The Soviet Union is the only other country to win multiple gold medals with two (1972 and 1988). Yugoslavia (1980) and Argentina (2004) have also captured the gold in men’s basketball.

With the U.S. men's basketball team closing in on another medal, let’s take a look at just how dominant Team USA has been by looking at some Olympic basketball records.

The U.S. has the most gold medals: a total of 1,179, according to the Olympic Foundation. Following is the Soviet Union , with 473 gold medals. Germany takes third, with 342 gold medals.