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Argentina won the gold medal by defeating Italy 84-69 on the 28th of August 2004 in Athens. It was Argentina's first ever Olympic gold medal in men's basketball and the first for any Latin and Hispanic nation in the event.
Manu Ginobili of Argentina was named MVP of the tournament. He averaged 19.3 points per game and contributed 13 points in Argentina's quarterfinal win over the host Greek squad.
The United States lost three games at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the most losses ever by a U.S. men's Olympic basketball team at a single Games. The team finished with a bronze medal, its first since 1988.
Pau Gasol of Spain led the tournament in scoring with an average of 22.4 points per game. Yao Ming of China set the individual game high with a 39-point performance.
The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece. The tournament ran from the 15th to the 28th of August 2004.
The 1988 Olympics was the previous occasion when a U.S. men's team failed to win the gold medal. After 2004, the United States did not lose three games in a major tournament again until the 2023 FIBA World Cup.