Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
International basketball tournament
Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the sixth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event . It took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo , Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth consecutive gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto Rico .[ 1]
Results
Qualification
Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first eight places at the previous tournament . Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus two additional intercontinental tournaments that granted six extra berths total, after the withdrawal of United Arab Republic and Czechoslovakia .
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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.
Squads
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters
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
Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Poland 1–0 Italy
^ a b Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–0 Japan
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 16
October 17
October 18
Group B
Finnish basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Source:
FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Yugoslavia
^ a b Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Peru
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 16
October 17
October 18
Knockout stage
Championship playoffs
Semifinals (October 21) Gold medal Final (October 23) A1
Soviet Union
53
B2
47
B1
United States
73
A1
59
B1
United States
62
A2
42
Bronze medal game (October 23) A2
60
B2
Brazil
76
Classification brackets
5th–8th Place
9th–12th Place
13th–16th Place
Awards
Final standings
References
Tournaments
Qualifications
Squads
Tournaments
Qualifications
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