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Reliving the Emus' 2003 gold medal run

Reliving the Emus' 2003 gold medal run

We look back on the last men's team to strike gold at a World Championship or Olympic event.

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Over the past decade, Australian men’s basketball teams have made several deep runs at Olympic and World Championship events, but the gold medal has eluded them. The 2012 Under-17 squad, led by Dante Exum and Ben Simmons, went all the way to the final at the FIBA Under-17 World Championships. They were soundly beaten by the United States, with a 95-62 s…

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