Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games

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Basketball
at the 1951 Asian Games
Basketball pictogram.svg
Venue National Stadium
Date5–10 March 1951
Nations5
1954  

Basketball was one of the six initial disciplines which was held at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India, wherein five Asian teams—Burma, India, Iran, Japan and Philippines—participated. In the matches, round-robin format was employed and on the basis of final points table top three podium places were decided. Philippines team without losing a single match topped the points table and grabbed the gold medal, their first of their basketball supremacy in the Asian Games. (They eventually won the next three editions, until 1962.) Japanese squad finished behind it and won a silver medal, Iranian team with two wins finished third and won a bronze. Host nation India, finished fourth with only single win over Burma, which came last without winning a single match.

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Francisco Calilan
Andres dela Cruz
Genaro Fernandez
Jose Gochangco
Rafael Hechanova
Moro Lorenzo
Carlos Loyzaga
Antonio Martinez
Lauro Mumar
Ignacio Ramos
Meliton Santos
Mariano Tolentino
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Makoto Arai
Mitsugu Hachiya
Hiroshi Ikeda
Junichi Iwao
Michio Katayama
Fumio Matsuoka
Kasaburo Ogura
Shuzo Okubo
Shigeru Saito
Minoru Takahashi
Mitsuhide Tsudi
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Hassan Khaleghpour
Kamal Mashhoun
Reza Masoumi
Kambiz Mokhberi
Alireza Oshar
Hossein Razi
Mashallah Safiyar
Hossein Saoudipour
Abolfazl Solbi
Hossein Soroudi

Results

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 440271129+1428
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 431224156+687
3State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 422222195+276
4Flag of India.svg  India 413184266825
5Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 4041232781554
Source: Results
5 March
Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg1963Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines

5 March
Iran  State Flag of Iran (1925).svg3440Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

6 March
India  Flag of India.svg5263State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran

6 March
Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg1981Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

7 March
Iran  State Flag of Iran (1925).svg4165Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines

7 March
India  Flag of India.svg4670Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

8 March
Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg4750Flag of India.svg  India

Final standing

RankTeamPldWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 440
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 431
Bronze medal icon.svgState Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 422
4Flag of India.svg  India 413
5Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 404

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