Olympic Coaching
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach for United States | ||
| men's national basketball team | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Men's Basketball |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Men's Basketball |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Men's Basketball |
Iba coached the USA Olympic basketball team in 1964, 1968 and 1972. He is the first coach in USA Olympic basketball history to coach two gold medal winning teams (1964 in Tokyo and 1968 in Mexico City). Coach Mike Krzyzewski was the second. The 1972 final resulted in a controversial loss to the Soviet Union breaking Team USA's 63-game win streak since basketball was introduced to the Olympics in 1936.
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