Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
information
venue
Italy Rome
Competition venue
Palazzetto dello Sport , Palazzo dello Sport
Teams
16
Nations
16
Athletes
192 (192 )
date
August 26 - September 10, 1960
decisions
1
← Melbourne 1956
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , a men's basketball tournament was held. The games took place from August 26th to September 10th at the Palazzo dello Sport and the Palazzetto dello Sport .
Medals
space
country
Athletes
1
United States
Juy Arnette, Walter Bellamy , Robert Boozer , Terry Dischinger , Burdette Haldorson, Darrall Imhoff , Allen Kelley, Lester Lane, Jerry Lucas , Oscar Robertson , Adrian Smith, Jerry West
2
URS
Juri Kornejew, Jānis Krūmiņš , Guram Minaschwili, Aleksandr Petrow, Valdis Muižnieks, Cesar Osers, Albert Waltin, Gennadi Wolnow , Michail Semionow, Vladimir Ugrechelidze, Maigonis Valdmanis, Wiktor Subkow
3
BRA
Edison Bispo dos Santos , Moyses Blas , Waldemar Blatkauskas , Zenny de Azevedo , Carmo de Souza , Carlos Domingos Massoni , Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo , Wlamir Marques , Amaury Antônio Pasos , Fernando Pereirade Freitas , Antonio Salvador Sucar , Jatyr Eduardo Schall
Qualification and schedule
At the fifth basketball tournament in Olympic history, so many teams registered for the first time that qualification was necessary. The seven best teams of the 1956 tournament were seeded. Italy was the host, Japan was the second representative for Asia, and Mexico and Puerto Rico for America.
The remaining five places for the Olympic tournament were awarded at a qualification in the Sports Palace of Bologna. This qualification took place just before the Olympic Games from August 13th to 20th. Czechoslovakia, Spain, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Poland qualified. Belgium, Canada, Israel, Germany, Greece, Republic of China, Australia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Suriname, Austria and Sudan did not qualify.
The sixteen teams in the Olympic tournament played against each other in four groups in the preliminary round. The first two teams in each group were promoted to the round of the top eight, the other two teams in the placement round for places 9-16.
In the second group phase, which was now beginning, the teams were sorted into the groups in such a way that no team met a team that they had already met in the preliminary round. The first two teams in this group stage now rose to the placement group 1-4 or 9-12, the other teams had to move into the placement group 5-8 or 13-16. The results of the second group phase were taken into the final group.
Final placement
United States United States
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
Brazil 1960 Brazil
Italy Italy
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
Poland 1944 Poland
Uruguay Uruguay
Hungary 1957 Hungary
France France
Philippines 1944 Philippines
Mexico 1934 Mexico
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Spain 1945 Spain
Japan Japan
Bulgaria 1948 Bulgaria
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
United States United States
3
3
0
Italy
3
2
1
Hungary 1957 Hungary
3
1
2
Japan
3
0
3
Hungary vs. Japan: 93-66
United States vs. Italy: 88-54
United States vs. Japan: 125-66
Italy vs. Hungary: 72-67
United States vs. Hungary: 107-63
Italy vs. Japan: 100-92
Group B
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3
2
1
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
3
2
1
France France
3
1
2
Bulgaria 1948 Bulgaria
3
1
2
Yugoslavia vs. Bulgaria: 67-62
Czechoslovakia vs. France: 56-53
Yugoslavia vs. France: 62-61
Bulgaria vs. Czechoslovakia: 75-69
Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia: 76-64
France vs. Bulgaria: 73-72
Group C
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Brazil 1960 Brazil
3
3
0
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
3
2
1
Mexico 1934 Mexico
3
1
2
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
3
0
3
USSR vs. Mexico: 66-49
Brazil vs. Puerto Rico: 75-72
Mexico vs. Puerto Rico: 68-64
Brazil vs. USSR: 58-54
Brazil vs. Mexico: 80-72
USSR vs. Puerto Rico: 100-63
Group D
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Uruguay Uruguay
3
2
1
Poland 1944 Poland
3
2
1
Philippines 1944 Philippines
3
1
2
Spain 1945 Spain
3
1
2
Poland vs. Philippines: 86-68
Spain vs. Uruguay: 77-72
Philippines vs. Spain: 84-82
Uruguay vs. Poland: 76-72
Uruguay vs. Philippines: 80-76
Poland vs. Spain: 75-63
Placements 9–16
Pool III
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Hungary 1957 Hungary
3
3
0
Philippines 1944 Philippines
3
2
1
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
3
1
2
Bulgaria 1948 Bulgaria
3
0
3
Bulgaria stopped playing and lost all games without a fight.
Philippines vs. Puerto Rico: 82-80
Hungary vs. Puerto Rico: 84-80
Hungary vs. Philippines: 81-70
Pool IV
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
France France
3
3
0
Mexico 1934 Mexico
3
2
1
Spain 1945 Spain
3
1
2
Japan Japan
3
0
3
Mexico vs. Spain: 80-66
France vs. Japan: 101-63
Mexico vs. Japan: 76-57
France vs. Spain: 78-48
Spain vs. Japan: 66-64
France vs. Mexico: 91-62
Ranking 13-16
Spain's victory over Japan was taken away.
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
3
3
0
Spain 1945 Spain
3
2
1
Japan Japan
3
1
2
Bulgaria 1948 Bulgaria
3
0
3
Puerto Rico vs. Spain: 75-65
Puerto Rico vs. Japan: 93-73
Placement 9-12
France's victory over Mexico and Hungary's victory over the Philippines were taken away.
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Hungary 1957 Hungary
3
2
1
France France
3
2
1
Philippines 1944 Philippines
3
1
2
Mexico 1934 Mexico
3
1
2
Mexico vs. Hungary: 69-57
France vs. Philippines: 122-75
Philippines vs. Mexico: 65-64
Hungary vs. France: 74-70
Semifinals
Pool I.
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Brazil 1960 Brazil
3
3
0
Italy Italy
3
2
1
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3
1
2
Poland 1944 Poland
3
0
3
Brazil vs. Italy: 78-75
Czechoslovakia vs. Poland: 88-75
Brazil vs. Poland: 77-68
Italy vs. Czechoslovakia: 77-70
Italy vs. Poland: 74-68
Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia: 85-78
Pool II
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
United States United States
3
3
0
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
3
2
1
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
3
1
2
Uruguay Uruguay
3
0
3
United States vs. Yugoslavia: 104-42
USSR vs. Uruguay: 89-53
USSR vs. Yugoslavia: 88-61
United States vs. Uruguay: 108-50
Yugoslavia vs. Uruguay: 94-83
United States vs. USSR: 81-57
Rank 5–8
The victory of Czechoslovakia against Poland and Yugoslavia's victory over Uruguay were taken away.
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
3
3
0
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
3
2
1
Poland 1944 Poland
3
1
2
Uruguay Uruguay
3
0
3
Czechoslovakia vs. Uruguay: 98-72
Yugoslavia vs. Poland: 95-81
Poland vs. Uruguay: 64-62
Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia: 98-93
final
The results from the direct semi-final duels of the finalists (USA - USSR 81:57 or Brazil - Italy 78:75) were included in the final evaluation.
team
Games
Victories
Defeats
United States United States
3
3
0
Soviet Union 1955 USSR
3
2
1
Brazil 1960 Brazil
3
1
2
Italy Italy
3
0
3
USSR vs. Brazil: 64-62
United States vs. Italy: 112-81
USSR vs. Italy: 78-70
United States vs. Brazil: 90-63
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