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International basketball tournament
7th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Mexico City 1968
Tournament details
Olympics1968 Summer Olympics
Host nationMexico
CityMexico City
DurationOctober 13–25, 1968
Men's tournament
Teams16
Medals
1Gold medalists United States
2Silver medalists Yugoslavia
3Bronze medalists Soviet Union
Tournaments
← Tokyo 1964 Munich 1972 →
Basketball at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men
Squads
men
Qualification
men

Basketball contests at the1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport ofbasketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at thePalacio de los Deportes inMexico City,Mexico from October 13 to October 25, 1968. TheUnited States defeatedYugoslavia to win their seventh consecutive gold medal in this sport, while theSoviet Union earned the bronze againstBrazil.

The Americans' record of seven basketball gold medals in a row was matched by theirwomen's team in 2021 when they won the2020 Olympics and then broken by the women's team in 2024.

Medal summary

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Gold:Silver:Bronze:
 United States (USA)
Mike Barrett
John Clawson
Don Dee
Calvin Fowler
Spencer Haywood
Bill Hosket
Jim King
Glynn Saulters
Mike Silliman
Ken Spain
Jo Jo White
Charlie Scott		 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Dragutin Čermak
Krešimir Ćosić
Vladimir Cvetković
Ivo Daneu
Radivoj Korać
Zoran Marojević
Nikola Plećaš
Trajko Rajković
Dragoslav Ražnatović
Petar Skansi
Damir Šolman
Aljoša Žorga		 Soviet Union (URS)
Anatoli Krikun
Modestas Paulauskas
Zurab Sakandelidze
Vadim Kapranov
Yuri Selikhov
Anatoli Polivoda
Sergei Belov
Priit Tomson
Sergei Kovalenko
Gennadi Volnov
Jaak Lipso
Vladimir Andreev

Qualification

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Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first five places at theprevious tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held byFIBA plus two additional tournaments that granted two extra berths each.

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Mexico
1964 Olympic Tournament11–23 October 1964JapanTokyo5 United States
 Soviet Union
 Brazil
 Puerto Rico
 Italy
1967 Pan American Games24 July–2 August 1967CanadaWinnipeg2 Cuba
 Panama
1967 ABC Championship23 September – 1 October 1967South KoreaSeoul2 Philippines
 South Korea
FIBA Africa Championship 196829 March–2 April 1968MoroccoCasablanca2 Senegal
 Morocco
European Pre-Olympic Tournament25 May–3 June 1968SwitzerlandGeneva2 SFR Yugoslavia
 Bulgaria
Pan-Continental Pre-Olympic Tournament26 September–2 October 1968MexicoMonterrey2 Poland
 Spain
Total16

Format

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  • Two groups of eight teams are formed, where the top two from each group compete for the medals in a knockout round.
  • The remaining places are defined as follows:
    • Fifth through eighth places are decided in a separate bracket between the third and fourth places from each group in a separate bracket.
    • Ninth through sixteenth places are decided between the fifth through eighth places from each group in separate brackets.

Squads

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For the team rosters see:Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.

Preliminary round

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The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets. Both group leaders, the United States and the Soviet Union advanced undefeated to the knockout stage.

Group A

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 United States770599392+20714Semifinals
2 Yugoslavia761592511+8113
3 Italy752562539+23125th–8th classification round
4 Spain743557548+911
5 Puerto Rico734493468+25109th–12th classification round
6 Panama725572624−529
7 Philippines716525636−111813th–16th classification round
8 Senegal707383565−1827
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.

