BASKETBALL AT THE 1948 SUMMER OLYMPICS

'Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics' was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.
Olympic basketball returned to being an indoor competition after the disastrous weather conditions of the final game in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Basketball


Contents
Medalists
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification 17-23
Classification 9-16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final
Participating nations
Summary

Medalists



Cliff Barker
Don Barksdale
Ralph Beard
Lew Beck
Vince Boryla
Gordon Carpenter
Alex Groza
Wah Wah Jones
Bob Kurland
Ray Lumpp
Robert Pitts
Jesse Renick
Jackie Robinson
Kenny Rollins

André Barrais
Michel Bonnevie
André Buffière
René Chocat
René Dérency
Maurice Desaymonnet
André Even
Maurice Girardot
Fernand Guillou
Raymond Offner
Jacques Perrier
Yvan Quénin
Lucien Rebuffic
Pierre Thiolon

Algodão
Bráz
Ruy de Freitas
Marcus Vinícius Dias
Affonso Évora
Alexandre Gemignani
Alfredo da Motta
Alberto Marson
Nilton Pacheco
Massinet Sorcinelli

Results


Preliminary round

The 23 teams were split into 4 pools of 6 teams each, with one pool being of 5 teams. There was a round-robin in each pool with every team playing each of the 5 other teams once. 2 points were given for a win, 1 point for a loss. Ties were broken by the ratio of points scored to points allowed.
Group A

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★ Uruguay def. Great Britain, 69-17

★ Brazil def. Hungary, 45-41

★ Canada def. Italy, 55-37

★ Brazil def. Uruguay, 36-32

★ Canada def. Great Britain, 44-24

★ Hungary def. Italy, 32-19

★ Brazil def. Great Britain, 76-11

★ Hungary def. Canada, 37-36

★ Uruguay def. Italy, 46-34

★ Italy def. Great Britain, 49-28

★ Uruguay def. Hungary, 49-31

★ Brazil def. Canada, 57-35

★ Hungary def. Great Britain, 60-23

★ Brazil def. Italy, 47-31

★ Canada def. Uruguay, 52-50
Group B

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★ Philippines def. Iraq, 102-30

★ Korea def. Belgium, 29-27

★ Chile def. China , 44-39

★ Chile def. Iraq, 100-18

★ Philippines def. Korea, 35-33

★ China def. Belgium, 36-34

★ Chile def. Philippines, 68-39

★ Belgium def. Iraq, 98-20

★ China def. Korea, 49-48

★ Belgium def. Chile, 38-36

★ Korea def. Iraq, 120-20

★ Philippines def. China, 51-32

★ Belgium def. Philippines, 37-35

★ China def. Iraq, 125-25

★ Korea def. Chile, 28-21
Group C

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★ United States def. Switzerland, 86-21

★ Czechoslovakia def. Peru, 38-30

★ Argentina def. Egypt, 57-38

★ Peru def. Egypt, 52-27

★ Argentina def. Switzerland, 49-23

★ United States def. Czechoslovakia, 53-28

★ Peru def. Switzerland, 49-19

★ United States def. Argentina, 59-57

★ Czechoslovakia def. Egypt, 52-38

★ United States def. Egypt, 66-28

★ Czechoslovakia def. Switzerland, 54-28

★ Argentina def. Peru, 42-34

★ Egypt def. Switzerland, 31-29

★ United States def. Peru, 61-33

★ Czechoslovakia def. Argentina, 45-41
Group D

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★ France def. Iran, 62-30

★ Mexico def. Cuba, 39-31

★ Mexico def. Ireland, 71-9

★ France def. Cuba, 37-31

★ Mexico def. France, 56-42

★ Iran def. Ireland, 49-22

★ Mexico def. Iran, 68-27

★ Cuba def. Ireland, 88-25

★ Cuba def. Iran, 63-30

★ France def. Ireland, 73-14
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Classification 17-23


★ China def. Switzerland, 42-34

★ Great Britain def. Ireland, 46-21

★ Italy def. Iraq, 77-28

★ Egypt, BYE
'Classification 21-23'

★ Switzerland def. Ireland, 55

★ Iraq, BYE
'Classification 21/22'

★ Switzerland def. Iraq, forfeit
'Classification 17-20'

★ China def. Great Britain, 54-25

★ Italy def. Egypt, 35-33
'Classification 19/20'

★ Egypt def. Great Britain, 50-18
'Classification 17/18'

★ Italy def. China, 54-38
Classification 9-16


★ Belgium def. Hungary, forfeit

★ Canada def. Iran, 81-25

★ Peru def. Cuba, 45-40

★ Philippines def. Argentina, 45-43
'Classification 13-16'

★ Cuba def. Argentina, 35-34

★ Iran def. Hungary, forfeit
'Classification 15/16'

