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.
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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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.
Medalists edit
Qualifying rounds edit
Nations that lost two games in the qualifying rounds were eliminated. When there were only two teams left in each group, those teams advanced to the main tournament.
Group A edit
Group A consisted of Cuba, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Switzerland.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Qualified | ||||||||
Cuba | 59 | |||||||||
Belgium | 51 | |||||||||
Cuba | 56 | |||||||||
Bulgaria | ||||||||||
Bulgaria | 62 | |||||||||
Bulgaria | 69 | |||||||||
Switzerland | 58 | |||||||||
Elimination Match | Decider Match | |||||||||
Cuba | 71 | |||||||||
Cuba | ||||||||||
Belgium | 59 | Belgium | 63 | |||||||
Switzerland | 49 | |||||||||
Group B edit
Group B consisted of Hungary, Greece, Israel, and the Philippines.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Qualified | ||||||||
Hungary | 75 | |||||||||
Greece | 38 | |||||||||
Hungary | 35 | |||||||||
Philippines | ||||||||||
Philippines | 48 | |||||||||
Philippines | 57 | |||||||||
Israel | 47 | |||||||||
Elimination Match | Decider Match | |||||||||
Hungary | 47 | |||||||||
Hungary | ||||||||||
Greece | 54 | Greece | 44 | |||||||
Israel | 52 | |||||||||
Group C edit
Group C consisted of Canada, Italy, Turkey, Romania, and Egypt.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Qualified | |||||||||||
Romania | 51 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 68 | Canada | 72 | |||||||||||
Italy | 57 | Canada | 63 | |||||||||||
Egypt | 57 | |||||||||||||
Egypt | 64 | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 45 | |||||||||||||
Canada | ||||||||||||||
Egypt | ||||||||||||||
Elimination Round 1 | Elimination Round 2 | Decider Match | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 66 | |||||||||||||
Romania | 39 | Italy | 62 | |||||||||||
Italy | 49 | Italy | 53 | |||||||||||
Turkey | 37 | |||||||||||||
First round edit
- Canada def. Italy, 68–57
- Egypt def. Turkey, 64–45
Bye: Romania
Second round edit
Romania's first game was a loss to Canada. Italy and Turkey played each other, with Turkey's second loss eliminating them.
- Canada def. Romania, 72–51
- Italy def. Turkey, 49–37
Bye: Egypt
Third round edit
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 def. Romania, 53–39
- Canada def. Egypt, 63–57
Final round edit
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.
- Egypt def. Italy, 66–62
Group stage edit
The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A edit
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 |
Group B edit
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 |
Group C edit
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 |
Group D edit
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 |
Quarterfinals edit
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.
Group E edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 187 | +7 | 5[a] | Qualified for the semifinals |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 174 | +52 | 5[a] | |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 220 | −43 | 4[b] | Qualified for 5th–8th placement playoffs |
4 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 194 | −16 | 4[b] |
Notes:
Group F edit
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 |
Knockout rounds edit
Brackets edit
Classification semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
Chile | 60 | |||||
Bulgaria | 53 | |||||
Chile | 58 | |||||
Brazil | 49 | |||||
Brazil | 59 | |||||
France | 44 | |||||
7th place match | ||||||
Bulgaria | 58 | |||||
France | 44 |
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
July 31 | ||||||
Soviet Union | 61 | |||||
August 2 | ||||||
Uruguay | 57 | |||||
United States | 36 | |||||
August 1 | ||||||
Soviet Union | 25 | |||||
United States | 85 | |||||
Argentina | 76 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
August 2 | ||||||
Uruguay | 68 | |||||
Argentina | 59 |
Semifinals edit
- Classification 5–8 semifinals
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 |
- Medal round semifinals
Finals edit
- 7th place final
1 August 1952
09:00 |
OR p. 688
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Bulgaria | 58–44 | France |
Scoring by half: 22–22, 36–24 | ||
Pts: Panov 12 | Pts: Vacheresse 9 |
- 5th place final
2 August 1952
09:00 |
OR p. 688
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Chile | 58–49 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 32–24, 26–25 | ||
Pts: Cordero Fernández 14 | Pts: Da Motta 16 |
- Bronze medal match
1 August 1952
16:00 |
OR p. 688
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Uruguay | 68–59 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 31–24, 37–35 | ||
Pts: Lombardo 23 | Pts: Gazsó 19 |
- Gold medal match
2 August 1952
16:00 |
OR p. 688
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United States | 36–25 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 17–15, 19–10 | ||
Pts: Lovellette 9 | Pts: Korkia 8 |
Awards edit
1952 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Third title |
Participating nations edit
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.
Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. A total number of 317 players were entered.
A total of 301(*) basketball players from 23 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:
- Argentina (14)
- Belgium (13)
- Brazil (13)
- Bulgaria (14)
- Canada (13)
- Chile (13)
- Cuba (12)
- Czechoslovakia (14)
- Egypt (14)
- Finland (14)
- France (14)
- Greece (12)
- Hungary (13)
- Israel (12)
- Italy (13)
- Mexico (13)
- Philippines (12)
- Romania (12)
- Soviet Union (14)
- Switzerland (14)
- Turkey (12)
- United States (14)
- Uruguay (12)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least. Up to now only two reserve player can be named, 14 reserve players are unknown.
Team rosters edit
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greece Basketball at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-05-26.