5th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Rome 1960
Tournament details
Olympics	1960 Summer Olympics
Host nation	Italy
City	Rome
Duration	26 August – 10 September
Men's tournament
Teams	16
Medals Gold medalists  United States Silver medalists  Soviet Union Bronze medalists  Brazil
Tournaments
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Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Tournament
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Squads
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Qualification
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Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Land Rover Arena at Bologna. 64 games of basketball were played in the Olympic tournament that was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport and PalaLottomatica, both in Rome.^[1]

The 16 teams were split up into four groups for the preliminary round. Each team played every other team in its group once. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals in two pools of four, while the lower two teams were sent to a consolation semifinal for 9th through 16th place.

In the semifinal, each team again played every other team in its pool, none of which it had played against previously. The top two teams in each of the two semifinals moved on to the final, with the lower two teams in each playing in a classification for 5th through 8th place. The consolation semifinal worked the same way, with the top two teams moving into a classification for 9th through 12th place and the lower two playing in classification for 13th through 16th places.

For the final, each of the four teams had already played against one of the other three in the semifinal. The results of those games carried over into the final and each team played the remaining two finalists once (even though the teams may have played each other in the preliminary round, those results were not carried over). The results of that pool determined final ranking. Each of the classifications worked identically to the final.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
United States (USA) Jay Arnette Walt Bellamy Bob Boozer Terry Dischinger Burdette Haldorson Darrall Imhoff Allen Kelley Lester Lane Jerry Lucas Oscar Robertson Adrian Smith Jerry West	Soviet Union (URS) Yuri Korneev Jānis Krūmiņš Guram Minashvili Valdis Muižnieks Cēzars Ozers Aleksandr Petrov Mikhail Semyonov Vladimir Ugrekhelidze Maigonis Valdmanis Albert Valtin Gennadi Volnov Viktor Zubkov	Brazil (BRA) Edson Bispo dos Santos Moysés Blás Waldemar Blatskauskas Algodão Rosa Branca Carlos Domingos Massoni Waldyr Boccardo Wlamir Marques Amaury Pasos Fernando Pereira de Freitas Antônio Salvador Sucar Jatyr Eduardo Schall

Pre-Olympic Qualifier

Five teams were given a spot in the 1960 Olympic Games via a tournament held in August:

•  Czechoslovakia
•  Spain
•  Hungary
•  Yugoslavia
•  Poland

Squads

For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	320	183	+137	6	Semifinals
2	Italy (H)	3	2	1	226	247	−21	5
3	Hungary	3	1	2	223	245	−22	4	9th–16th classification round
4	Japan	3	0	3	224	318	−94	3

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

August 26 9:00

Hungary	93–66	Japan
Scoring by half: 43–28, 53–38
Pts: Bencze (25)		Pts: Ohshima (14)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: J. Sanchez Padilla S. Siniakov

August 26 21:30

United States	88–54	Italy
Scoring by half: 42–17, 46–37
Pts: Smith (18)		Pts: Lombardi (17)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber B. Takev

August 27 16:00

United States	125–66	Japan
Scoring by half: 65–36, 60–30
Pts: Lucas (28)		Pts: Shoji (13)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto B. Harvey

August 27 23:00

Italy	72–67	Hungary
Scoring by half: 40–37, 32–30
Pts: Pieri (15)		Pts: Gabányi (15)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: K. Klima J. Sanchez Padilla

August 29 9:00

United States	107–63	Hungary
Scoring by half: 48–34, 59–29
Pts: Robertson (22)		Pts: Bánhegyi, Temesvári (22)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber Azuar

August 29 17:30

Japan	92–100	Italy
Scoring by half: 43–59, 49–41
Pts: Riminucci, Gavagnin (16)		Pts: Suigyama, Nara (12)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: N. Charganov Bilek

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	201	192	+9	5[lower-alpha 1]	Semifinals
2	Yugoslavia	3	2	1	193	199	−6	5[lower-alpha 1]
3	France	3	1	2	187	190	−3	4[lower-alpha 2]	9th–16th classification round
4	Bulgaria	3	1	2	209	209	0	4[lower-alpha 2]

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:

1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Czechoslovakia 1–0 Yugoslavia
2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: France1–0 Bulgaria

August 26 16:00

Bulgaria	62–67	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–35, 32–32
Pts: Mirtchev (14)		Pts: Djuric (23)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto C. Sien

August 26 17:30

France	53–56	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 22–26, 31–30
Pts: Dorigo (17)		Pts: Tomasek (16)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto N. Charganov

August 27 9:00

France	61–62	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–32, 26–30
Pts: Dorigo (15)		Pts: Korac (23)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: N. Charganov P. Reverberi

August 27 10:30

Czechoslovakia	69–75	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 43–39, 26–36
Pts: Pieri (15)		Pts: Gabanyi (15)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber S. Siniakov

August 29 10:30

Yugoslavia	64–76	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 35–40, 29–36
Pts: Korac (25)		Pts: Baumruk (27)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Sussi S. Siniakov

August 29 20:00

France	73–72	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–30, 41–42
Pts: Grange (21)		Pts: Mirtchev (22)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: D. Shirley Bilek

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	213	198	+15	6	Semifinals
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	220	170	+50	5
3	Mexico	3	1	2	189	210	−21	4	9th–16th classification round
4	Puerto Rico	3	0	3	199	243	−44	3

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.

August 26 10:30

Soviet Union	66–49	Mexico
Scoring by half: 28–17, 38–32
Pts: Valdman (13)		Pts: Almanza (15)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Follati T. Hata

August 26 20:00

Puerto Rico	72–75	Brazil
Scoring by half: 35–33, 37–42
Pts: Walle (22)		Pts: Pasos (18)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: P. Reverberi K. Klima

August 27 14:30

Mexico	68–64	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 34–26, 34–38
Pts: A. Herrera (27)		Pts: Vicens (15)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Sussi B. Takev

August 27 21:30

Soviet Union	54–58	Brazil
Scoring by half: 23–28, 31–30
Pts: Blatskauskas, Pasos (14)		Pts: Muzhniek (14)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: D. Shirley E. Kassai

August 29 21:30

Brazil	80–72 (OT)	Mexico
Scoring by half: 29–32, 32–29 Overtime: 19–11
Pts: Pasos (19)		Pts: A. Herrera (22)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Luglini C. Sien

August 29 23:00

Soviet Union	100–63	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 36–29, 64–35
Pts: Korneev (18)		Pts: Vicens (14)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: P. Reverberi Skyloyannis

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay	3	2	1	228	225	+3	5[lower-alpha 1]	Semifinals
2	Poland	3	2	1	233	207	+26	5[lower-alpha 1]
3	Philippines	3	1	2	228	248	−20	4[lower-alpha 2]	9th–16th classification round
4	Spain	3	1	2	222	231	−9	4[lower-alpha 2]

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:

1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Uruguay 1–0 Poland
2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Philippines 1–0 Spain

August 26 14:30

Philippines	68–86	Poland
Scoring by half: 31–44, 37–42
Pts: Badion (17)		Pts: Nartowski (29)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: V. Pinto E. Kassai

August 26 23:00

Uruguay	72–77	Spain
Scoring by half: 30–41, 42–36
Pts: Mera (16)		Pts: E. Rodriguez (18)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: D. Shirley G. Sussi

August 27 17:30

Spain	82–84	Philippines
Scoring by half: 33–35, 49–49
Pts: Luis (20)		Pts: Yburan (16)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Follati M. Minic

August 27 20:00

Uruguay	76–72	Poland
Scoring by half: 39–38, 37–34
Pts: Poyet (15)		Pts: Wichowski (29)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto E. Luglini

August 29 14:30

Uruguay	80–76	Philippines
Scoring by half: 38–37, 42–39
Pts: Blixen (23)		Pts: Bernardo (29)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Luglini C. Sien

August 29 16:00

Poland	75–63	Spain
Scoring by half: 36–29, 64–35
Pts: Wichowski, Sitkowski (21)		Pts: Rodriguez (17)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Kassai V. Pinto

Classification 9–16

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	167	150	+17	6	9th–12th classification round
2	Philippines	3	2	1	154	161	−7	5
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	162	166	−4	4	13th–16th classification round
4	Bulgaria	3	0	3	0	6	−6	0

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.

