Basketball competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place from July 30 to August 13. The winner for the second time in a row was the US team. In total, 23 teams took part in the basketball tournament, who played a total of 88 matches.
| 1948 olympic games | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| July 30 - August 13, 1948 | |
| Number of participants | 23 |
| Number of cities | one |
| Number of stadiums | one |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  USA (2nd title) |
 Second place |  France |
 Third place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Total points | 7154 |
| Average points per match | 81.3 |
| Best players | |
| Bombardier |  Lombardo (167 points) |
Content
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| USA Cliff barker Don Barksdale Ralph Beard Lew Beck Vince Borila Gordon Carpenter Alex Thunderstorm Wallace Jones Bob Curland Ray lamp Robert Pitts Jess renik Robert Robinson Kenny rollins | France Andre Barre Michelle Bonnevy Andre Buffier Rene Choca Rene Derensi Maurice Desamon Andre Even Maurice Girardot Fernand Gwilu Raymond Offne Jacques Perrier Ivan Quenen Lucien Rebuffy Pierre Thylon | Brazil Algoda Braz Rui de Freitas Marcus Vinisus Diaz Affonso Evora Alexander Gemignani Alfredo da Motta Alberto Marson Nilton Pasheku Massigne Sorsinelli |
Referee
- Ernesto Lastra
- Francois van der Perrin
- Cromer
- Paige
- Janos Diemesi
- Abdelazim Ashri
- Abdelmonim Wahby
- Kazem Rahbari
- Oddone Galliardi
- Vittorio Ugolini
- Gualtiero Fallati
- Song Zhongcheng
- Jong Songyun
- Naili Moran
- Juan Francisco Carro
- Arshambo
- Edmond Bigot
- Andre Ciener
- Andre Taris
- Schovehe
- Vaclav Erzhabek
- J. Osusky
- Marcel Pfeti
- Ernest Shuar
Group Stage
| Quarter Final | Qualification for 9-16 places | Qualification for 17-23 places |
Group A
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Brazil | five | five | 0 | 261 | 160 | +101 | ten |
| 2 | Uruguay | five | 3 | 2 | 246 | 170 | +76 | eight |
| 3 | Canada | five | 3 | 2 | 222 | 205 | +17 | eight |
| four | Hungary | five | 3 | 2 | 201 | 172 | +29 | eight |
| five | Italy | five | one | four | 170 | 208 | −38 | 6 |
| 6 | Great Britain | five | 0 | five | 103 | 298 | −195 | five |
- 1st round
| July 30, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Uruguay | 69:17 | Great Britain | London |
| Account in halves: 33: 8, 36: 9. | |||||
| July 30, 1948 | Report | Brazil | 45:41 FROM | Hungary | London |
| The account in half: 21:22, 18:17. Additional time: 6: 2 | |||||
| July 30, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Canada | 55:37 | Italy | London |
| Half-score: 26:18, 29:19. | |||||
- 2 round
| July 31, 1948 10:20 | Report | Uruguay | 32:36 | Brazil | London |
| The account in half: 20:22, 12:14. | |||||
| July 31, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Canada | 44:24 | Great Britain | London |
| The account in half: 22:15, 22: 9. | |||||
| July 31, 1948 16:40 | Report | Italy | 19:32 | Hungary | London |
| Half-score: 5: 9, 14:23. | |||||
- 3 round
| August 2, 1948 9 a.m. | Report | Great Britain | 11:76 | Brazil | London |
| Half-score: 7:41, 4:35. | |||||
| August 2, 1948 19:30 | Report | Canada | 36:37 | Hungary | London |
| The account in half: 17:20, 19:17. | |||||
| August 3, 1948 16:40 | Report | Italy | 34:46 | Uruguay | London |
| The account in half: 12:20, 22:26. | |||||
- 4 round
| August 4, 1948 10:20 | Report | Great Britain | 28:49 | Italy | London |
| Half-score: 5:24, 23:25. | |||||
| August 4, 1948 15:20 | Report | Hungary | 31:49 | Uruguay | London |
| The account in half: 17:26, 14:23. | |||||
| August 4, 1948 16:40 | Report | Canada | 35:57 | Brazil | London |
| Half-score: 12:32, 23:25. | |||||
- 5 round
| August 5, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Hungary | 60:23 | Great Britain | London |
