Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The first qualifying tournament was the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics.

Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubled as continental championships, to determine which teams would participate in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Each zone was allocated with the following qualifying berths: Furthermore, the current world champion, United States qualified automatically by winning at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Each zone was allocated with the following berths: These are the final standings of the different Olympic qualifying tournaments.

The four European teams won their quarterfinal matches, and Canada qualified for the final slot.