Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.
The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion (Argentina), the top two at the 1951 European championships (USSR and Czechoslovakia), and the host country (Finland). Thirteen other nations competed in a preliminary round to determine the last six place places in the sixteen-team Olympic tournament.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
 United States (USA)
William Marion Hougland Melvin Dean Kelley Robert Earl Kenney William Barner Lienhard Clyde Edward Lovelette Marcus Ross Frieberger Victor Wayne Glasgow Frank Reilly McCabe Daniel Luther Pippin Howard Earl Williams Ronald Yngve Bontemps Robert Albert Kurland Charles Monroe Hoag John Frederick Keller |
 Soviet Union (URS)
Stiapas Brutautas Iogan Fedorovich Lysov Kasis Petkyavichus Nodar Dzhordzhikiya Anatoli Konyev Otar Mikhailovich Korkiya Ilmar Kullam Yuri Ozerov Aleksandr Moiseev Maigonis Valdmanis Heino Kruus Justinas Lagunavichus Viktor Vlasov Stasis Stonkus |
 Uruguay (URU)
Martín Acosta y Lara Enrique Baliño Victorio Cieslinskas Héctor Costa Nelson Demarco Héctor García Tabaré Larre Borges Adesio Lombardo Roberto Lovera Sergio Matto Wilfredo Peláez Carlos Rosello |
[edit] Final ranking
Places 9-16:
Places 17-23:
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary round
Nations that lost two games in the preliminary tournaments were eliminated. When there were only two teams left in each group, those teams advanced to the main tournament.
[edit] Group A
In the first round, Cuba and Bulgaria won.
- Cuba def. Belgium, 59-51
- Bulgaria def. Switzerland, 69-58
Cuba and Bulgaria played each other, with Bulgaria's victory winning it a berth in the main tournament. The losers played each other, with Switzerland's second loss ejecting the nation from the tournament.
- Bulgaria def. Cuba, 62-56
- Belgium def. Switzerland, 59-49
The two teams that were 1-1 played each, with the winner receiving a tournament berth and the loser being eliminated.
- Cuba def. Belgium, 71-63
[edit] Group B
In the first round, Hungary and the Philippines won.
- Hungary def. Greece, 75-38
- Philippines def. Israel, 57-47
Hungary and the Philippines played each other, with the Philippines's victory winning it a berth in the main tournament. The losers played each other, with Israel's second loss ejecting the nation from the tournament.
- Philippines def. Hungary, 48-35
- Greece def. Israel, 54-52
The two teams that were 1-1 played each, with the winner receiving a tournament berth and the loser being eliminated.
- Hungary def. Greece, 47-44
[edit] Group C
In the first round, Italy and Turkey were served their first losses.
- Canada def. Italy, 68-57
- Egypt def. Turkey, 64-45
Romania's first game was a loss to Canada. Italy and Turkey played each other, with Turkey's second loss eliminating it.
- Canada def. Romania, 72-51
- Italy def. Turkey, 49-37
Italy and Romania, who had both lost once, played each other. Romania's second loss eliminated the nation from the tournament. Undefeated nations Canada and Egypt played each other, with Egypt being served its first loss.
- Italy def. Romania, 53-39
- Canada def. Egypt, 63-57
Italy played its fourth game of the tournament against Egypt. The decisive game ended with Egypt winning a berth to the main competition and Italy being eliminated.
- Egypt def. Italy, 66-62
[edit] Main tournament
The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinal round.
[edit] Group 1
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 139 | 6 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 164 | 4 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 164 | 2 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 199 | 0 |
- United States def. Hungary, 66-48
- Uruguay def. Czechoslovakia, 53-51
- Uruguay def. Hungary, 70-56
- United States def. Czechoslovakia, 72-47
- Czechoslovakia def. Hungary, 63-39
- United States def. Uruguay, 57-44
[edit] Group 2
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 143 | 6 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 182 | 4 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 172 | 171 | 2 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 178 | 0 |
- USSR def. Bulgaria, 74-46
- Mexico def. Finland, 66-48
- Bulgaria def. Mexico, 52-44
- USSR def. Finland, 47-35
- Bulgaria def. Finland, 65-64
- USSR def. Mexico, 71-62
[edit] Group 3
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 196 | 6 |
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 179 | 4 |
 Philippines |
3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 221 | 2 |
 Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 0 |
- Argentina def. Philippines, 85-59
- Brazil def. Canada, 57-55
- Brazil def. Philippines, 71-52
- Argentina def. Canada, 82-81
- Philippines def. Canada, 81-65
- Argentina def. Brazil, 72-56
[edit] Group 4
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 149 | 6 |
 Chile |
3 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 150 | 4 |
 Egypt |
3 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 221 | 2 |
 Cuba |
3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 177 | 0 |
- France def. Egypt, 92-64
- Chile def. Cuba, 53-52
- Chile def. Egypt, 74-46
- France def. Cuba, 58-42
- France def. Chile, 52-43
- Egypt def. Cuba, 66-55
[edit] Semifinals
The top two teams in each semifinal advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each semifinal played in the fifth through eighth place classification.
[edit] Semifinal group A
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 177 | 4 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 174 | 4 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 220 | 2 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 184 | 2 |
- Argentina def. Bulgaria, 100-56
- France def. Uruguay, 58-56
- Uruguay def. Bulgaria, 62-54
- Argentina def. France, 61-52
- Bulgaria def. France, 67-58
- Uruguay def. Argentina, 66-65
[edit] Semifinal group B
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 166 | 6 |
| Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 195 | 4 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 155 | 2 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 256 | 0 |
- United States def. USSR, 86-58
- Brazil def. Chile, 75-44
- United States def. Chile, 103-55
- USSR def. Brazil, 54-49
- United States def. Brazil, 57-53
- USSR def. Chile, 78-60
[edit] Classification 5-8
- Chile def. Bulgaria, 60-53
- Brazil def. France, 59-44
[edit] Classification 7/8
- Bulgaria def. France, 58-44
[edit] Classification 5/6
- Chile def. Brazil, 58-49
[edit] Semifinals
- USSR def. Uruguay, 61-57
- United States def. Argentina, 85-76
[edit] Bronze medal match
- Uruguay def. Argentina, 68-59
[edit] Final
- United States def. USSR, 36-25
| Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics (Helsinki) |
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| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • 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 |
