Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| 3rd Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Helsinki 1952 | |||||||||
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| Olympics | 1952 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Finland | ||||||||
| City | Helsinki | ||||||||
| Duration | July 13 – August 2 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 23 | ||||||||
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Gold medalists
Silver medalists
Bronze medalistsBasketball 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 places in the sixteen-team Olympic tournament.
Contents
Medalists
Results
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.
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
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
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
Main tournament
The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 139 | +56 | 6 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 164 | +3 | 5 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 164 | −3 | 4 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 199 | −56 | 3 |
- 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
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23x15px Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 143 | +49 | 6 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 182 | −19 | 5 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 172 | 171 | +1 | 4 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 178 | −31 | 3 |
- 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
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 196 | +43 | 6 |
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 179 | +5 | 5 |
| 23x15px Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 221 | −29 | 4 |
| 23x15px Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 220 | −19 | 3 |
- 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
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 149 | +53 | 6 |
 Chile |
3 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 150 | +20 | 5 |
| 23x15px Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 221 | −45 | 4 |
 Cuba |
3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 177 | −28 | 3 |
- 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
Quarterfinals
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.
Quarterfinals group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 187 | +7 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 174 | +52 | 5 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 220 | −43 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 194 | −16 | 4 |
- Argentina def. Bulgaria, 100–56
- France def. Uruguay, 68–66
- Uruguay def. Bulgaria, 62–54
- Argentina def. France, 61–52
- Bulgaria def. France, 67–58
- Uruguay def. Argentina, 66–65
Quarterfinals group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 166 | +80 | 6 |
| 23x15px Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 195 | −5 | 5 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 155 | +22 | 4 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 256 | −97 | 3 |
- 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
Classification 5–8
- Chile def. Bulgaria, 60–53
- Brazil def. France, 59–44
Classification 7/8
- Bulgaria def. France, 58–44
Classification 5/6
- Chile def. Brazil, 58–49
Semifinals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| July 31 | |||||||
| 23x15px Soviet Union | 61 | ||||||
| Uruguay |
57 | ||||||
| August 2 | |||||||
| United States |
36 | ||||||
| 23x15px Soviet Union | 25 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| August 1 | August 2 | ||||||
| United States |
85 | Uruguay |
68 | ||||
| Argentina |
76 | Argentina |
59 | ||||
Participating nations
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)
- 23x15px Canada (13)
- Chile (13)
- Cuba (12)
- Czechoslovakia (14)
- 23x15px Egypt (14)
- Finland (14)
- France (14)
Greece (12)- Hungary (13)
Israel (12)
Italy (13)- Mexico (13)
- 23x15px Philippines (12)
Romania (12)- 23x15px 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.
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