September 1 14:30

Hungary

2–0 (forfeit)

Bulgaria

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome

September 1 16:00

Philippines	82–80	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 41–42, 41–38
Pts: Ortiz (21)		Pts: Valle (28)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Follati M. Minic

September 2 9:00

Hungary	84–80 (OT)	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 39–37, 35–37 Overtime: 10–6
Pts: Gabányi (23)		Pts: Vicens (28)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Sussi Nikou

September 2 10:30

Bulgaria

0–2 (forfeit)

Philippines

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome

September 3 14:30

Puerto Rico

2–0 (forfeit)

Bulgaria

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome

September 3 16:00

Hungary	81–70	Philippines
Scoring by half: 35–28, 46–42
Pts: Gabányi (25)		Pts: Ortiz (16)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto E. Luglini

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	270	173	+97	6	9th–12th classification round
2	Mexico	3	2	1	218	214	+4	5
3	Spain	3	1	2	180	222	−42	4	13th–16th classification round
4	Japan	3	0	3	184	243	−59	3

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.

September 1 9:00

Spain	66–80	Mexico
Scoring by half: 32–31, 44–49
Pts: E. Rodriguez (22)		Pts: Almanza (28)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: K. Klima J. Sanchez Padilla

September 1 10:30

France	101–63	Japan
Scoring by half: 34–30, 67–33
Pts: Beugnot (23)		Pts: Itoyama, Sugiyama (10)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto E. Luglini

September 2 14:30

Japan	57–76	Mexico
Scoring by half: 30–34, 27–43
Pts: Itoyama (12)		Pts: Almanza (21)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: P. Reverberi N. Charganov

September 2 16:00

France	78–48	Spain
Scoring by half: 39–18, 39–30
Pts: Beugnot (18)		Pts: Martinez (24)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: G. Follati S. Siniakov

September 3 9:00

Spain	66–64	Japan
Scoring by half: 32–34, 34–30
Pts: E. Rodriguez (24)		Pts: Nara (15)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: V. Pinto N. Charganov

September 3 10:00

France	91–62	Mexico
Scoring by half: 41–33, 50–29
Pts: Antoine, Dorigo (19)		Pts: Almanza (17)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: J. Sanchez Padilla P. Reverberi

Classification 13–16

• Spain's victory over Japan carried over, as did Puerto Rico's win in Bulgaria's forfeit.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
13	Puerto Rico	2	2	0	168	138	+30	4
14	Spain	2	1	1	131	139	−8	3
15	Japan	2	0	2	137	159	−22	2

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.

September 7 10:00

Puerto Rico	75–65	Spain
Scoring by half: 39–27, 36–38
Pts: Walle (23)		Pts: Martinez (23)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: K. Klima C. Sien

September 9 10:00

Puerto Rico	93–73	Japan
Scoring by half: 46–32, 47–41
Pts: T. Cruz (23)		Pts: Shoji (16)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: E. Luglini E. Kassai

Classification 9–12

France's victory over Mexico and Hungary's over the Philippines carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
9	Hungary	3	2	1	212	209	+3	5[lower-alpha 1]
10	France	3	2	1	283	211	+72	5[lower-alpha 1]
11	Philippines	3	1	2	210	267	−57	4[lower-alpha 2]
12	Mexico	3	1	2	195	213	−18	4[lower-alpha 2]

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:

1. 1 2 Head-to-head: Hungary 1–0 France
2. 1 2 Head-to-head: Philippines 1–0 Mexico

September 8 10:00

Hungary	57–69	Mexico
Scoring by half: 28–39, 29–30
Pts: Gabányi (16)		Pts: Almanza (27)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: V. Pinto Perazzo

September 8 11:30

France	122–75	Philippines
Scoring by half: 59–32, 63–43
Pts: Dorigo (23)		Pts: Ortiz (16)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: P. Reverberi N. Charganov

September 10 10:00

Philippines	65–64	Mexico
Scoring by half: 37–31, 28–33
Pts: Bernardo (26)		Pts: Almanza (26)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: J. Sanchez Padilla Harvey

September 10 11:30

Hungary	74–70	France
Scoring by half: 40–28, 34–42
Pts: Gabányi (21)		Pts: Beugnot (16)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: M. Minic Saltiel

Semifinals

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	240	221	+19	6	Medal round
2	Italy (H)	3	2	1	226	216	+10	5
3	Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	236	237	−1	4	5th–8th classification round
4	Poland	3	0	3	211	239	−28	3

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

September 1 21:30

Brazil	78–75 (OT)	Italy
Scoring by half: 29–39, 41–31 Overtime: 8–5
Pts: Marques, Pasos (18)		Pts: Alesini (18)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Klima B. Takev

September 1 23:00

Czechoslovakia	88–75	Poland
Scoring by half: 44–30, 44–45
Pts: Baumruk (18)		Pts: Wichowski (24)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Kassai Aznar

