Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| London 1948 | |||||||||
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| Olympics | 1948 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | United Kingdom | ||||||||
| City | London | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 23 | ||||||||
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Gold medalists
Silver medalists
Bronze medalists
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.
Olympic basketball returned to indoor competition in Harringay Arena, after the disastrous weather conditions of the final game in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Contents
Medalists
Results
Preliminary round
The 23 teams were split into 4 pools of 6 teams each, with one pool being of 5 teams. There was a round-robin in each pool with every team playing each of the 5 other teams once. 2 points were given for a win, 1 point for a loss. Ties were broken by the ratio of points scored to points allowed.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Brazil |
5 | 5 | 0 | 261 | 150 | +111 | 10 |
 Uruguay |
5 | 3 | 2 | 246 | 170 | +76 | 8 |
 Hungary |
5 | 3 | 2 | 201 | 172 | +29 | 8 |
| 23x15px Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 222 | 205 | +17 | 8 |
 Italy |
5 | 1 | 4 | 170 | 208 | −38 | 6 |
 Great Britain |
5 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 298 | −195 | 5 |
- Uruguay def. Great Britain, 69–17
- Brazil def. Hungary, 45–41
- Canada def. Italy, 55–37
- Brazil def. Uruguay, 36–32
- Canada def. Great Britain, 44–24
- Hungary def. Italy, 32–19
- Brazil def. Great Britain, 76–11
- Hungary def. Canada, 37–36
- Uruguay def. Italy, 46–34
- Italy def. Great Britain, 49–28
- Uruguay def. Hungary, 49–31
- Brazil def. Canada, 57–35
- Hungary def. Great Britain, 60–23
- Brazil def. Italy, 47–31
- Canada def. Uruguay, 52–50
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 South Korea |
5 | 3 | 2 | 258 | 152 | +106 | 8 |
 Chile |
5 | 3 | 2 | 269 | 162 | +107 | 8 |
 Belgium |
5 | 3 | 2 | 234 | 156 | +78 | 8 |
 Republic of China |
5 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 202 | +79 | 8 |
| 23x15px Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 261 | 200 | +61 | 8 |
 Iraq |
5 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 545 | −432 | 5 |
- Philippines def. Iraq, 102–30
- Korea def. Belgium, 29–27
- Chile def. China, 44–39
- Chile def. Iraq, 100–18
- Philippines def. Korea, 35–33
- China def. Belgium, 36–34
- Chile def. Philippines, 68–39
- Belgium def. Iraq, 98–20
- China def. Korea, 49–48
- Belgium def. Chile, 38–36
- Korea def. Iraq, 120–20
- Philippines def. China, 51–32
- Belgium def. Philippines, 35-34
- China def. Iraq, 125–25
- Korea def. Chile, 28–21
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 325 | 167 | +158 | 10 |
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 190 | +27 | 9 |
 Argentina |
5 | 3 | 2 | 236 | 199 | +37 | 8 |
 Peru |
5 | 2 | 3 | 198 | 187 | +11 | 7 |
| 23x15px Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 256 | −94 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 269 | −149 | 5 |
- United States def. Switzerland, 86–21
- Czechoslovakia def. Peru, 38–30
- Argentina def. Egypt, 57–38
- Peru def. Egypt, 52–27
- Argentina def. Switzerland, 49–23
- United States def. Czechoslovakia, 53–28
- Peru def. Switzerland, 49–19
- United States def. Argentina, 59–57
- Czechoslovakia def. Egypt, 52–38
- United States def. Egypt, 66–28
- Czechoslovakia def. Switzerland, 54–28
- Argentina def. Peru, 42–34
- Egypt def. Switzerland, 31–29
- United States def. Peru, 61–33
- Czechoslovakia def. Argentina, 45–41
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Mexico |
4 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 109 | +125 | 8 |
 France |
4 | 3 | 1 | 214 | 131 | +83 | 7 |
 Cuba |
4 | 2 | 2 | 213 | 131 | +82 | 6 |
 Iran |
4 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 215 | −79 | 5 |
 Ireland |
4 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 281 | −211 | 4 |
- France def. Iran, 62–30
- Mexico def. Cuba, 39–31
- Mexico def. Ireland, 71–9
- France def. Cuba, 37–31
- Mexico def. France, 56–42
- Iran def. Ireland, 49–22
- Mexico def. Iran, 68–27
- Cuba def. Ireland, 88–25
- Cuba def. Iran, 63–30
- France def. Ireland, 73–14
Classification 17–23
- China def. Switzerland, 42–34
- Great Britain def. Ireland, 46–21
- Italy def. Iraq, 77–28
- Egypt, BYE
Classification 21–23
- Switzerland def. Ireland, 55–12
- Iraq, BYE
Classification 21/22
- Switzerland def. Iraq, forfeit
Classification 17–20
- China def. Great Britain, 54–25
- Italy def. Egypt, 35–33
Classification 19/20
- Egypt def. Great Britain, 50–18
Classification 17/18
- Italy def. China, 54–38
Classification 9–16
- Belgium def. Hungary, forfeit
- Canada def. Iran, 81–25
- Peru def. Cuba, 45–40
- Philippines def. Argentina, 45–43
Classification 13–16
- Cuba def. Argentina, 35–34
- Iran def. Hungary, forfeit
Classification 15/16
- Argentina def. Hungary, forfeit
Classification 13/14
- Cuba def. Iran, 70–36
Classification 9–12
- Canada def. Belgium, 45–40
- Peru def. Philippines, 40–29
Classification 11/12
- Belgium def. Philippines, 38–34
Classification 9/10
- Canada def. Peru, 49–43
Quarterfinals
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 9 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| United States |
63 | |||||||||
| August 11 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
28 | |||||||||
| United States |
71 | |||||||||
| August 9 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
40 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
43 | |||||||||
| August 13 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| South Korea |
32 | |||||||||
| United States |
65 | |||||||||
| August 9 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| France |
21 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
28 | |||||||||
| August 11 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
23 | |||||||||
| France |
45 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 9 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
33 | |||||||||
| France |
53 | Brazil |
52 | |||||||
| Chile |
52 | Mexico |
47 | |||||||
| August 13 – Harringay Arena | ||||||||||
Classification 5–8
- Chile def. Czechoslovakia, 38–36
- Uruguay def. Korea, 45–36
Classification 7/8
- Czechoslovakia def. Korea, 39–38
Classification 5/6
- Uruguay def. Chile, 50–32
Semifinals
- United States def. Mexico, 71–40
- France def. Brazil, 43–33
Bronze medal match
- Brazil def. Mexico, 52–47
Final
- United States def. France, 65–21
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation.
A total of 298(*) basketball players from 23 nations competed at the London Games:
- Argentina (14)
- Belgium (14)
- Brazil (12)
- 23x15px Canada (14)
- Chile (14)
- Republic of China (10)
- Cuba (14)
- Czechoslovakia (14)
- 23x15px Egypt (14)
- France (14)
- Great Britain (13)
- Hungary (14)(**)
- Ireland (14)
- Iran (13)
- Iraq (10)
- Italy (14)
- South Korea (9)
- Mexico (14)
- Peru (11)
- 23x15px Philippines (10)
- Switzerland (14)
- United States (14)
- Uruguay (14)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least, according to the official report, because the rosters for the matches are unknown. It is also unknown up to now, if there were more reserve players.
(*) and (**) It is uncertain if P. Benedek and J. Verbenyi played for Hungary in this tournament. The official report shows them, but Hungarian sources did not, however they are counted.
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