★ Argentina def. Hungary, forfeit
'Classification 13/14'

★ Cuba def. Iran, 70-36
'Classification 9-12'

★ Canada def. Belgium, 45-40

★ Peru def. Philippines, 40-29
'Classification 11/12'

★ Belgium def. Philippines, 38-34
'Classification 9/10'

★ Canada def. Peru, 49-43
Quarterfinals



'Classification 5-8'

★ Chile def. Czechoslovakia, 38-36

★ Uruguay def. Korea, 45-36
'Classification 7/8'

★ Czechoslovakia def. Korea, 39-38
'Classification 5/6'

★ Uruguay def. Chile, 50-32
Semifinals


★ United States def. Mexico, 71-40

★ France def. Brazil, 43-33
Bronze medal match


★ Brazil def. Mexico, 52-47
Final


★ United States def. France, 65-21

Participating nations


Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation.
A total of 298''(
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★ ) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least, according to the official report, because the rosters for the matches are unknown. It is also unknown up to now, if there were more reserve players.''

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★ ) It is uncertain if P. Benedek and J. Verbenyi played for Hungary in this tournament. The official report shows them, but Hungarian sources did not, however they are counted.''

Summary


Place Nation
1
''Coach:'' Omar Browning ''(Phillips 66ers (Bartlesville, OK))''
Cliff Barker ''(University of Kentucky)''
Don Barksdale ''(Oakland Bittners/UCLA)''
Ralph Beard ''(University of Kentucky)''
Lew Beck ''(Phillips 66ers/Oregon State)''
Vince Boryla ''(Denver Nuggets/Denver)''
Gordon Carpenter ''(Phillips Seers/Kansas)''
Alex Groza ''(University of Kentucky)''
Wah Wah Jones ''(University of Kentucky)''
Bob Kurland ''(Phillips 66ers/Oklahoma St.)''
Ray Lumpp ''(New York University)''
Robert Pitts ''(Phillips 66ers/Arkansas)''
Jesse Renick ''(Phillips 66ers/Oklahoma St.)''
Jackie Robinson ''(Baylor University)''
Kenny Rollins ''(University of Kentucky)''
2
3
''Coach:'' Moacir Daiuto
4
Angel Acuña Lizaña
Issac Alfaro Loza
Alberto Bienvenu Barajas
Jorge Cardiel Gaytán
José de la Cruz Cabrera Gándara
Rodolfo Díaz Mercado
Francisco Galindo Chávez
Jorge Gudiño Goya
Héctor Guerrero Delgado
Emilio López Enríquez
Fernando Rojas Herrera
José Rojas Herera
Ignacio Romo Porches
Josué Santos de León Neri
5
Martín Acosta y Lara
Néstor F. Anton Giudice
Victorio Cieslinskas
Nelson Demarco
Miguel Carlos Diab Figoli
Abraham Eidlin Grossman
Eduardo A. Folle Colombo
Héctor García
Eduardo M. Gordon Morgan
Adesio Lombardo
Roberto Lovera
Gustavo Magariños Morales de los Ríos
Carlos Roselló
Héctor Ruiz
6
Eduardo Cordero Fernández
Ezequiel Figueroa Reyes
Juan José Gallo Chinchilla
Roberto Hammer Casadio
Eduardo Kapstein Suckel
Manuel Ledesma Barrales
Víctor Mahana Badrie
Luis Enrique Marmentini Gil
Andrés Mitrovic Guic
Antonio Moreno Rodillo
Eduardo Parra Rojas
Hermán Raffo Abarca
Marcos Sánchez Carmona
Guillermo Verdugo Yañez
7
Karel Bělohradský
Cyril BenáÄek
Jiří Chlup
Jiří Drvota
Josef Ezr
Jozef Kalina
Jan Kozák
Václav Krása
Zoltán Krenický
Jozef Křepela
Ivan Mrázek
Jiří Siegel
Josef Toms
Ladislav Trpkoš
8
Ahn Byung-Suk
Bang W.
Chang Chin-Ri
Chyo Joon-Deuk
Kang Hyun-Bong
Kim Shin-Chung
Lee Hoon-Sang
Lee Yung-Choon
Oh Chul-Soo
9
''Coach:'' Bob Osborne ''(University of British Columbia))''
Ole Bakken ''(University of British Columbia)''
Bill Bell ''(University of British Columbia)''
Doodie Bloomfield ''(Montréal YMHA)''
Dave Campbell ''(University of British Columbia)''
