Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games

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Basketball at the I Pan American Games
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Venues Luna Park
Start dateFebruary 28, 1951 (1951-02-28)
End dateMarch 8, 1951 (1951-03-08)
Medalists
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The men's basketball tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires, [1] from February 28 to March 8, 1951. [2]

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Participating nations

Matches

2 March
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7759Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

2 March
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg5847Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

4 March
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9055Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

4 March
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg7256Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

4 March
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5839Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

5 March
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6950Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Scoring by half:79–41

5 March
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5746Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

5 March
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg6554Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

6 March
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg7367Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

6 March
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7442Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

6 March
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg5447Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

6 March
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7051Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

8 March
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg5157Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 23–29

Final ranking

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Argentina v usa panamerican 1951.jpg
(Left): USA basketball team, gold medal; (right): A moment of the Argentina (wearing blue) v USA match
Rank.Team
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
5.Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
6.Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
7.Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
8.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
9.Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
10.Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Awards

 1951 Pan American Games winners 
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United States
First title

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References

  1. "Sports 123: Basketball: Pan American Games - Men". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2019-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Todor66: Men's Basketball Pan American Games 1951". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2016-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)