Basketball in the 1972 Olympic Games

Information about the basketball tournament played in the 1972 Olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

Olympic Games 1972

Champion 1972

Champion

Soviet Union Flag
Soviet Union

- Results...
- Games: 72

Final Standings

Standing National Team
1. Olympics 1972 Soviet Union Soviet Union
2. Olympics 1972 USA USA
3. Olympics 1972 Cuba Cuba

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National Teams Qualified for Munich 1972:

National Teams: 16

Australia / Brazil / Cuba / Czechoslovakia / Egypt / Italy / Japan / Philippines / Poland / Puerto Rico / Senegal / Soviet Union / Spain / USA / West Germany / Yugoslavia

Medal Games

Gold Medal
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
51
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50
USA
USA
Silver Medal
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Cuba
Cuba
66
-
65
Italy
Italy

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Groups

Groups

Rosters

Preliminary Round
A Results and Stats
Australia
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
Cuba
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Egypt
Japan
Japan
Spain
Spain
USA
USA
Preliminary Round
B Results and Stats
Italy
Italy
Philippines
Philippines
Poland
Poland
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Senegal
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
West Germany
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia