1956 Summer Olympics / basketball

Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Melbourne
Competition venue	West Melbourne Stadium , Royal Exhibition Building
Teams	15th
Nations	15th
Athletes	169 (169 )
date	November 22 - December 1, 1956
decisions	1
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At the Olympic Games in 1956 in the Australian metropolis of Melbourne , a basketball competition for men was held from November 22 to December 1 .

It was the fourth time since 1936 that a basketball tournament has been held at the Summer Olympics.

174 players from 15 nations determined the Olympic champion in 56 games. The game was played at West Melbourne Stadium . In the final, which was held in the Royal Exhibition Building , the United States team emerged victorious for the fourth time . The Americans defeated the Soviet Union team in the final with 89:55. Third place went to the Uruguayan team , which defeated France in the third place 71:62.

Preliminary round

The eight participants in the quarter-finals were determined in four groups: The two group winners (highlighted in green) qualified for the quarter-finals, the group third and fourth played in the placement round for ranks 9 to 15.

Group A

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 23, 09:30 a.m.	United States	Japan	98:40
Nov 23, 1:30 p.m.	Philippines	Thailand	55:44
Nov 24, 3:00 p.m.	United States	Thailand	101: 29
Nov 24, 9:30 p.m.	Japan	Philippines	71:76
Nov 26, 09:00 a.m.	Thailand	Japan	50:70
Nov 26, 8:00 p.m.	United States	Philippines	121: 53

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	United States	3	0	320: 122	+198
2.	Philippines	2	1	184: 226	−42
3.	Japan	1	2	171: 224	−53
4th	Thailand	0	3	123: 226	−103

Group B

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 22, 9:30 p.m.	Soviet Union	Canada	97:59
Nov 23, 3:00 p.m.	Singapore	France	54:81
Nov 24, 09:00 a.m.	Canada	Singapore	85:58
Nov 24, 4:30 p.m.	Soviet Union	France	67:76
Nov 26, 3:00 p.m.	Soviet Union	Singapore	91:42
Nov 26, 9:30 p.m.	France	Canada	79:62

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	France	3	0	236: 183	+53
2.	Soviet Union	2	1	255: 177	+78
3.	Canada	1	2	206: 234	−28
4th	Singapore	0	3	154: 257	−103

Group C

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 22, 8:00 p.m.	South Korea	Formosa	76:83
Nov 23, 4:30 p.m.	Uruguay	Bulgaria	70:65
Nov 24, 10:30 a.m.	Uruguay	Formosa	85:62
Nov 24, 1:30 p.m.	Bulgaria	South Korea	89:58
Nov 26, 10:30 a.m.	Formosa	Bulgaria	71:88
Nov 26, 4:30 p.m.	Uruguay	South Korea	83:60

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	Uruguay	3	0	238: 187	+51
2.	Bulgaria	2	1	242: 199	+43
3.	Formosa	1	2	216: 249	−33
4th	South Korea	0	3	194: 255	−61

Group D

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 23, 8:00 p.m.	Chile	Brazil	59:78
Nov. 24, 8:00 p.m.	Brazil	Australia	89:66
Nov 26, 1:30 p.m.	Chile	Australia	78:56

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	Brazil	2	0	167: 125	+42
2.	Chile	1	1	137: 134	+3
3.	Australia	0	2	122: 167	−45

Placement round for 9th to 15th place

The participants in the placement game were determined in two groups: the first two (highlighted in light green) qualified for the placement games for ranks 9 to 12, the group third and fourth (dark green background) qualified for the placement games for ranks 13 to 15.

Group 1

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 27, 09:00 a.m.	Australia	Thailand	87:48
Nov 27, 10:30 a.m.	Singapore	Formosa	64:67
Nov 28, 09:00 a.m.	Thailand	Singapore	50:62
Nov 28, 1:30 p.m.	Australia	Formosa	73:86
Nov 29, 09:00 a.m.	Formosa	Thailand	62:52
Nov 29, 1:30 p.m.	Australia	Singapore	98:74

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	Formosa	3	0	218: 189	+29
2.	Australia	2	1	258: 208	+50
3.	Singapore	1	2	200: 215	−15
4th	Thailand	0	3	150: 214	−64

Group 2

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 27, 1:30 p.m.	South Korea	Canada	63:74  n. V.
Nov 28, 10:30 a.m.	Japan	South Korea	83:67
Nov 29, 10:30 a.m.	Canada	Japan	73:60

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	Canada	2	0	147: 123	+24
2.	Japan	1	1	143: 140	+3
3.	South Korea	0	2	130: 157	−27

Placement games for rank 13 to 15

qualification

The team from Singapore had a bye in qualifying.  

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 30, 9:00 a.m.	Thailand	South Korea	47:61

Game for rank 13

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
0Dec 1, 9:00 a.m.	South Korea	Singapore	79:92

Placement games for rank 9 to 12

qualification

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 30, 10:30 a.m.	Formosa	Japan	61:82
Nov. 30, 1:30 p.m.	Australia	Canada	38:83

Game for 11th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
0Dec 1, 10:30 a.m.	Formosa	Australia	87:70

Play for 9th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
0Dec 1, 1:30 p.m.	Japan	Canada	60:75

Quarter finals

The four participants in the semi-finals were determined in two groups: the two group winners (highlighted in green) qualified for the semi-finals, the group third and fourth played in the placement round for ranks 5 to 8.

Group A

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 27, 3:00 p.m.	France	Chile	71:60
Nov 27, 9:30 p.m.	Uruguay	Philippines	79:70  n. V.
Nov 28, 3:00 p.m.	Uruguay	Chile	80:73
Nov 28, 8:00 p.m.	France	Philippines	58:65  n. V.
Nov 29, 4:30 p.m.	Chile	Philippines	88:69
Nov 29, 9:30 p.m.	France	Uruguay	62:66

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	France	2	1	195: 187	+8
2.	Uruguay	2	1	221: 209	+12
3.	Chile	1	2	221: 220	+1
4th	Philippines	0	3	204: 225	−21

Group B

Games

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov 27, 4:30 p.m.	Bulgaria	United States	44:85
Nov 27, 8:00 p.m.	Brazil	Soviet Union	68:87
Nov 28, 4:30 p.m.	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	56:66
Nov 28, 9:30 p.m.	United States	Brazil	113: 51
Nov 29, 3:00 p.m.	Soviet Union	United States	55:85
Nov 29, 8:00 p.m.	Bulgaria	Brazil	82:73

table

rank	team	Victories	Ndlg.	baskets	Diff.
1.	United States	3	0	283: 150	+133
2.	Soviet Union	2	1	208: 209	−1
3.	Bulgaria	1	2	182: 224	−42
4th	Brazil	0	3	192: 282	−90

Placement round for rank 5 to 8

qualification

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov. 30, 3:00 p.m.	Chile	Brazil	64:89
Nov. 30, 4:30 p.m.	Philippines	Bulgaria	70:80

Game for 7th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Dec 1, 3:00 p.m.	Chile	Philippines	68:75

Play for 5th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Dec 1, 4:30 p.m.	Brazil	Bulgaria	52:64

Semifinals

The first and second placed in the quarter-final groups had qualified for the semi-finals. The two winners of the semi-finals qualified for the final, the losing teams qualified for the game for third place.

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Nov. 30, 8:00 p.m.	France	Soviet Union	49:56
Nov. 30, 8:00 p.m.	Uruguay	United States	38: 101

3rd place match

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Dec. 1, 8:00 p.m.	France	Uruguay	62:71

final

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
Dec. 1, 9:30 p.m.	Soviet Union	United States	55:89

Final placement / squad

rank	nation	player
	United States	Richard James Boushka, Carl Cecil Cain, Charles Frick Darling, William Evans, Gilbert Ford, William Houghland, KC Jones , Burdette Haldorson, Robert Eugene Jeangerard, Bill Russell , Ronald Tomsic, James Patrick Walsh
	Soviet Union	Maigonis Valdmanis , Algirdas Lauritėnas , Kazys Petkevičius , Jānis Krūmiņš , Valdis Muižnieks , Stasys Stonkus , Michail Studenezki , Viktor Subkow , Juri Oserow , Michail Semjonow , Arkadi Botschkarjow , Wladimir Torban
	Uruguay	Carlos Blixer, Nelson Chelle, Ramiro Cortes, Nelson Demarco, Héctor Costa, Héctor Garcia Otero, Oscar Moglia, Raul Mera, Carlos González, Sergio Matto, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scarón
4th	France	Roger Veyron , Gérard Sturla , Paul Schlupp , Henri Rey , Robert Monclar , Roger Haudegand , Henri Grange , Yves Gominon , Maurice Buffière , Jean-Paul Beugnot , Christian Baltzer , Roger Antoine
5	Bulgaria	Atanas Atanassow , Nikolaj Ilow , Georgi Kanew , Wasil Manchenko , Ilija Mirchew , Georgi Panow , Lyubomir Panow , Viktor Radew , Vladimir Sawow , Tsvetko Slavow , Konstantin Totew
6th	Brazil	Algodão , Amaury , Angelim , Edson Bispo , Wilson Bombarda , Mayr Facci , Fausto , Jamil Gedeão , Nelson Lisboa , Zé Luiz , Wlamir Marques , Jorge Olivieri
7th	Philippines	Carlos Badion , Rafael Barretto , Ramón Campos , Loreto Carbonell , Tony Genato , Eddie Lim , Carlos Loyzaga , Ramón Manulat , Leonardo Marquicias , Mariano Tolentino , Martin Urra , Antonio Villamor
8th	Chile	Hernán Raffo , Juan Arredondo , Juan Ostoic , Luis Salvadores , Maximiliano Garafulic , Orlando Etcheverre , Orlando Silva , Pedro Araya , Raúl Urra , Rolando Etchepare , Rufino Bernedo , Victor Mahaña
9	Canada
10	Japan
11	Formosa	Chen Tsu-Li , Chien Kok-Ching , Hoo Cha-Pen , James Yap , Lai Lam-Kwong , Ling Jing-Huan , Loo Hor-Kuay , Tong Suet-Fong , Wang Yih-Jiun , Willie Chu , Wu Yet-An , Yung Pi-Hock
12	Australia	Algis Ignatavicius , Bruce Flick , Colin Burdett , Geoff Heskett , Inge Friedenfelds , George Dancis , Kenneth Finch , Mervyn Moy , Peter Bumbers , Peter Demos , Peter Sutton , Stan Dargis
13	Singapore	Sho Fa Chen , Jerome Henderson , Lien Siew Ho , Tai Chuen Ko , Chak Men Lee , Kiat Guan Ong , Tian Siak Wee , Kim Poh Wong , Tit Kwan Yee , Gek Huat Yeo
14th	South Korea	An Byeong-seok , An Yeong-sik , Baek Jeong-nam , Choi Tae-gon , Go Se-tae , Jo Byeong-hyeon , Kim Chun-bae , Kim Hyeong-il , Kim Yeong-gi , Kim Yeong-su
15th	Thailand	Kirindr Chatvalwong , Visit Chivacharern , Mongkol Ounalulom , Suragit Rukpanich , Chantra Sailee , Kuang Saitang , Ampol Saranont , Chalaw Sonthong , Ta Sriratana

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