Basketball in the 1956 Olympic Games

Information about the basketball tournament played in the 1956 Olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

Olympic Games 1956

Champion USA

- Results...
- Games: 56

Final Standings

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

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Final Stage

brackets and results...

Medal Games

Final Game

Soviet Union

55

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89

USA

3rd Place Game

France

62

-

71

Uruguay

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Groups

Groups
Preliminary Round
A	Results and Stats	Japan Philippines Thailand USA
Preliminary Round
B	Results and Stats	Canada France Singapore Soviet Union
Preliminary Round
C	Results and Stats	Bulgaria Formosa South Korea Uruguay
Preliminary Round
D	Results and Stats	Australia Brazil Chile
Groups
Quarter-Final Round (9-15)
C	Results and Stats	Australia Formosa Singapore Thailand
Quarter-Final Round (9-15)
D	Results and Stats	Canada Japan South Korea
Groups
Quarter-Final Round (1-8)
A	Results and Stats	Chile France Philippines Uruguay
Quarter-Final Round (1-8)
B	Results and Stats	Brazil Bulgaria Soviet Union USA