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took place at the
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in
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,
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from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the
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to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while
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earned the bronze against
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.
Results
| Event |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Men's basketball |
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Qualification
Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first eight places at the
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. Additional spots were decided by various continental championships held by
FIBAThe International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
plus two additional intercontinental championships that granted six extra berths total, after the withdrawal of
EgyptThe Egypt national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Egypt in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1937:The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation...
and
CzechoslovakiaThe Czechoslovakian national basketball team was the basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams.- Medals :...
.
| Africa | | Americas | | Asia | | Oceania | | Europe | | Automatic qualifiers |
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– Gold medalA gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in 1960Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna...
– Silver medalA silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in 1960
– Bronze medalA bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in 1960
– 4th place in 1960
– 5th place in 1960
– 6th place in 1960
– 7th place in 1960
– 8th place in 1960
– Olympic hosts |
Withdrew from the tournament. Replacement teams.
Format
- Two groups of eight teams are formed, where the top two from each group compete for the medals in a knockout round.
- The remaining places are defined as follows:
- Fifth through eighth places are decided in a separate bracket between the third and fourth places from each group in a separate bracket.
- Ninth through sixteenth places are decided between the fifth through eighth places from each group in separate brackets.
Preliminary Round
The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets. Both group leaders, the United States and the Soviet Union advanced undefeated to the knockout stage.
Group A
| |
Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team |
|
|
|
|
|
Pts |
|
| |
7 |
0 |
562 |
424 |
+138 |
14 |
|
| |
5 |
2 |
493 |
454 |
+39 |
12 |
|
| |
4 |
3 |
467 |
448 |
+19 |
11 |
1W−0L |
| |
4 |
3 |
495 |
480 |
+15 |
11 |
0W−1L |
| |
3 |
4 |
485 |
514 |
−29 |
10 |
1W−0L |
| |
3 |
4 |
421 |
428 |
−7 |
10 |
0W−1L |
| |
2 |
5 |
407 |
469 |
−62 |
9 |
|
| |
0 |
7 |
408 |
521 |
−113 |
7 |
|
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 16
October 17
October 18
Group B
| |
Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team |
|
|
|
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Pts |
|
| |
7 |
0 |
569 |
333 |
+236 |
14 |
|
| |
5 |
2 |
473 |
452 |
+21 |
12 |
1W−0L |
| |
5 |
2 |
529 |
453 |
+76 |
12 |
0W−1L |
| |
4 |
3 |
472 |
482 |
−10 |
11 |
|
| |
3 |
4 |
409 |
475 |
−66 |
10 |
|
| |
2 |
5 |
434 |
460 |
−26 |
9 |
1W−0L |
| |
2 |
5 |
431 |
453 |
−22 |
9 |
0W−1L |
| |
0 |
7 |
432 |
641 |
−209 |
7 |
|
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 16
October 17
October 18
Medal bracket
Classification brackets
5th–8th Place
9th–12th Place
13th–16th Place
Final standings
| Rank | |Team | |W | |L |
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9 |
0 |
| |
|
8 |
1 |
| |
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6 |
3 |
| 4th |
|
5 |
4 |
| 5th |
|
6 |
3 |
| 6th |
|
5 |
4 |
| 7th |
|
6 |
3 |
| 8th |
|
4 |
5 |
| 9th |
|
4 |
5 |
| 10th |
|
4 |
5 |
| 11th |
|
4 |
5 |
| 12th |
|
3 |
6 |
| 13th |
|
4 |
5 |
| 14th |
|
1 |
8 |
| 15th |
|
3 |
6 |
| 16th |
|
0 |
9 |