1948 Summer Olympics / basketball
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics |
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venue | London |
Competition venue | Harringay Arena |
Teams | 23 |
Nations | 23 |
Athletes | 287 (287 ) |
date | July 30th to August 13th 1948 |
decisions | 1 |
← Berlin 1936 |
A basketball competition was held at the XIV Olympic Games in London in 1948 .
23 nations took part in the competition, the United States team became the Olympic champion.
Participating Nations
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Medalist
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1 | United States | Clifford Barker, Donald Barksdale , Ralph Beard, Lewis Beck, Vincent Boryla, Gordon Carpenter, Robert C. Pitts, Alexander Groza, Wallace Jones, Robert Kurland , Raymond Lumpp, Jesse Renick, Robert Robinson, Kenneth Rollins |
2 | FRA | André Barrais, Michel Bonnevie, André Bufflère, René Chocat, René Dérency, Maurice Desaymonnet, Jacques Perrier, André Even, Fernand Guillou, Maurice Giradot, Lucien Rebuffic, Yvan Quénin, Raymond Offner, Pierre Thiolon |
3 | BRA | Zenny de Azevedo, Joao Francisco Bráz, Marcus Vinicius Dias, Alberto Marson, Affonso Azevedo Evora, Nilton Pacheco de Oliveira, Ruy de Freitas, Alexandre Gemignani, Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta, Massinet Sorcinelli |