Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men. 16 teams played in the basketball competition. The 1964 Summer Olympics were the sixth appearance of basketball as a medal sport.
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[edit] Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's basketball |  United States
V. James Barnes William Warren Bradley Lawrence Harvey Brown Joe Louis Caldwell Mel Grant Counts Richard Allen Davies Walter Hazzard Lucious Brown Jackson John Paul McCaffrey Jeffrey Vincent Mullins Jerry Franklin Shipp George Wilson |
 Soviet Union
Valdis Muizhniex Nikolay Bagley Armenak Alachachian Alexandr Travin Viacheslav Khrynin Yan Krumin Levan Moseshvili Yury Korneev Alexandr Petrov Gennady Volnov Yaak Lipso Yuris Kalninsh |
 Brazil
Amaury Antonio Pasos |
[edit] Events
[edit] Men's basketball
[edit] Final ranking
- United States
- Soviet Union
- Brazil
Puerto Rico
Italy
Poland
Yugoslavia
Uruguay
Australia
Japan
Finland
Mexico
Hungary
Canada
Peru
Korea
[edit] Preliminary round
The preliminary round was conducted by breaking the 16 teams into two groups of 8 each. The groups then played a round-robin tournament with each team playing the other 7 teams in the group once. 2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a loss. Standings ties were broken by head-to-head results.
[edit] Group A
| Place | Nation | Wins | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Poland |
4 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Italy |
4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Mexico |
3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Japan |
3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Hungary |
2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Canada |
0 | 7 | 7 |
- Poland def. Hungary 56-53
- Puerto Rico def. Mexico 73-55
- Soviet Union def. Hungary 84-42
- Japan def. Canada 58-37
- Soviet Union def. Puerto Rico 82-63
- Japan def. Hungary 58-41
- Italy def. Canada 66-54
- Mexico def. Poland 71-70
- Mexico def. Canada 78-68
- Italy def. Hungary 77-73
- Soviet Union def. Japan 72-59
- Italy def. Mexico 85-80
- Puerto Rico def. Poland 66-60
- Japan def. Italy 72-68
- Hungary def. Mexico 69-61
- Soviet Union def. Poland 74-65
- Puerto Rico def. Canada 88-69
- Puerto Rico def. Hungary 74-59
- Poland def. Canada 74-69
- Mexico def. Japan 64-62
- Soviet Union def. Italy 76-67
- Puerto Rico def. Japan 65-55
- Soviet Union def. Canada 87-52
- Italy def. Puerto Rico 74-64
- Poland def. Japan 81-57
- Soviet Union def. Mexico 87-76
- Hungary def. Canada 70-59
- Poland def. Italy 61-58
[edit] Group B
| Place | Nation | Wins | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Brazil |
5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Uruguay |
4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Finland |
3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Australia |
2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Peru |
2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Korea |
0 | 7 | 7 |
- Finland def. Korea 80-72
- Uruguay def. Finland 73-55
- Yugoslavia def. Australia 74-70
- Brazil def. Korea 92-65
- United States of America def. Uruguay 83-28
- Yugoslavia def. Peru 73-64
- Brazil def. Finland 61-54
- Australia def. Korea 65-58
- Finland def. Australia 61-59
- Peru def. Korea 84-57
- Brazil def. Uruguay 80-68
- Peru def. Brazil 58-50
- United States of America def. Yugoslavia 69-61
- Yugoslavia def.Korea 99-66
- Finland def. Peru 63-59
- United States of America def. Brazil 86-53
- Uruguay def. Australia 58-57
- United States of America def. Korea 116-50
- Yugoslavia def. Finland 74-45
- Brazil def. Australia 69-57
- Uruguay def. Peru 69-59
- Yugoslavia def. Uruguay 84-71
- United States of America def. Australia 78-45
- Uruguay def. Korea 105-64
- Brazil def. Yugoslavia 68-64
- United States of America def. Finland 77-51
- Australia def. Peru 81-62
- United States of America def. Peru 60-45
[edit] Semifinals
The top two teams in each of the groups played in the 1st-4th semifinals, with the winner of each group playing the second-place team in the other group. The third and fourth team in each group played in the 5th-8th semifinals, fifth- and sixth-place teams in the 9th-12th semifinals, and the last two teams in each group played the 13th-16th semifinals.
| Semifinal | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th to 16th | Hungary |
99-83 | Korea |
| Canada |
82-81 | Peru |
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| 9th to 12th | Australia |
70-58 | Mexico |
| Japan |
54-45 | Finland |
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| 5th to 8th | Poland |
82-69 | Uruguay |
| Italy |
75-63 | Yugoslavia |
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| 1st to 4th | Soviet Union |
53-47 | Brazil |
| United States |
62-42 | Puerto Rico |
[edit] Finals
The winners of each pair of semifinals played each other in the final for the upper two places of the semifinal, the losers playing each other for the lower two places.
| Final | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th and 16th | Peru |
71-66 | Korea |
| 13th and 14th | Hungary |
68-65 | Canada |
| 11th and 12th | Finland |
73-72 | Mexico |
| 9th and 10th | Australia |
64-57 | Japan |
| 7th and 8th | Yugoslavia |
78-55 | Uruguay |
| 5th and 6th | Italy |
79-59 | Poland |
| Bronze medal | Brazil |
76-60 | Puerto Rico |
| Gold medal | United States |
73-59 | Soviet Union |
| Events at the 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) |
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| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Basketball at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1904 (demonstration) • 1908–1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball |
