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Men's Olympic Games 1956 - Home
Australia - Melbourne - 22 November 1956 - 1 December 1956
Winner
: United States
Final standings
| 1 | United States |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
| 4 |  France |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
| 6 |  Brazil |
| 7 |  Philippines |
| 8 |  Chile |
| 9 |  Canada |
| 10 |  Japan |
| 11 |  Taiwan |
| 12 |  Australia |
| 13 |  Singapore |
| 14 |  Republic of Korea |
| 15 |  Thailand |
Group A (Australia - Melbourne - 22/11/1956 - 25/11/1956)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 122 | +198 |
| 2 | Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 237 | -13 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 225 | -54 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 265 | -131 |
Last matches
22 November 1956 | |||
Philippines | 94 - 55 |  Thailand | |
United States | 98 - 40 |  Japan | |
24 November 1956 | |||
| Philippines | 77 - 61 | Japan | |
| United States | 101 - 29 | Thailand | |
25 November 1956 | |||
| Japan | 70 - 50 | Thailand | |
| United States | 121 - 53 | Philippines | |
Group B (Australia - Melbourne - 22/11/1956 - 25/11/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 183 | +53 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 177 | +78 |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 234 | -28 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 257 | -103 |
Last matches
22 November 1956 | |||
France | 81 - 54 |  Singapore | |
Soviet Union | 97 - 59 |  Canada | |
24 November 1956 | |||
| France | 76 - 67 | Soviet Union | |
| Canada | 85 - 58 | Singapore | |
25 November 1956 | |||
| France | 79 - 62 | Canada | |
| Soviet Union | 91 - 42 | Singapore | |
Group C (Australia - Melbourne - 22/11/1956 - 26/11/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 187 | +51 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 199 | +43 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 249 | -33 |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 255 | -61 |
Last matches
22 November 1956 | |||
Taiwan | 83 - 76 |  Republic of Korea | |
23 November 1956 | |||
Uruguay | 70 - 65 |  Bulgaria | |
24 November 1956 | |||
| Uruguay | 85 - 62 | Taiwan | |
| Bulgaria | 89 - 58 | Republic of Korea | |
25 November 1956 | |||
| Bulgaria | 88 - 71 | Taiwan | |
26 November 1956 | |||
| Uruguay | 83 - 60 | Republic of Korea | |
Group D (Australia - Melbourne - 22/11/1956 - 24/11/1956)
Standing
Last matches
22 November 1956 | |||
Brazil | 78 - 59 |  Chile | |
23 November 1956 | |||
| Brazil | 89 - 66 | Australia | |
24 November 1956 | |||
| Chile | 78 - 56 | Australia | |
Quarterfinal Group A (Australia - Melbourne - 27/11/1956 - 29/11/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 180 | +22 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 209 | +12 |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 220 | +1 |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 232 | -35 |
Last matches
27 November 1956 | |||
| France | 71 - 60 | Chile | |
| Uruguay | 80 - 73 | Chile | |
28 November 1956 | |||
| France | 65 - 58 | Philippines | |
| Uruguay | 79 - 70 | Philippines | |
29 November 1956 | |||
| France | 66 - 62 | Uruguay | |
| Chile | 88 - 69 | Philippines | |
Quarterfinal Group B (Australia - Melbourne - 27/11/1956 - 29/11/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 150 | +133 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 209 | -1 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 224 | -42 |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 282 | -90 |
Last matches
27 November 1956 | |||
| United States | 85 - 44 | Bulgaria | |
| United States | 113 - 51 | Brazil | |
28 November 1956 | |||
| United States | 85 - 55 | Soviet Union | |
| Soviet Union | 87 - 68 | Brazil | |
29 November 1956 | |||
| Soviet Union | 66 - 56 | Bulgaria | |
| Bulgaria | 82 - 73 | Brazil | |
Quarterfinal Group C (Australia - Melbourne - 27/11/1956 - 29/11/1956)
Standing
Last matches
27 November 1956 | |||
| Taiwan | 67 - 64 | Singapore | |
| Australia | 87 - 48 | Thailand | |
28 November 1956 | |||
| Singapore | 62 - 50 | Thailand | |
| Taiwan | 86 - 73 | Australia | |
29 November 1956 | |||
| Taiwan | 65 - 52 | Thailand | |
| Australia | 98 - 74 | Singapore | |
Quarterfinal Group D (Australia - Melbourne - 27/11/1956 - 29/11/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 123 | +24 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 140 | +3 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 157 | -27 |
Last matches
27 November 1956 | |||
| Canada | 74 - 63 | Republic of Korea | |
28 November 1956 | |||
| Japan | 83 - 67 | Republic of Korea | |
29 November 1956 | |||
| Canada | 73 - 60 | Japan | |
Final round (Australia - Melbourne - 30/11/1956 - 01/12/1956)
Classification Round
30 November 1956 | |||
| Republic of Korea | 61 - 47 | Thailand | |
| Bulgaria | 80 - 70 | Philippines | |
| Japan | 82 - 61 | Taiwan | |
| Canada | 83 - 38 | Australia | |
| Brazil | 89 - 64 | Chile | |
1 December 1956 | |||
| Bulgaria | 64 - 52 | Brazil | |
| Canada | 75 - 60 | Japan | |
| Philippines | 75 - 68 | Chile | |
| Taiwan | 87 - 70 | Australia | |
| Singapore | 92 - 79 | