The women's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 19 September and ended on 29 September.
The United States won their second gold medal (and second consecutive gold medal) after defeating Yugoslavia, 77–70, in the gold medal match.
Competition schedule GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsCClassification matchesBBronze medal matchFFinal Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29G G G C ½ C B C F
Qualification A NOC could enter one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by a tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where the top six teams earned a spot.
Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers – Olympic Champions – Olympic hosts
Squads
Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Classification round
5th–8th Place
Classification 5–8 semifinals
Classification 7–8
Classification 5–6
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Awards 1988 Olympic Basketball Champions United States Second title
Final ranking Rankings are determined by classification games:
Rank WomenTeam Pld W L 5 5 0 5 3 2 5 3 2 4th 5 2 3Eliminated in the group round 5th 5 3 2 6th 5 2 3 7th 5 2 3 8th 5 0 5
References
Official Olympic Report 1988 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive