1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament

The 1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament was the final qualifying tournament for basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, and was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Bologna on August 13–20. Teams were divided into two pools, with both pools having distinct preliminary and final rounds; the preliminary round in every pool was divided into two groups with either 4 or 5 teams. The top two teams per group advanced to the final round. The best two from each final round qualified directly for the Olympic Games, and the fifth spot was decided between the third best of both groups in a final match.

First pool

Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round

Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Belgium 3 0 230 185 +45 6
 Canada 2 1 203 198 +5 5
 Germany 1 2 204 180 +24 4
 Thailand 0 3 179 253 74 3
Canada  6160  Germany
Scoring by half: 32-26, 29-34
Belgium  8765  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50-28, 37-37
Belgium  6760  Germany
Scoring by half: 27-33, 40-27
Thailand  6282  Canada
Scoring by half: 31-52, 31-30
Belgium  7660  Canada
Scoring by half: 43-28, 33-32
Germany  8452  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39-24, 45-28

Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 4 0 389 214 +175 8
 Spain 3 1 300 213 +87 7
 Formosa 2 2 301 318 -17 6
 Suriname 1 3 246 344 -98 5
 Sudan 0 4 204 351 -147 4
Suriname  6151  Sudan
Scoring by half: 32-25, 29-26
Formosa  5583  Spain
Scoring by half: 28-39, 27-44
Sudan  4088  Spain
Scoring by half: 14-37, 26-51
Suriname  49121  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21-63, 28-58
Spain  5264  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21-26, 31-38
Formosa  8467  Sudan
Scoring by half: 37-32, 47-35
Spain  7754  Suriname
Scoring by half: 46-19, 31-35
Czechoslovakia  8667  Formosa
Scoring by half: 43-28, 43-39
Czechoslovakia  11846  Sudan
Scoring by half: 57-24, 61-22
Formosa  9582  Suriname
Scoring by half: 39-33, 56-49

Final round

Qualified for the Olympics
Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 206 189 +45 5 1.08
 Spain 2 1 193 184 +9 5 0.99
 Belgium 2 1 217 209 +8 5 0.95
 Canada 0 3 176 210 -34 3
Czechoslovakia  7467  Canada
Scoring by half: 35-29, 39-38
Belgium  7181  Spain
Scoring by half: 39-42, 32-39
Belgium  7068  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 40-40, 30-28
Spain  6049  Canada
Scoring by half: 30-33, 30-16

Second pool

Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round

Group C

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Hungary 3 0 272 196 +76 6
 Yugoslavia 2 1 259 187 +72 5
 Austria 1 2 177 215 39 4
 Great Britain 0 3 149 259 110 3
Hungary  9492 OT  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36-38, 49-47 OT: 9-7
Great Britain  6267  Austria
Scoring by half: 27-29, 35-38
Hungary  7655  Austria
Scoring by half: 33-32, 43-23
Yugoslavia  9038  Great Britain
Scoring by half: 48-21, 42-17
Hungary  10249  Great Britain
Scoring by half: 47-33, 55-16
Austria  5577  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30-44, 25-33

Group D

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Poland 4 0 358 239 +119 8
 Israel 3 1 248 213 +35 7
 Greece 2 2 298 283 +15 6
 Switzerland 1 3 210 289 79 5
 Australia 0 4 265 355 90 4
Australia  65115  Poland
Scoring by half: 32-58, 33-57
Israel  4365  Greece
Scoring by half: 28-26, 15-39
Australia  6468  Switzerland
Scoring by half: 29-42, 35-26
Poland  7853  Israel
Scoring by half: 42-21, 36-32
Israel  6643  Switzerland
Scoring by half: 31-17, 35-26
Poland  7776  Greece
Scoring by half: 36-36, 41-40
Switzerland  5471  Greece
Scoring by half: 26-31, 28-40
Israel  6449  Australia
Scoring by half: 25-32, 39-17
Switzerland  4588  Poland
Scoring by half: 18-32, 27-56
Israel  10887  Australia
Scoring by half: 53-38, 55-49

Final round

Qualified for the Olympics
Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Yugoslavia 2 1 225 219 +6 5 1.03
 Hungary 2 1 240 232 +8 5 1.00
 Poland 2 1 204 184 +20 5 0.96
 Israel 0 3 176 210 -34 3
Hungary  8678  Israel
Scoring by half: 33-36, 53-42
Poland  6471  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33-33, 31-38
Israel  6162  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32-26, 29-26
Hungary  6062  Poland
Scoring by half: 28-30, 32-32

5th-8th Place

5th Place Match

Poland  6858  Belgium

7th Place Match

Canada  6059  Israel

Final standings

First Pool[1]

Qualified for the Olympics
Rank Team Record
1  Czechoslovakia 5-1
2  Spain 5-1
3  Belgium 5-2
4  Canada 2-3
5  Germany 2-2
6  Formosa 2-3
7  Thailand 1-3
8  Suriname 1-4
9  Sudan 0-4

Second Pool[2]

Qualified for the Olympics
Rank Team Record
1  Yugoslavia 4-1
2  Hungary 4-1
3  Poland 6-1
4  Israel 3-3
5  Greece 3-2
6  Austria 1-3
7  Great Britain 1-3
8  Switzerland 1-4
9  Australia 0-4

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