October 13

United States 81–46 Spain
Italy 91–66 Philippines
Puerto Rico 69–26 Senegal
SFR Yugoslavia 96–85 Panama

October 14

United States 93–36 Senegal
Spain 108–79 Philippines
Puerto Rico 72–93 SFR Yugoslavia
Italy 94–87 Panama

October 15

Senegal 65–84 SFR Yugoslavia
Spain 88–82 Panama
United States 96–75 Philippines
Puerto Rico 65–68 Italy

October 16

Philippines 92–95 Panama
Spain 86–62 Puerto Rico
Senegal 55–81 Italy
United States 73–58 SFR Yugoslavia

October 18

United States 95–60 Panama
Senegal 54–64 Spain
Philippines 65–89 Puerto Rico
Italy 69–80 SFR Yugoslavia

October 19

Panama 69–80 Puerto Rico
Philippines 80–68 Senegal
SFR Yugoslavia 92–79 Spain
United States 100–61 Italy

October 20

Panama 94–79 Senegal
Italy 98–86 Spain
SFR Yugoslavia 89–68 Philippines
United States 61–56 Puerto Rico

Group B

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Soviet Union770642408+23414Semifinals
2 Brazil761561418+14313
3 Mexico(H)752493443+50125th–8th classification round
4 Poland743473504−3111
5 Bulgaria734456478−22109th–12th classification round
6 Cuba725514532−189
7 South Korea716453530−77813th–16th classification round
8 Morocco707355634−2797
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.
(H) Hosts

October 13

Brazil 98–52 Morocco
Soviet Union 91–50 Poland
Mexico 75–62 South Korea
Cuba 61–70 Bulgaria

October 14

Soviet Union 123–51 Morocco
Poland 77–67 South Korea
Brazil 75–59 Bulgaria
Mexico 76–75 Cuba

October 15

Morocco 59–77 Bulgaria
Poland 78–75 Cuba
Soviet Union 89–58 South Korea
Mexico 53–60 Brazil

October 16

Soviet Union 81–56 Bulgaria
Morocco 38–86 Mexico
Poland 51–88 Brazil
South Korea 71–80 Cuba

October 18

Morocco 48–85 Poland
Soviet Union 100–66 Cuba
South Korea 59–91 Brazil
Mexico 73–63 Bulgaria

October 19

Morocco 54–76 South Korea
Cuba 68–84 Brazil
Bulgaria 67–69 Poland
Soviet Union 82–62 Mexico

October 20

Morocco 53–89 Cuba
Bulgaria 64–60 South Korea
Mexico 68–63 Poland
Soviet Union 76–65 Brazil

Knockout stage

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The much anticipated final between the United States and the Soviet Union would have to wait four years. Yugoslavia stunned the Soviets 63–62 in the semifinals. In the championship game the Americans had a slim 32-29 lead at intermission but put the game out of reach with a 22-3 streak to start the second half.

Medal bracket

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Semifinals (October 22)[1]Gold medal (October 25)
      
A1 United States75
B2 Brazil63
A1 United States65
A2 SFR Yugoslavia50
B1 Soviet Union62
A2 SFR Yugoslavia63Bronze medal (October 25)
B2 Brazil53
B1 Soviet Union70

Classification brackets

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5th–8th Place

Semifinals (October 22)5th place (October 25)
      
A3 Italy52
B4 Poland66
B3 Poland65
B4 Mexico75
B3 Mexico73
A4 Spain727th place (October 25)
A3 Italy72
A4 Spain88

9th–12th Place

Semifinals (October 23)9th place (October 24)
      
A5 Puerto Rico71
B6 Cuba65
A5 Puerto Rico67
B5 Bulgaria57
B5 Bulgaria83
A6 Panama7911th place (October 24)
A6 Cuba91
B6 Panama88

13th–16th Place

Semifinals (October 23)13th place (October 24)
      
A7 Philippines86
B8 Morocco57
A7 Philippines66
B7 South Korea63
B7 South Korea76
A8 Senegal5915th place (October 24)
B8 Morocco38
A8 Senegal42

Awards

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1968 Olympic Basketball Champions
United States
United States
Seventh title

Final standings

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RankTeamPldWL
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States990
2nd place, silver medalist(s) SFR Yugoslavia972
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Soviet Union981
4th Brazil963
5th Mexico972
6th Poland954
7th Spain954
8th Italy954
9th Puerto Rico954
10th Bulgaria945
11th Cuba936
12th Panama927
13th Philippines936
14th South Korea927
15th Senegal918
16th Morocco909

References

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  1. ^1968 Semifinals – Ref:El Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish)

External links

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