| Half-score: 34:11, 26:12. | |||||
| August 5, 1948 16:40 | Report | Brazil | 47:31 | Italy | London |
| Half-score: 22:15, 25:16. | |||||
| August 5, 1948 19:30 | Report | Canada | 52:50 | Uruguay | London |
| Half-score: 34:28, 18:22. | |||||
Group B
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Chile | five | 3 | 2 | 269 | 162 | +107 | eight |
| 2 | South Korea | five | 3 | 2 | 258 | 152 | +106 | eight |
| 3 | Belgium | five | 3 | 2 | 234 | 155 | +79 | eight |
| four | Philippines | five | 3 | 2 | 261 | 198 | +63 | eight |
| five | Republic of China | five | 3 | 2 | 281 | 202 | +79 | eight |
| 6 | Iraq | five | 0 | five | 113 | 545 | −432 | five |
- 1st round
| July 30, 1948 9 a.m. | Report | Philippines | 102:30 | Iraq | London |
| Half-score: 47:16, 55:14. | |||||
| July 30, 1948 15:20 | Report | Belgium | 27:29 | South Korea | London |
| Half-score: 11:14, 16:15. | |||||
| July 30, 1948 19:30 | Report | Republic of China | 39:44 | Chile | London |
| The account in half: 18:19, 21:25. | |||||
- 2 round
| July 31, 1948 15:20 | Report | Iraq | 18: 100 | Chile | London |
| The account in half: 8:45, 10:55. | |||||
| July 31, 1948 19:30 | Report | South Korea | 33:35 | Philippines | London |
| The account in half: 21:22, 12:13. | |||||
| August 2, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Belgium | 34:36 | Republic of China | London |
| The account in half: 13:18, 21:18. | |||||
- 3 round
| August 3, 1948 9 a.m. | Report | Philippines | 39:68 | Chile | London |
| The account in half: 16:29, 23:39. | |||||
| August 3, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Iraq | 20:98 | Belgium | London |
| The account in half: 8:42, 12:56. | |||||
| August 3, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | South Korea | 48:49 | Republic of China | London |
| The account in half: 28:16, 20:33. | |||||
- 4 round
| August 4, 1948 11:40 | Report | Chile | 36:38 | Belgium | London |
| The account in half: 20:15, 16:23. | |||||
| August 4, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | South Korea | 120: 20 | Iraq | London |
| Half-score: 49:12, 71: 8. | |||||
| August 4, 1948 19:30 | Report | Philippines | 51:32 | Republic of China | London |
| The account in half: 27:14, 24:18. | |||||
- 5 round
| August 5, 1948 19:30 | Report | Philippines | 34:35 | Belgium | London |
| The account in half: 24:23, 10:12. | |||||
| August 6, 1948 10:20 | Report | Republic of China | 125: 25 | Iraq | London |
| Half-score: 64:14, 61:11. | |||||
| August 6, 1948 19:30 | Report | South Korea | 28:21 | Chile | London |
| The account in half: 13: 6, 15:15. | |||||
Group C
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | USA | five | five | 0 | 325 | 167 | +158 | ten |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | five | four | one | 217 | 190 | +27 | 9 |
| 3 | Argentina | five | 3 | 2 | 246 | 199 | +47 | eight |
| four | Peru | five | 2 | 3 | 198 | 187 | +11 | 7 |
| five | Egypt | five | one | four | 162 | 256 | −94 | 6 |
| 6 | Switzerland | five | 0 | five | 120 | 269 | −149 | five |
- 1st round
| July 30, 1948 10:20 | Report | USA | 86:21 | Switzerland | London |
| Half-score: 34: 9, 52:12. | |||||
| July 30, 1948 11:40 | Report | Czechoslovakia | 38:30 | Peru | London |
| The account in half: 22:15, 16:15. | |||||
| July 31, 1948 11:40 | Report | Argentina | 57:38 | Egypt | London |
| Half-score: 26:27, 31:11. | |||||
- 2 round
| August 2, 1948 10:20 | Report | Peru | 52:27 | Egypt | London |
| The account in half: 16: 8, 36:19. | |||||
| August 2, 1948 11:40 | Report | Switzerland | 23:49 | Argentina | London |
| The account in half: 13:28, 10:21. | |||||
| August 2, 1948 16:40 | Report | USA | 53:28 | Czechoslovakia | London |
| The account in half: 23:12, 30:16. | |||||
- 3 round
