Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 15 nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event. In all, 56 games of basketball were played.

The teams were divided into four pools, with four teams in three of the pools and only three in the fourth. Every team played against each other team in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the quarterfinals, where again they were split into pools of four. Teams again played every other team in their pool, with the top two in each advancing to the semifinal and the bottom two entering a pool for 5th through 8th places. Eliminated teams also played in consolation matches with the same structure as the quarterfinals and finals, but for 9th through 15th places.

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[edit] Medalists

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
United States United States (USA)
Carl Cecil Cain
William Marion Hougland
Kenneth C. Jones
William Fenton Russel
James Patrick Walsh
William Best Evans
Burdette Eliele Haldorsson
Ronald Paul Tomsic
Richard James Boushka
Gilbert Ford
Robert Eugene Jeangerard
Charles Frick Darling		 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
Valdis Muizhniek
Maigonis Valdmanis
Vladimir Torban
Stasis Stonkus
Kasis Petkyavichus
Arkadi Bochkarev
Yanis Krumins
Mikhail Semyonov
Algirdas Lauritenas
Yuri Ozerov
Viktor Zubkov
Mikhail Studenetsky		 Uruguay Uruguay (URU)
Carlos S. Blixen
Ramiro Cortes
Hector J. Costa
Nelson R. Chelle
Nelson Demarco
Hector Garcia Otero
Carlos Gonzales
Sergio A. Matto
Oscar Moglia
Raul E. Mera
Ariel Olascoaga
Milton A. Scaron

[edit] Final ranking

  1. United States
  2. USSR
  3. Uruguay
  4. France
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Brazil
  7. Philippines
  8. Chile
  9. Canada
  10. Japan
  11. China
  12. Australia
  13. Singapore
  14. Korea
  15. Thailand

[edit] Results

[edit] Preliminary round

[edit] Group A

Team Played Won Lost
United States 3 3 0
Philippines 3 2 1
Japan 3 1 2
Thailand 3 0 3
  • Philippines def. Thailand, 55-44
  • United States def. Japan, 98-40
  • United States def. Thailand, 101-29
  • Philippines def. Japan, 76-61
  • Japan def. Thailand, 70-50
  • United States def. Philippines, 121-53

[edit] Group B

Team Played Won Lost
France 3 3 0
USSR 3 2 1
Canada 3 1 2
Singapore 3 0 3
  • USSR def. Canada, 97-59
  • France def. Singapore, 81-54
  • Canada def. Singapore, 85-58
  • France def. USSR, 76-67
  • USSR def. Singapore, 91-42
  • France def. Canada, 79-62

[edit] Group C

Team Played Won Lost
Uruguay 3 3 0
Bulgaria 3 2 1
China 3 1 2
Korea 3 0 3
  • China def. Korea, 83-76
  • Uruguay def. Bulgaria, 70-65
  • Uruguay def. China, 85-62
  • Bulgaria def. Korea, 89-58
  • Bulgaria def. China, 88-71
  • Uruguay def. Korea, 83-60

[edit] Group D

Team Played Won Lost
Brazil 2 2 0
Chile 2 1 1
Australia 2 0 2
  • Brazil def. Chile, 78-59
  • Brazil def. Australia, 89-66
  • Chile def. Australia, 78-56

[edit] Classification 9-15

[edit] 9-15 Group 1

Team Played Won Lost
China 3 3 0
Australia 3 2 1
Singapore 3 1 2
Thailand 3 0 3
  • Australia def. Thailand, 87-48
  • China def. Singapore, 67-64
  • Singapore def. Thailand, 62-50
  • China def. Australia, 86-73
  • China def. Thailand, 65-52
  • Australia def. Singapore, 98-74

[edit] 9-15 Group 2

Team Played Won Lost
Canada 2 2 0
Japan 2 1 1
Korea 2 0 2
  • Canada def. Korea, 74-63
  • Japan def. Korea, 83-67
  • Canada def. Japan, 73-60

[edit] Classification 13-15

Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.

  • Korea def. Thailand, 61-47
  • Singapore, BYE

[edit] Classification 13/14
  • Singapore def. Korea, 92-79

[edit] Classification 9-12

  • Japan def. China, 82-61
  • Canada def. Australia, 83-38

[edit] Classification 11/12
  • China def. Australia, 87-70

[edit] Classification 9/10
  • Canada def. Japan, 75-60

[edit] Quarterfinals

[edit] Quarterfinal Group A

Team Played Won Lost
France 3 2 1
Uruguay 3 2 1
Chile 3 1 2
Philippines 3 1 2
  • France def. Chile, 71-60
  • Uruguay def. Philippines, 79-70
  • Uruguay def. Chile, 80-73
  • Philippines def. France, 65-58
  • Chile def. Philippines, 88-69
  • France def. Uruguay, 66-62

[edit] Quarterfinal Group B

Team Played Won Lost
United States 3 3 0
USSR 3 2 1
Bulgaria 3 1 2
Brazil 3 0 3
  • United States def. Bulgaria, 84-44
  • USSR def. Brazil, 87-68
  • USSR def. Bulgaria, 66-56
  • United States def. Brazil, 113-51
  • United States def. USSR, 85-55
  • Bulgaria def. Brazil, 82-73

[edit] Classification 5-8

  • Brazil def. Chile, 89-64
  • Bulgaria def. Philippines, 80-70

[edit] Classification 7/8
  • Philippines def. Chile, 75-68

[edit] Classificaiton 5/6
  • Bulgaria def. Brazil, 64-52

[edit] Semifinal

  • USSR def. France, 56-49
  • United States def. Uruguay, 101-38

[edit] Bronze medal match
  • Uruguay def. France, 71-62

[edit] Final
  • United States def. USSR, 89-55


Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne/Stockholm)
Athletics • Australian football (demonstration) • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
1904 (demonstration) • 1908–1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
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