1992 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament 1992 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament The 1992 European Olympic Basketball Tournament was the final qualifying tournament for basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was held in five other Spanish cities, Bilbao, Granada, Murcia, Badajoz and Zaragoza, from June 22 till July 5. 25 FIBA Europe teams were divided into four groups. The best four from final round qualified directly for the Olympic Games. All games played at the Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla, Bilbao. All games played at the Palacio de Deportes de Granada, Granada. All games played at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias, Murcia. All
Summer Olympic Games clearly affected by Parkinson's disease, lit the Olympic torch and received a replacement medal for the one he had discarded in 1960. The latter event took place not at the boxing ring but in the basketball arena, at the demand of US television. The atmosphere at the Games was marred, however, when a bomb exploded during the celebration in Centennial Olympic Park. In June 2003, the principal suspect in this bombing, Eric Robert Rudolph, was arrested. The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, and showcased individual performances by local favorite Ian Thorpe in the pool, Briton Steve Redgrave