| August 3, 1948 10:20 | Report | Switzerland | 19:49 | Peru | London |
| The account in half: 9:18, 10:31. | |||||
| August 3, 1948 11:40 | Report | USA | 59:57 | Argentina | London |
| The account in half: 26:33, 33:24. | |||||
| August 3, 1948 19:30 | Report | Czechoslovakia | 52:38 | Egypt | London |
| Half-score: 25:16, 27:22. | |||||
- 4 round
| August 4, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | USA | 66:28 | Egypt | London |
| Half-score: 32:10, 34:18. | |||||
| August 5, 1948 11:40 | Report | Czechoslovakia | 58:28 | Switzerland | London |
| The account in half: 24: 7, 30:21. | |||||
| August 5, 1948 15:20 | Report | Argentina | 42:34 | Peru | London |
| The account in half: 21:18, 21:16. | |||||
- 5 round
| August 6, 1948 15:20 | Report | Egypt | 31:29 | Switzerland | London |
| The account in half: 15:15, 16:14. | |||||
| August 6, 1948 16:40 | Report | USA | 61:33 | Peru | London |
| The account in half: 31: 9, 30:24. | |||||
| August 6, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Argentina | 41:45 | Czechoslovakia | London |
| The account in half: 19:20, 22:45. | |||||
Group D
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Mexico | four | four | 0 | 234 | 109 | +125 | eight |
| 2 | France | four | 3 | one | 214 | 131 | +83 | 7 |
| 3 | Cuba | four | 2 | 2 | 213 | 131 | +82 | 6 |
| four | Iran | four | one | 3 | 136 | 215 | −79 | five |
| five | Ireland | four | 0 | four | 70 | 281 | −211 | four |
- 1st round
| July 31, 1948 9 a.m. | Report | France | 30:62 | Iran | London |
| The account in half: 11:34, 19:28. | |||||
| July 31, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Mexico | 39:31 | Cuba | London |
| The account in half: 23:11, 16:20. | |||||
- 2 round
| August 2, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Mexico | 71: 9 | Ireland | London |
| The account in half: 34: 4, 37: 5. | |||||
| August 2, 1948 15:20 | Report | Cuba | 31:37 | France | London |
| The account in half: 14:15, 17:22. | |||||
- 3 round
| August 3, 1948 15:20 | Report | Mexico | 56:42 | France | London |
| Half-score: 30:20, 26:22. | |||||
| August 4, 1948 9 a.m. | Report | Ireland | 10:49 p.m. | Iran | London |
| The account in half: 10:26, 12:23. | |||||
- 4 round
| August 5, 1948 9 a.m. | Report | Mexico | 68:27 | Iran | London |
| The account in half: 37:13, 31:14. | |||||
| August 5, 1948 10:20 | Report | Ireland | 25:88 | Cuba | London |
| The account in half: 9:40, 16:48. | |||||
- 5 round
| August 6, 1948 11:40 | Report | Iran | 30:63 | Cuba | London |
| The account in half: 13:33, 17:30. | |||||
| August 6, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | France | 73:14 | Ireland | London |
| The account in half: 37: 6, 36: 8. | |||||
Qualification for 17-23 places
Matches for 17-23 places
| August 7, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Italy | 77:28 | Iraq | London |
| Half-score: 34:10, 43:18. | |||||
| August 7, 1948 19:30 | Report | Great Britain | 46:21 | Ireland | London |
| The account in half: 24: 5, 22:16. | |||||
| August 9, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Republic of China | 42:34 | Switzerland | London |
| The account in half: 25:20, 17:14. | |||||
Matches for 17-20 places
| August 10, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Ireland | 12:55 | Switzerland | London |
| Half-score: 3:31, 9:24. | |||||
| August 11, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Republic of China | 54:25 | Great Britain | London |
| The account in half: 23:14, 31:11. | |||||
Final Games
- Match for 21st place
| August 12, 1948 | Switzerland | 2-0 | Iraq [1] | London |
- Match for 19th place
| August 12, 1948 15:20 | Report | Great Britain | 18:50 | Egypt | London |
| The account in half: 9:22, 9:28. | |||||
- Match for 17th place
| August 13, 1948 2 p.m. | Report | Republic of China | 38:54 | Italy | London |