September 2 20:00

Brazil	77–68	Poland
Scoring by half: 39–46, 38–22
Pts: Baumruk, Konecny (18)		Pts: Wichowski (24)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: B. Takev Harvey

September 2 23:00

Czechoslovakia	70–77	Italy
Scoring by half: 34–37, 36–40
Pts: Tomasek (14)		Pts: Alesini (12)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: Skyloyannis Bilek

September 3 20:00

Italy	74–68	Poland
Scoring by half: 40–32, 34–36
Pts: Alesini (12)		Pts: Wichowski (16)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: Bilek T. Hata

September 3 21:30

Czechoslovakia	78–85	Brazil
Scoring by half: 30–43, 48–42
Pts: Baumruk (23)		Pts: Pasos (25)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto E. Kassai

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	293	149	+144	6	Medal round
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	234	195	+39	5
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	2	197	275	−78	4	5th–8th classification round
4	Uruguay	3	0	3	186	291	−105	3

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.

September 1 17:30

Yugoslavia	42–104	United States
Scoring by half: 16–63, 26–41
Pts: Korac (16)		Pts: Robertson (16)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto T. Hata

September 1 20:00

Uruguay	53–89	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 22–42, 31–47
Pts: Scaron (11)		Pts: Ugrekhilidze (16)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: Skyloyannis Bilek

September 2 17:30

Soviet Union	88–61	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 44–30, 44–31
Pts: Semenov (19)		Pts: Petricevic (11)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: P. Reverberi N. Charganov

September 2 21:30

Uruguay	50–108	United States
Scoring by half: 19–65, 31–43
Pts: Chelle (12)		Pts: Smith (15)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto C. Sien

September 3 17:30

Uruguay	83–94	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–43, 48–51
Pts: Blixen (21)		Pts: Korac (38)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: V. Pinto N. Charganov

September 3 23:00

United States	81–57	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 35–28, 46–29
Pts: West (19)		Pts: Zubkov (13)

Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber B. Takev

Classification 5–8

Czechoslovakia's victory over Poland and Yugoslavia's win over Uruguay carried over to this round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
5	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	284	240	+44	6
6	Yugoslavia	3	2	1	282	262	+20	5
7	Poland	3	1	2	220	245	−25	4
8	Uruguay	3	0	3	217	256	−39	3

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.

September 7 21:00

Czechoslovakia	98–72	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 42–36, 56–36
Pts: Baumruk (28)		Pts: Blixen (25)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: G. Sussi T. Hata

September 7 23:30

Yugoslavia	95–81	Poland
Scoring by half: 55–44, 40–37
Pts: Korac (33)		Pts: Wichowski (24)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto G. Follati

September 9 21:00

Poland	64–62	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 35–31, 29–31
Pts: Sitkowski (14)		Pts: Blixen (18)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber B. Takev

September 9 22:30

Czechoslovakia	98–93	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 38–45, 60–48
Pts: Baumruk (32)		Pts: Korac (29)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto N. Charganov

Medal round

The United States' win over the Soviet Union and Brazil's victory over Italy carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	283	201	+82	6
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	199	213	−14	5
3	Brazil	3	1	2	203	229	−26	4
4	Italy (H)	3	0	3	226	268	−42	3

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

September 8 21:00

Brazil	62–64	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 32–28, 30–36
Pts: Marques (25)		Pts: Voljnov (19)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber Bilek

September 8 22:30

United States	112–81	Italy
Scoring by half: 56–48, 56–33
Pts: Robertson (22)		Pts: Lombardi (23)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: J. Sanchez Padilla M. Minic

September 10 21:00

Italy	70–78	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 32–34, 38–44
Pts: Alesini (19)		Pts: Petrov (20)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: K. Klima Skyloyannis

September 10 22:30

Brazil	63–90	United States
Scoring by half: 24–50, 39–40
Pts: Marques (19)		Pts: Lucas (23)

Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto E. Kassai

Awards

1960 Olympic Basketball Champions
United States Fifth title

Final ranking

1.  United States
2.  Soviet Union
3.  Brazil
4.  Italy
5.  Czechoslovakia
6.  Yugoslavia
7.  Poland
8.  Uruguay
9.  Hungary
10.  France
11.  Philippines
12.  Mexico
13.  Puerto Rico
14.  Spain
15.  Japan
16.  Bulgaria

References