Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
2nd Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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London 1948 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 1948 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | United Kingdom | ||||||||
City | London | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 23 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic 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.
Format
- In the preliminary rounds, teams were divided into 3 groups of 6 squads and a group with 5 squads.
- The preliminary round was played in a single round-robin format
- The Group tournament ranking system was observed as follows:
Team Result | Point Equivalent |
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Game Win | 2 |
Game loss via ordinary circumstances | 1 |
Game loss via default | 0 |
- Ties were broken by the ratio of points scored to points allowed.
- After the preliminaries, the top 2 teams in each group will advance to the final round.
- The 4 remaining teams went to their respective classification playoffs.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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United States (USA) Cliff Barker Don Barksdale Ralph Beard Lew Beck Vince Boryla Gordon Carpenter Alex Groza Wah Wah Jones Bob Kurland Ray Lumpp R. C. Pitts Jesse Renick Jackie Robinson Kenny Rollins | France (FRA) André Barrais Michel Bonnevie André Buffière René Chocat René Dérency Maurice Desaymonnet André Even Maurice Girardot Fernand Guillou Raymond Offner Jacques Perrier Yvan Quénin Lucien Rebuffic Pierre Thiolon | Brazil (BRA) Algodão Bráz Ruy de Freitas Marcus Vinícius Dias Affonso Évora Alexandre Gemignani Alfredo da Motta Alberto Marson Nilton Pacheco Massinet Sorcinelli |
Participating teams
Defending Olympic Champion | |
Olympic Runner-up | |
Third placers | |
Host nation |
Americas | Europe | Asia | Africa | |
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United States | Great Britain | Philippines | Egypt | |
Brazil | Italy | South Korea | — | |
Mexico | France | Republic of China | ||
Uruguay | Hungary | Iran | ||
Canada | Belgium | Iraq | ||
Chile | Czechoslovakia | |||
Peru | Switzerland | |||
Argentina | Ireland | |||
Cuba |
Qualification berths for the Tournament
Continental Zones | Automatic Qualifier | Additional berths from the previous Games | Total |
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Host Nation | 1 | — | 1 |
Defending Olympic Champions | 1 | — | 1 |
Americas Region | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Asian Region | 5 | — | 5 |
European Region | 7 | — | 7 |
Africa Region | 1 | — | 1 |
Total | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 261 | 150 | +111 | 10 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
2 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 246 | 170 | +76 | 8 | |
3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 201 | 172 | +29 | 8 | Qualified to 9–16th classification round |
4 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 222 | 205 | +17 | 8 | |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 170 | 208 | −38 | 6 | Qualified to 17th–23rd classification round |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chile | 5 | 3 | 2 | 269 | 162 | +107 | 8[a] | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
2 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 258 | 152 | +106 | 8[a] | |
3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 155 | +77 | 8[a] | Qualified for 9–16th classification round |
4 | Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 261 | 198 | +63 | 8[a] | |
5 | Republic of China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 202 | +79 | 8[a] | Qualified for 17th–23rd classification round |
6 | Iraq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 545 | −432 | 5 |
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e Chile wins the five-way tiebreaker, with the following point differential in head-to-head matches among tied teams:
Chile +25, Korea +6, Belgium -1, Philippines -9, and China -21.
- 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 325 | 167 | +158 | 10 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 190 | +27 | 9 | |
3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 246 | 199 | +47 | 8 | Qualified for 9–16th classification round |
4 | Peru | 5 | 2 | 3 | 198 | 187 | +11 | 7 | |
5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 256 | −94 | 6 | Qualified for 17th–23rd classification round |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 109 | +125 | 8 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 214 | 131 | +83 | 7 | |
3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 213 | 131 | +82 | 6 | Qualified for 9–16th classification round |
4 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 215 | −79 | 5 | |
5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 281 | −211 | 4 | Qualified for 17th–23rd classification round |
- 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 rounds
17th–23rd place classification rounds
A bye was given to Egypt as total number of teams is not a multiple of 2, which gave them bye to the classification semifinals. Also, Ireland was deemed to have finished last, due to the loss to Switzerland and a bye they earned from Iraq.
