Basketball in the 1952 Olympic Games

Information about the basketball tournament played in the 1952 Olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

Olympic Games 1952

Champion USA

- Results...
- Games: 61

Final Standings

Standing	National Team
1.	USA
2.	Soviet Union
3.	Uruguay

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Final Stage

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Medal Games

Final Game

Soviet Union

25

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36

USA

3rd Place Game

Uruguay

68

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59

Argentina

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Groups

Groups
Qualifying Round
A		Belgium Bulgaria Cuba Switzerland
Qualifying Round
B		Greece Hungary Israel Philippines
Qualifying Round
C		Canada Egypt Italy Romania Turkey
Groups
First Round
A	Results and Stats	Czechoslovakia Hungary Uruguay USA
First Round
B	Results and Stats	Bulgaria Finland Mexico Soviet Union
First Round
C	Results and Stats	Argentina Brazil Canada Philippines
First Round
D	Results and Stats	Chile Cuba Egypt France
Groups
Second Round
A	Results and Stats	Argentina Bulgaria France Uruguay
Second Round
B	Results and Stats	Brazil Chile Soviet Union USA