Harry Kermode ''(University of British Columbia)''
Bennie Lands ''(Montréal YMHA)''
Pat McGeer ''(University of British Columbia)''
Reid Mitchell ''(University of British Columbia)''
Mendy Morein ''(Montréal YMHA)''
Nev Munro ''(University of British Columbia)''
Bobby Scarr ''(University of British Columbia)''
Cy Strulovitch ''(Montréal YMHA)''
Sol Tolchinsky ''(Montréal YMHA)''
Murray Waxman ''(Montréal YMHA)''
10
G. Ahrens Valdivia
Carlos Alegre Benavides
David Descalzo Ãlvarez
Virgilio Drago Burga
Alberto Fernández Calderón
A. Ferreiros Pérez
Eduardo Fiestas Arce
Rodolfo Salas Crespo
Luis Sánchez Maquiavelo
R. Ríos Soracco
José Vizcarra Nieto
11
Georges Baert
Auguste Bernaer
Henri Coosemans
François de Pauw
Henri Hermans
André Hollanders
Henri Hollanders
Emile Kets
Léon Lampo
Julien Meuris
Gustave Poppe
René Steurbaut
Luois van de Goor
Armand van Wambeke
12
''Coach:'' Dionisio Calvo
Manuel Araneta
Ramón Campos
Eduardo Decena
Andrés de la Cruz
Felicisimo Fajardo
Gabriel Fajardo
Edgardo Fulgencio
Antonio Luis Martínez
Lauro Mumar
Francisco Vestil
13
Mario Aguero Medrano
José Miguel Alvarez Pozo
Casimiro García Artime
Juan García García
R. Carlos García Ordoñez
Francisco Lavernia Hernández
José Llanusa Gobel
Miguel Llaneras Rodríguez
Federico López Garviso
Pedro Manuel Otero Vázquez
Mario Quintero Padrón
Fabio Ruiz Vinajeras
Ramón Wiltz Bucelo
Otazo A. Paget
14
K. Ashtari
A. Ehssassi
F. Esfendiari
H. Hashemi
H. Jabbarzadegan
H. Karandish
M. Mohtadi
H. Rafatjah
F. Sadeghi
Z. Shademan
A. Solbi
H. Soroudi
H. Soudipour
15
''Coach:'' Jorge Hugo Canavesi
Raúl Calvo
Leopoldo Contarbio
Oscar Furlong
Ricardo González
Manuel Guerrero
Rafael Lledó
León Martinetti
Rubén Menini
Jorge Nuré
Oscar Pérez Cattáno
Arturo Ruffa
Juan Carlos Uder
Bruno Varani
Tomás Vío
16
Antal Bánkuti
P. Benedek
János Halász
Géza Kardos
József Kozma
István Lovrics
Tibor Mezőfi
György Nagy
László Novakovszky
Attila Timár Geng
István Timár Geng
Ede Vadászi
J. Verbenyi
Tibor Zsíros
17
Gianfranco Bersani
Carlo Cerioni
Sergio Ferriani
Ezio Mantelli
Federico Marietti
Giancarlo Marinelli
Giovanni Nesti
Valentino Pellarini
Giancarlo Primo
Renzo Ranuzzi
Luigi Rapini
Romeo Romanutti
Sergio Stefanini
Vittorio Tracuzzi
18
Chia Chung-Chang
Chua Bon-Hua
Kya Is-Kyun
Lee Edward
Lee Tsun-Tung
Pao John Sung-Yuan
Wee Tian-Siak
Woo Cheng-Chang
Yee Jose
Yu Sai-Chang
19
Youssef Mohamed Abbas
Youssef Kamal Mohamed Abou-Ouf
Fouad Abdel Meguid Abu el Kheir
Armand Philippe Catafago
Mahmoud Gamal el Leissy
Albert Fahmy Tadros
Mohamed Habib
Abdelrahman Ismail Hafez
Robert Makzoume
Hassan Moawad
Medhat Youssef Mohamad
Hussein Kamal Montassir
Ahmed Nessim
Mohamed Soliman
20
Frank Cole
Trevor C. Davies
Alexander Elk
Malcolm Finlay
Colin L. Hunt
Douglas C. Legg
Ronald H. Legg
Stanley McMeekan
Sydney McMeekan
Robert H. Norris
Lionel Price
Harry L. Weston
Stanley B. Weston
21
Pierre Albrecht
Henri Baumann
Marc Bossy
Claude Chevalley
Maurice Chollet
Bernard Dutoit
Robert Geiser
Hans Gujer
Claude Landini
Jean Pare
G. Piaget
Jean Pollet
Georges Stockly
J. Tribolet
22
H. Ahmed
Y. Emile
G. Hanna
A. Hashim
A. Irfan
A. Kanaan
F. Saleh
M. Salmain
Ali D. Salman
K. Wadoon
23
Harry Boland
Vincie Crehan
John Flynn
William Jackson
Thomas Keenan
John R. McGee
Gerald McLoughlin
Thomas Malone
Frank B. O'Connor
Donald O'Donovan
Daniel Reddin
Donald Sheriff
Patrick Sheriff
Christy Walsh


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