3rd Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Helsinki 1952 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 1952 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Finland | ||||||||
City | Helsinki | ||||||||
Duration | July 13 – August 2 | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 23 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the competition.
The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the winners of the 1950 FIBA World Championship (Argentina), the top two teams at the 1951 EuroBasket (USSR and Czechoslovakia), and the host country (Finland). Thirteen other nations competed in a preliminary round to determine the last six places in the sixteen-team Olympic tournament.
Nations that lost two games in the preliminary tournaments were eliminated. When there were only two teams left in each group, those teams advanced to the main tournament.
Bulgaria's victory earned it a berth in the main tournament, while Switzerland's second loss eliminated them.
The two teams that were 1–1 played each other: the winner received a tournament berth and the loser was eliminated.
The Philippines qualified for the main tournament, while Israel's second loss eliminated them.
The two teams that were 1–1 played each, with the winner receiving a tournament berth and the loser being eliminated.
Bye: Romania
Romania's first game was a loss to Canada. Italy and Turkey played each other, with Turkey's second loss eliminating them.
Bye: Egypt
Italy and Romania, who had both lost once, played each other. Romania's second loss eliminated them, while Canada and Egypt played each other, with Egypt being served its first loss; Canada qualified.
Italy played its fourth game of the tournament against Egypt. The closely contested decisive game ended with Egypt qualifying for the main competition and Italy being eliminated.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 139 | +56 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 164 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 164 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 199 | −56 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 143 | +49 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 182 | −19 | 5 | |
3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 172 | 171 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 178 | −31 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 196 | +43 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 179 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 221 | −29 | 4 | |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 220 | −19 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 149 | +53 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 150 | +20 | 5 | |
3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 221 | −45 | 4 | |
4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 177 | −28 | 3 |
The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 187 | +7 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualified for the semifinals |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 174 | +52 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 220 | −43 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | Qualified for 5th–8th placement playoffs |
4 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 194 | −16 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 166 | +80 | 6 | Qualified for the semifinals |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 195 | −5 | 5 | |
3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 155 | +22 | 4 | Qualified for 5th–8th placement playoffs |
4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 256 | −97 | 3 |
5th-8th place semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
Chile | 60 | |||||
Bulgaria | 53 | |||||
Chile | 58 | |||||
Brazil | 49 | |||||
Brazil | 59 | |||||
France | 44 | |||||
7th place game | ||||||
Bulgaria | 58 | |||||
France | 44 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
July 31 | ||||||
Soviet Union | 61 | |||||
August 2 | ||||||
Uruguay | 57 | |||||
United States | 36 | |||||
August 1 | ||||||
Soviet Union | 25 | |||||
United States | 85 | |||||
Argentina | 76 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
August 2 | ||||||
Uruguay | 68 | |||||
Argentina | 59 |
31 July 1952 09:00 |
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Chile | 60–53 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half:37–29, 23–24 | ||
Pts: Badrie 22 | Pts: Panov 13 |
1 August 1952 09:00 |
OR p. 688 |
Bulgaria | 58–44 | France |
Scoring by half: 22–22, 36–24 | ||
Pts: Panov 12 | Pts: Vacheresse 9 |
2 August 1952 09:00 |
OR p. 688 |
Chile | 58–49 | Brazil |
Scoring by half:32–24, 26–25 | ||
Pts: Cordero Fernández 14 | Pts: Da Motta 16 |
1 August 1952 16:00 |
OR p. 688 |
Uruguay | 68–59 | Argentina |
Scoring by half:31–24, 37–35 | ||
Pts: Lombardo 23 | Pts: Gazsó 19 |
2 August 1952 16:00 |
OR p. 688 |
United States | 36–25 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half:17–15, 19–10 | ||
Pts: Lovellette 9 | Pts: Korkia 8 |
1952 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Third title |
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters .
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