | |
| Mali | 14th | - | - | |
| Mexico | - | - | 9th | |
| Netherlands | - | 2nd | 8th | |
| Romania | - | 12th | 12th | |
| Russia | 11th | - | - | |
| Senegal | | - | - | Q |
| Singapore | 19th | - | - | |
| Slovenia | - | 17th | - | |
| South Korea | 7th | - | - | |
| Spain | - | 3rd | 10th | |
| Sri Lanka | - | - | 17th | |
| Syria | - | 19th | - | |
| Chinese Taipei | - | 11th | - | |
| Thailand | 17th | 9th | - | |
| Ukraine | - | - | 7th | |
| United States | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |
| Vanuatu | 20th | - | - | |
| Venezuela | - | 15th | 13th | |

### Shoot-out contest

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014 Nanjing details | Lucía Togores Spain | Ela Mićunović Slovenia | Katie Lou Samuelson United States |
| 2018 Buenos Aires details | Mathilde Peyregne France | Kateřina Galíčková Czech Republic | Sofía Acevedo Argentina |
| 2026 Dakar details | | | |

## Medal table

    As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
