Boomers
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The Boomers are Australia's senior men's national basketball team, known for competing at the highest international level including the Olympics and FIBA World Cup.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australia men’s national basketball team
ⓘ
national basketball team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Australia men’s national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOlympicResult | 4th place ⓘ |
| bestWorldCupResult | 4th place ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| federation |
FIBA Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIBA Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIBAZone |
FIBA Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIBA Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOlympicAppearance | 1956 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| firstWorldCupAppearance | 1970 FIBA World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men’s team ⓘ |
| governingBody | Basketball Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | national federation ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith |
New Zealand men’s national basketball team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States men’s national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medal | bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (held 2021) ⓘ |
| medalEvent | men’s basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| nationalAnthem | Advance Australia Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | derived from the Australian term for a large male kangaroo (boomer) ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Brian Goorjian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindsay Gaze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Andrew Bogut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrew Gaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Ingles NERFINISHED ⓘ Luc Longley NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Dellavedova NERFINISHED ⓘ Patty Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Heal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInternationalCompetition |
FIBA Asia Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIBA Basketball World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ FIBA Oceania Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualifiedFor |
multiple FIBA Basketball World Cups
ⓘ
multiple Olympic Games ⓘ |
| represents | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsInCompetition | FIBA-sanctioned international tournaments ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
ⓘ
green ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national team ⓘ |
| usesFIBAAbbreviation | AUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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