21st place match | 21st–23rd place semifinal | Classification Quarterfinals | 17th–20th place semifinals | 17th place match | |||||||||||||||||||
B4 | Republic of China | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C6 | Switzerland | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C6 | Switzerland | 55 | B4 | Republic of China | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
D5 | Ireland | 12 | A6 | Great Britain | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
A6 | Great Britain | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D5 | Ireland | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C6 | Switzerland (W/O) | 2* | B4 | Republic of China | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
B6 | Iraq | 0 | A5 | Italy | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Italy | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B6 | Iraq | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Italy | 35 | 19th place match | ||||||||||||||||||||
C5 | Egypt | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A6 | Great Britain | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C5 | Egypt | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification Quarterfinals
21st–23rd place semifinal
17th–20th place semifinals
9th-16th place classification playoffs
Hungary forfeited all of their matches in the classification round, and a win were awarded to their respective opponents, which are marked by asterisks.
13th place match | 13th–16th place semifinals | Classification Quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place match | |||||||||||||||||||
B3 | Belgium (W/O) | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | Hungary | 0 | B3 | Belgium | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
D4 | Iran (W/O) | 2* | A4 | Canada | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
A4 | Canada | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D4 | Iran | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D4 | Iran | 36 | A4 | Canada | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
D3 | Cuba | 70 | C4 | Peru | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
C4 | Peru | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D3 | Cuba | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15th place match | D3 | Cuba | 35 | C4 | Peru | 40 | 11th place match | ||||||||||||||||
C3 | Argentina | 34 | B5 | Philippines | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
A3 | Hungary | 0 | B5 | Philippines | 45 | B3 | Belgium | 38 | |||||||||||||||
C3 | Argentina (W/O) | 2* | C3 | Argentina | 43 | B5 | Philippines | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Classification quarterfinals
13th–16th place semifinals
9th–12th place semifinals
Final round
Fifth place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||||||||||||||||
C1 | United States | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Uruguay | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Uruguay | 45 | C1 | United States | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
B2 | South Korea | 36 | D1 | Mexico | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
D1 | Mexico | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B2 | South Korea | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Uruguay | 50 | C1 | United States | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
B1 | Chile | 32 | D2 | France | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Brazil | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C2 | Czechoslovakia | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seventh place match | C2 | Czechoslovakia | 36 | A1 | Brazil | 33 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | Chile | 38 | D2 | France | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
B2 | South Korea | 38 | D2 | France | 53 | D1 | Mexico | 47 | |||||||||||||||
C2 | Czechoslovakia | 39 | B1 | Chile | 52 | A1 | Brazil | 52 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Final classification matches
21st place match
19th place match
17th place match
15th place match
13th place match
11th place match
12 August 1948 19:30 |
Report |
Philippines | 34–38 | Belgium |
Scoring by half: 16–16, 18–22 | ||
Pts: Ramon Campos 17 | Pts: Henri Coosemans 14 |
9th place match
7th place match
5th place match
Bronze medal match
13 August 1948 19:30 |
Report |
Mexico | 47–52 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 25–17, 22–35 | ||
Pts: Josué Santos 16 | Pts: Alfredo da Motta 25 |
Gold medal match
13 August 1948 |
Report |
United States | 65–21 | France |
Scoring by half: 28–9, 37–12 | ||
Pts: Alex Groza 11 | Pts: René Chocat 8 |
Awards
1948 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Second title |
Participating nations
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads.
Each country was allowed to enter one team of up to 14 players and they all were eligible for participation (with a maximum of five on the court at any given moment). A total of 298(*) basketball players from 23 nations competed at the London Games:
- Argentina (14)
- Belgium (14)
- Brazil (12)
- Canada (14)
- Chile (14)
- Republic of China (10)
- Cuba (14)
- Czechoslovakia (14)
- Egypt (14)
- France (14)
- Great Britain (13)
- Hungary (14)(**)
- Ireland (14)
- Iran (13)
- Iraq (10)
- Italy (14)
- South Korea (9)
- Mexico (14)
- Peru (11)
- 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.
Summary
References
- ^ Finkelman, Paul, ed. (2009). Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 To The Present. Vol. 4. Oxford University: Oxford University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-19-516779-5.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
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