Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification


The qualification for the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament took place from 2010–2012; all five FIBA zones sent in teams.
The first qualifying tournament was the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics. Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubled as continental championships, to determine which teams would participate in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Qualification

Outright qualification

A total of 12 teams took part in the Olympics, with each NOC potentially nominating one team. The host nation qualified automatically as hosts.
There were a total of 5 zonal tournaments that determined the qualifying teams, with a total of 5 teams qualifying outright. Each zone was allocated with the following qualifying berths:
Furthermore, the current world champion, United States qualified automatically by winning at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Qualification via the wild card tournament

The additional five teams were determined at the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, with the best non-qualifying teams participating from teams that did not qualify outright. Each zone was allocated with the following berths:
These are the final standings of the different Olympic qualifying tournaments. The venues are as follows, with the city of the knockout stage mentioned first:
RankWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaWild Card
1st
Ranked 1st
2nd
Ranked 1st
3rd
Ranked 1st
4th
Ranked 1st
5th
6th
7th
Ranked 7th
8th
Ranked 7th
9th



Ranked 9th
Ranked 9th
10th



Ranked 9th
Ranked 9th
11th



Ranked 9th
Ranked 9th
12th



Ranked 9th
Ranked 9th
13th



Ranked 13th
14th



Ranked 13th
15th



Ranked 13th
16th



Ranked 13th

Wild card tournament

This tournament consisted of 12 teams of which the top five teams earned a place in the Olympic Basketball tournament. It was held 25 June – 1 July 2012 in Ankara, Turkey. The top eight teams qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the Olympics, then the four quarterfinal losers played two rounds to allocate the final slot. The four European teams won their quarterfinal matches, and Canada qualified for the final slot.