4th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Melbourne 1956 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 1956 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
City | Melbourne | ||||||||
Duration | November 22 – December 1 | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 15 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Tournament | |
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Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.
The teams were divided into four pools, with four teams in three of the pools and only three in the fourth. Every team played against each other team in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the quarterfinals, where again they were split into pools of four. Teams again played every other team in their pool, with the top two in each advancing to the semifinal and the bottom two entering a pool for 5th through 8th places. Eliminated teams also played in consolation matches with the same structure as the quarterfinals and finals, but for 9th through 15th places. The games were held at the Royal Exhibition Building.
Outright qualifier, World Champion | |
Outright qualifier, World Runner-up | |
Outright qualifier, World Bronze medalists | |
Host nation |
Teams Participating by Region | ||||
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Americas | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania |
United States | Soviet Union | Philippines | No team participated | Australia |
Uruguay | France | Japan | — | |
Brazil | Canada | South Korea | ||
Chile | Bulgaria | Singapore | ||
— | — | Republic of China | ||
Thailand |
Region | Automatic | From the previous World Cup | Berth as Host nation | Total |
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Europe | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 |
Americas | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Asia | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Africa | No team participated | 0 | ||
Oceania | N/A | 1 | 1 | |
TOTAL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters .
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 122 | +198 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 237 | −13 | 5 | |
3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 225 | −54 | 4 | 9th–15th classification round |
4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 265 | −131 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 183 | +53 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 177 | +78 | 5 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 234 | −28 | 4 | 9th–15th classification round |
4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 257 | −103 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 187 | +51 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 199 | +43 | 5 | |
3 | Formosa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 249 | −33 | 4 | 9th–15th classification round |
4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 255 | −61 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 125 | +42 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 134 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | Australia (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 167 | −45 | 2 | 9th–15th classification round |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Formosa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 189 | +29 | 6 | 9th–12th classification playoffs |
2 | Australia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 208 | +50 | 5 | |
3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 4 | 13th–16th classification playoffs |
4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 214 | −64 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 123 | +24 | 4 | 9th–12th classification playoffs |
2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 140 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 157 | −27 | 2 | 13th–16th classification playoffs |
Classification Semifinals | 13th-place match | |||||
1 December | ||||||
Thailand | 47 | |||||
1 December | ||||||
South Korea | 61 | |||||
South Korea | 79 | |||||
Singapore | 92 | |||||
Classification Semifinals | Ninth-place match | |||||
1 December | ||||||
Formosa | 61 | |||||
1 December | ||||||
Japan | 82 | |||||
Japan | 60 | |||||
1 December | ||||||
Canada | 75 | |||||
Australia | 38 | |||||
Canada | 83 | |||||
Eleventh-place match | ||||||
1 December | ||||||
Formosa | 87 | |||||
Australia | 70 |
Advance to the semifinals | |
Relegated to the 5th-8th classification |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals |
2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 209 | +12 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 220 | +1 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 5th–8th classification playoffs |
4 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 225 | −21 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 150 | +133 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 209 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 224 | −42 | 4 | 5th–8th classification playoffs |
4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 282 | −90 | 3 |
Classification Semifinals | 5th-place game | |||||
Chile | 64 | |||||
Brazil | 89 | |||||
Brazil | 52 | |||||
Bulgaria | 64 | |||||
Philippines | 70 | |||||
Bulgaria | 80 | |||||
7th-place game | ||||||
Chile | 68 | |||||
Philippines | 75 |
30 November 16:30 |
Philippines | 70–80 | Bulgaria |
Scoring by half: 43–50, 27–30 | ||
Pts: Badion 27 | Pts: Radev 21 |
Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | |||||
30 November | ||||||
(A2) Uruguay | 38 | |||||
1 December | ||||||
(B1) United States | 101 | |||||
(B1) United States | 89 | |||||
30 November | ||||||
(B2) Soviet Union | 55 | |||||
(A1) France | 49 | |||||
(B2) Soviet Union | 56 | |||||
Bronze-medal match | ||||||
1 December | ||||||
(A2) Uruguay | 71 | |||||
(A1) France | 62 |
30 November 20:00 |
France | 49–56 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 19–25, 30–31 | ||
Pts: Antoine 12 | Pts: Krūmiņš 27 |
1 December 21:30 |
Soviet Union | 55–89 | United States |
Scoring by half: 27–56, 28–33 | ||
Pts: Semyonov 15 | Pts: Jeangerard 16 |
1956 Olympic Basketball champions |
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United States Fourth title |
Pos | Team | Record |
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United States | 8−0 | |
Soviet Union | 5−3 | |
Uruguay | 6−2 | |
4th | France | 5−3 |
5th | Bulgaria | 5−3 |
6th | Brazil | 3−4 |
7th | Philippines | 4−4 |
8th | Chile | 2–5 |
9th | Canada | 5–2 |
10th | Japan | 3–4 |
11th | Formosa | 5−3 |
12th | Australia | 2–5 |
13th | Singapore | 2–5 |
14th | South Korea | 1–6 |
15th | Thailand | 0–7 |
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