Olympics 1960 Competition
International basketball tournament
5th Olympic Basketball Tournament Rome 1960 Tournament details Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics Host nation Italy City Rome Duration 26 August – 10 September 1960 Men's tournament Teams 16 Tournaments
Basketball at the1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport ofbasketball as an official Olympic medal event . 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in apre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at theLand Rover Arena atBologna . 64 games of basketball were played in the Olympic tournament that was held at thePalazzetto dello Sport andPalaLottomatica , both in Rome.[ 1]
The 16 teams were split up into four groups for the preliminary round. Each team played every other team in its group once. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals in two pools of four, while the lower two teams were sent to a consolation semifinal for 9th through 16th place.
In the semifinal, each team again played every other team in its pool, none of which it had played against previously. The top two teams in each of the two semifinals moved on to the final, with the lower two teams in each playing in a classification for 5th through 8th place. The consolation semifinal worked the same way, with the top two teams moving into a classification for 9th through 12th place and the lower two playing in classification for 13th through 16th places.
For the final, each of the four teams had already played against one of the other three in the semifinal. The results of those games carried over into the final and each team played the remaining two finalists once (even though the teams may have played each other in the preliminary round, those results were not carried over). The results of that pool determined final ranking. Each of the classifications worked identically to the final.
Pre-Olympic Qualifier [ edit ] Five teams were given a spot in the 1960 Olympic Games via a tournament held in August:
Participating nations [ edit ] For the team rosters see:Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Hungary 93 –66Japan Scoring by half: 43–28, 53–38Pts :Pts: Ohshima (14)
Italy 72 –67Hungary Scoring by half: 40–37, 32–30Pts :Pts: Gabányi (15)
Japan 92–100 Italy Scoring by half: 43–59, 49–41Pts :Pts: Suigyama, Nara (12)
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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^a b Head-to-head record: Czechoslovakia 1–0 Yugoslavia ^a b Head-to-head record: France1–0 Bulgaria
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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^a b Head-to-head record: Uruguay 1–0 Poland ^a b Head-to-head record: Philippines 1–0 Spain
Uruguay 72–77 Spain Scoring by half: 30–41, 42–36Pts :Pts: E. Rodriguez (18)
Uruguay 76 –72Poland Scoring by half: 39–38, 37–34Pts :Pts: Wichowski (29)
Poland 75 –63Spain Scoring by half: 36–29, 64–35Pts :Pts: Rodriguez (17)
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Spain 66–80 Mexico Scoring by half: 32–31, 44–49Pts :Pts: Almanza (28)
France 101 –63Japan Scoring by half: 34–30, 67–33Pts :Pts: Itoyama, Sugiyama (10)
Japan 57–76 Mexico Scoring by half: 30–34, 27–43Pts :Pts: Almanza (21)
France 78 –48Spain Scoring by half: 39–18, 39–30Pts :Pts: Martinez (24)
Spain 66 –64Japan Scoring by half: 32–34, 34–30Pts :Pts: Nara (15)
France 91 –62Mexico Scoring by half: 41–33, 50–29Pts :Pts: Almanza (17)
[ edit ] Spain's victory over Japan carried over, as did Puerto Rico's win in Bulgaria's forfeit. Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
[ edit ] France's victory over Mexico and Hungary's over the Philippines carried over.
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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^a b Head-to-head: Hungary 1–0 France ^a b Head-to-head: Philippines 1–0 Mexico
Hungary 57–69 Mexico Scoring by half: 28–39, 29–30Pts :Pts: Almanza (27)
Hungary 74 –70France Scoring by half: 40–28, 34–42Pts :Pts: Beugnot (16)
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Brazil 77 –68Poland Scoring by half: 39–46 ,38 –22Pts :Pts: Wichowski (24)
Italy 74 –68Poland Scoring by half: 40 –32, 34–36 Pts :Pts: Wichowski (16)
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Czechoslovakia's victory over Poland and Yugoslavia's win over Uruguay carried over to this round.
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Poland 64 –62Uruguay Scoring by half: 35–31, 29–31Pts :Pts: Blixen (18)
USA vs Italy The United States' win over the Soviet Union and Brazil's victory over Italy carried over.
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FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
1960 Olympic Basketball Champions United States Fifth title
Tournaments
Qualifications
Squads
Tournaments
Qualifications
Brazil (12)
Bulgaria (12)
Czechoslovakia (12)
France (12)
Hungary (12)
Italy (12)
Japan (12)
Mexico (12)
Philippines (12)
Poland (12)
Puerto Rico (12)
Soviet Union (12)
Spain (12)
United States (12)
Uruguay (12)
Yugoslavia (12)
Bulgaria
Poland
Philippines
