Basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games

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DateMarch 13–24, 1955
Teams6
Medalists
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«1951
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The basketball tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

Men's competition

Participating nations

Results

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Argentina v USA match
  • United States 78-49 Brazil
  • United States 85-55 Mexico
  • United States 84-56 Cuba
  • United States 72-29 Venezuela
  • Argentina 72-39 Venezuela
  • Argentina 78-64 Mexico
  • Argentina 54-53 United States
  • Argentina 66-50 Cuba
  • Brasil 86-44 Venezuela
  • Brasil 95-69 Cuba
  • Brasil 61-57 Argentina
  • Brasil 65-59 Mexico
  • Mexico 89-74 Cuba
  • Mexico 93-49 Venezuela
  • Cuba 86-69 Venezuela

Final ranking

RANKTEAM
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
4.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5.Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
6.Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela

Medalists

Awards

 1955 Pan American Games winners 
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United States
Second title

Women's competition

Participating nations

The women's basketball team to represent the U.S. at the Second Pan American Games in March 1955 [1] in Mexico City included Lometa Odom. [2] The U.S. team went 8-0 and captured the gold medal. [1]

Final ranking

1. USA 2. Argentina 3. Brazil

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 "Second Pan American Games -- 1955". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. "Lometa Odom - Class of 2011". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2018.