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Men's Olympic Games 1952 - Home
Finland - Helsinki - 14 July 1952 - 2 August 1952
Winner
: United States
Final standings
| 1 | United States |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
| 4 |  Argentina |
| 5 |  Chile |
| 6 |  Brazil |
| 7 |  Bulgaria |
| 8 |  France |
| 9 |  Canada |
Preliminary Rounds (Finland - Helsinki - 14/07/1952 - 18/07/1952)
Last matches
14 July 1952 | |||
Cuba | 59 - 51 |  Belgium | |
Canada | 63 - 57 |  Egypt | |
| Canada | 68 - 57 |  Italy | |
Hungary | 75 - 38 |  Greece | |
15 July 1952 | |||
Philippines | 57 - 47 |  Israel | |
| Egypt | 64 - 45 |  Turkey | |
| Egypt | 66 - 62 | Italy | |
Bulgaria | 69 - 58 |  Switzerland | |
16 July 1952 | |||
| Greece | 54 - 52 | Israel | |
| Belgium | 59 - 49 | Switzerland | |
| Canada | 72 - 51 |  Romania | |
17 July 1952 | |||
| Philippines | 48 - 35 | Hungary | |
| Italy | 49 - 37 | Turkey | |
| Bulgaria | 62 - 56 | Cuba | |
18 July 1952 | |||
| Hungary | 47 - 44 | Greece | |
| Italy | 53 - 39 | Romania | |
| Cuba | 71 - 63 | Belgium | |
Group A (Finland - Helsinki - 25/07/1952 - 28/07/1952)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 139 | +56 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 164 | +3 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 164 | -3 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 199 | -56 |
Last matches
25 July 1952 | |||
Uruguay | 53 - 51 |  Czechoslovakia | |
United States | 66 - 48 | Hungary | |
27 July 1952 | |||
| Uruguay | 70 - 56 | Hungary | |
| United States | 72 - 47 | Czechoslovakia | |
28 July 1952 | |||
| United States | 57 - 44 | Uruguay | |
| Czechoslovakia | 63 - 39 | Hungary | |
Group B (Finland - Helsinki - 26/07/1952 - 29/07/1952)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 153 | +65 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 173 | 208 | -35 |
| 3 |  Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 172 | 171 | +1 |
| 4 |  Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 178 | -31 |
Last matches
26 July 1952 | |||
Mexico | 66 - 48 | Finland | |
Soviet Union | 100 - 56 | Bulgaria | |
28 July 1952 | |||
| Soviet Union | 47 - 35 | Finland | |
| Bulgaria | 65 - 64 | Finland | |
29 July 1952 | |||
| Bulgaria | 52 - 44 | Mexico | |
| Soviet Union | 71 - 62 | Mexico | |
Group C (Finland - Helsinki - 25/07/1952 - 27/07/1952)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 196 | +43 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 179 | +5 |
| 3 |  Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 221 | -29 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 220 | -19 |
Last matches
25 July 1952 | |||
Argentina | 82 - 81 | Canada | |
| Argentina | 85 - 59 | Philippines | |
26 July 1952 | |||
Brazil | 57 - 55 | Canada | |
| Philippines | 81 - 65 | Canada | |
27 July 1952 | |||
| Brazil | 71 - 52 | Philippines | |
| Argentina | 72 - 56 | Brazil | |
Group D (Finland - Helsinki - 25/07/1952 - 27/07/1952)
Standing
Last matches
25 July 1952 | |||
Chile | 53 - 52 | Cuba | |
France | 92 - 64 | Egypt | |
26 July 1952 | |||
| France | 58 - 42 | Cuba | |
| Chile | 74 - 46 | Egypt | |
27 July 1952 | |||
| France | 52 - 43 | Chile | |
| Egypt | 66 - 55 | Cuba | |
Semi-Finals Group A (Finland - Helsinki - 28/07/1952 - 30/07/1952)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 166 | +80 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 195 | -5 |
| 3 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 155 | +22 |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 256 | -97 |
Last matches
28 July 1952 | |||
| Soviet Union | 54 - 49 | Brazil | |
| Brazil | 75 - 44 | Chile | |
29 July 1952 | |||
| United States | 57 - 53 | Brazil | |
| United States | 86 - 58 | Soviet Union | |
30 July 1952 | |||
| Soviet Union | 78 - 60 | Chile | |
| United States | 103 - 55 | Chile | |
Semi-Finals Group B (Finland - Helsinki - 28/07/1952 - 30/07/1952)
Standing
Last matches
28 July 1952 | |||
| France | 68 - 66 | Uruguay | |
| Argentina | 100 - 56 | Bulgaria | |
29 July 1952 | |||
| Argentina | 61 - 52 | France | |
| Uruguay | 62 - 54 | Bulgaria | |
30 July 1952 | |||
| Uruguay | 66 - 65 | Argentina | |
| Bulgaria | 67 - 58 | France | |
Final round (Finland - Helsinki - 31/07/1952 - 02/08/1952)
Classification Round
31 July 1952 | |||
| Brazil | 59 - 44 | France | |
| Chile | 60 - 53 | Bulgaria | |
1 August 1952 | |||
| Bulgaria | 58 - 44 | France | |
| Chile | 58 - 49 | Brazil | |
Semi-Finals
31 July 1952 | |||
| Soviet Union | 61 - 57 | Uruguay | |
| United States | 85 - 76 | Argentina | |
Third Place Match
2 August 1952 | |||
| Uruguay | 68 - 59 | Argentina | |
Final
2 August 1952 | |||
| United States | 36 - 25 | Soviet Union | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 United States 8 2 Bulgaria 6 3 Soviet Union 6 4 Argentina 5 5 Uruguay 5 6 Brazil 4 Losses 1 Brazil 4 2 Bulgaria 4 3 Chile 4 4 Cuba 4 5 France 4 6 Hungary 4