The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021.

[1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] The United States won the title for the ninth overall and seventh consecutive time by defeating Japan in the final, while France secured the bronze medal with a win over Serbia.

The quarter-final pairings were drawn on 2 August after the end of the group phase.

Due to scheduling requests from the International Olympic Committee, defending champions the United States and hosts Japan were drawn into either Group B or C. United States Australia Spain Canada France Belgium Serbia China Japan Nigeria South Korea Puerto Rico The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.