| 5th Olympic Basketball Tournament |
| Rome 1960 |
| Tournament details |
| Olympics |
1960 Summer Olympics |
| Host nation |
Italy |
| City |
Rome |
| Duration |
August 26 – September 10 |
| Men's tournament |
| Teams |
16 |
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Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna. 64 games of basketball were played in the Olympic tournament that was held at the Sports arena and Sports Palace, both in Rome.[1]
The 16 teams were split up into four groups for the preliminary round. Each team played every other team in its group once. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals in two pools of four, while the lower two teams were sent to a consolation semifinal for 9th through 16th place.
In the semifinal, each team again played every other team in its pool, none of which it had played against previously. The top two teams in each of the two semifinals moved on to the final, with the lower two teams in each playing in a classification for 5th through 8th place. The consolation semifinal worked the same way, with the top two teams moving into a classification for 9th through 12th place and the lower two playing in classification for 13th through 16th places.
For the final, each of the four teams had already played against one of the other three in the semifinal. The results of those games carried over into the final and each team played the remaining two finalists once (even though the teams may have played each other in the preliminary round, those results were not carried over). The results of that pool determined final ranking. Each of the classifications worked identically to the final.
Medallists
Final ranking
United States
Soviet Union
Brazil
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Poland
Uruguay
Hungary
France
Philippines
Mexico
Puerto Rico- 23x15px Spain
Japan
Bulgaria
Pre-Olympic Qualifier
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Five teams were given a spot in the 1960 Olympic Games via a tournament held on August:
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
Hungary  |
93–66 |
Japan |
| Scoring by half: 43–28, 53–38 |
| Pts: Bencze (25) |
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Pts: Ohshima (14) |
United States  |
88–54 |
Italy |
| Scoring by half: 42–17, 46–37 |
| Pts: Smith (18) |
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Pts: Lombardi (17) |
| Italy |
72–67 |
Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 40–37, 32–30 |
| Pts: Pieri (15) |
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Pts: Gabányi (15) |
| United States |
107–63 |
Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 48–34, 59–29 |
| Pts: Robertson (22) |
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Pts: Bánhegyi, Temesvári (22) |
| Japan |
92–100 |
Italy |
| Scoring by half: 43–59, 49–41 |
| Pts: Riminucci, Gavagnin (16) |
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Pts: Suigyama, Nara (12) |
Group B
| Bulgaria |
62–67 |
Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–35, 32–32 |
| Pts: Mirtchev (14) |
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Pts: Djuric (23) |
| France |
61–62 |
Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 35–32, 26–30 |
| Pts: Dorigo (15) |
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Pts: Korac (23) |
| France |
73–72 |
Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 32–30, 41–42 |
| Pts: Grange (21) |
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Pts: Mirtchev (22) |
Group C
Soviet Union  |
66–49 |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 28–17, 38–32 |
| Pts: Valdman (13) |
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Pts: Almanza (15) |
| Mexico |
68–64 |
 Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 34–26, 34–38 |
| Pts: A. Herrera (27) |
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Pts: Vicens (15) |
| Brazil 23x15px |
80–72 () |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 29–32, 32–29 Overtime: 19–11 |
| Pts: Pasos (19) |
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Pts: A. Herrera (22) |
Group D
| Philippines |
68–86 |
Poland |
| Scoring by half: 31–44, 37–42 |
| Pts: Badion (17) |
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Pts: Nartowski (29) |
| Uruguay |
72–77 |
23x15px Spain |
| Scoring by half: 30–41, 42–36 |
| Pts: Mera (16) |
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Pts: E. Rodriguez (18) |
| Uruguay |
76–72 |
Poland |
| Scoring by half: 39–38, 37–34 |
| Pts: Poyet (15) |
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Pts: Wichowski (29) |
| Uruguay |
80–76 |
Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 38–37, 42–39 |
| Pts: Blixen (23) |
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Pts: Bernardo (29) |
| Poland |
100–63 |
23x15px Spain |
| Scoring by half: 36–29, 64–35 |
| Pts: Korneev (18) |
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Pts: Vicens (14) |
Classification 9–16
Pool C
| Hungary |
84–80 () |
Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 39–37, 35–37 Overtime: 10–6 |
| Pts: Gabányi (23) |
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Pts: Vicens (28) |
Pool D
| Spain 23x15px |
66–80 |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 32–31, 44–49 |
| Pts: E. Rodriguez (22) |
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Pts: Almanza (28) |
| France |
101–63 |
Japan |
| Scoring by half: 34–30, 67–33 |
| Pts: Beugnot (23) |
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Pts: Itoyama, Sugiyama (10) |
| Japan |
57–76 |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 30–34, 27–43 |
| Pts: Itoyama (12) |
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Pts: Almanza (21) |
| France |
78–48 |
23x15px Spain |
| Scoring by half: 39–18, 39–30 |
| Pts: Beugnot (18) |
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Pts: Martinez (24) |
| Spain 23x15px |
66–64 |
Japan |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 34–30 |
| Pts: E. Rodriguez (24) |
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Pts: Nara (15) |
| France |
91–62 |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 50–29 |
| Pts: Antoine, Dorigo (19) |
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Pts: Almanza (17) |
Classification 13–16
- Spain's victory over Japan carried over, as did Puerto Rico's win in Bulgaria's forfeit.
| Puerto Rico |
93–73 |
Japan |
| Scoring by half: 46–32, 47–41 |
| Pts: T. Cruz (23) |
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Pts: Shoji (16) |
Classification 9–12
France's victory over Mexico and Hungary's over the Philippines carried over.
| Hungary |
57–69 |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 28–39, 29–30 |
| Pts: Gabányi (16) |
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Pts: Almanza (27) |
| France |
122–75 |
Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 59–32, 63–43 |
| Pts: Dorigo (23) |
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Pts: Ortiz (16) |
| Philippines |
65–64 |
Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 28–33 |
| Pts: Bernardo (26) |
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Pts: Almanza (26) |
| Hungary |
74–70 |
France |
| Scoring by half: 40–28, 34–42 |
| Pts: Gabányi (21) |
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Pts: Beugnot (16) |
Semifinals
Pool A
| Brazil 23x15px |
78–75 () |
Italy |
| Scoring by half: 29–39, 41–31 Overtime: 8–5 |
| Pts: Marques, Pasos (18) |
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Pts: Alesini (18) |
| Brazil 23x15px |
77–68 |
Poland |
| Scoring by half: 39–46, 38–22 |
| Pts: Baumruk, Konecny (18) |
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Pts: Wichowski (24) |
| Italy |
74–68 |
Poland |
| Scoring by half: 40–32, 34–36 |
| Pts: Alesini (12) |
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Pts: Wichowski (16) |
Pool B
| Uruguay |
53–89 |
Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 22–42, 31–47 |
| Pts: Scaron (11) |
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Pts: Ugrekhilidze (16) |
| Uruguay |
83–94 |
Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 35–43, 48–51 |
| Pts: Blixen (21) |
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Pts: Korac (38) |
Classification 5–8
Czechoslovakia's victory over Poland and Yugoslavia's win over Uruguay carried over to this round.
| Yugoslavia |
95–81 |
Poland |
| Scoring by half: 55–44, 40–37 |
| Pts: Korac (33) |
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Pts: Wichowski (24) |
| Poland |
64–62 |
Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 35–31, 29–31 |
| Pts: Sitkowski (14) |
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Pts: Blixen (18) |
Final
The United States' win over the Soviet Union and Brazil's victory over Italy carried over.
| United States |
112–81 |
Italy |
| Scoring by half: 56–48, 56–33 |
| Pts: Robertson (22) |
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Pts: Lombardi (23) |
| Italy |
70–78 |
Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 38–44 |
| Pts: Alesini (19) |
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Pts: Petrov (20) |
References
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Gold medalists
Silver medalists
Bronze medalists
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