| The account in half: 21:25, 17:29. | |||||
Qualifications for 9-16 places
Matches for 9-16 places
| August 7, 1948 15:20 | Report | Cuba | 40:45 FROM | Peru | London |
| The account in half: 18:21, 17:14. Additional time: 5:10 | |||||
| August 7, 1948 16:40 | Report | Canada | 81:25 | Iran | London |
| Half-score: 49: 8, 32:17. | |||||
| August 7, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Argentina | 43:45 | Philippines | London |
| The account in half: 23:21, 20:24. | |||||
| August 7, 1948 | Belgium | 2-0 | Hungary [2] | London |
Matches for 13-16 places
| August 10, 1948 15:20 | Report | Cuba | 35:34 | Argentina | London |
| The account in half: 14:17, 21:17. | |||||
| August 10, 1948 | Iran | 2-0 | Hungary [2] | London |
Matches for 9-12 places
| August 10, 1948 19:30 | Report | Peru | 40:29 | Philippines | London |
| The account in half: 23: 8, 17:21. | |||||
| August 10, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Canada | 45:40 | Belgium | London |
| The account in half: 20:25, 25:15. | |||||
Final Games
- Match for 15th place
| August 12, 1948 | Argentina | 2-0 | Hungary [2] | London |
- Match for 13th place
| August 12, 1948 16:40 | Report | Cuba | 70:36 | Iran | London |
| Half-score: 32:11, 38:25. | |||||
- Match for 11th place
| August 12, 1948 19:30 | Report | Belgium | 38:34 | Philippines | London |
| The account in half: 16:16, 22:18. | |||||
- Match for 9th place
| August 12, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Canada | 49:43 | Peru | London |
| The account in half: 26:16, 23:27. | |||||
Playoffs
Quarter Final
| August 9, 1948 15:20 | Report | Brazil | 28:23 | Czechoslovakia | London |
| The account in half: 10:13, 18:10. | |||||
| August 9, 1948 15:40 | Report | Chile | 52:53 FROM | France | London |
| The account in half: 25:18, 17:24. Additional time: 10:11 | |||||
| August 9, 1948 19:30 | Report | Mexico | 43:32 | South Korea | London |
| Half-score: 24:16, 19:16. | |||||
| August 9, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Uruguay | 28:63 | USA | London |
| The account in half: 17:31, 11:32. | |||||
Matches for 5-8 places
| August 11, 1948 15:20 | Report | Czechoslovakia | 36:38 | Chile | London |
| The account in half: 13:14, 23:24. | |||||
| August 11, 1948 | Report | Uruguay | 45:36 | South Korea | London |
| The account in half: 23:26, 22:10. | |||||
Semifinal
| August 11, 1948 19:30 | Report | USA | 71:40 | Mexico | London |
| Half-score: 30:15, 41:25. | |||||
| August 11, 1948 9 p.m. | Report | Brazil | 33:43 | France | London |
| The account in half: 19:23, 14:20. | |||||
Final Games
- Match for 7th place
| August 13, 1948 15:20 | Report | Czechoslovakia | 39:38 | South Korea | London |
| The account in half: 13:23, 26:15. | |||||
- 5th place match
| August 13, 1948 16:40 | Report | Uruguay | 50:32 | Chile | London |
| The account in half: 21:15, 29:17. | |||||
- 3rd place match
| August 13, 1948 19:30 | Report | Brazil | 52:47 | Mexico | London |
| The account in half: 17:25, 35:22. | |||||
- The final
| August 13, 1948 | Report | USA | 65:21 | France | London |
| The account in half: 28: 9, 37:12. | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Technical defeat for Iraq team
- ↑ 1 2 3 Technical defeat for the Hungarian team
Summary table
| A place | National team |
|---|---|
| one | USA |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Brazil |
| four | Mexico |
| five | Uruguay |
| 6 | Chile |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| eight | South Korea |
| 9 | Canada |
| ten | Peru |
| eleven | Belgium |
| 12 | Philippines |
| 13 | Cuba |
| 14 | Iran |
| 15 | Argentina |
| sixteen | Hungary |
| 17 | Italy |
| 18 | Republic of China |
| nineteen | Egypt |
| 20 | Great Britain |
| 21 | Switzerland |
| 22 | Iraq |
| 23 | Ireland |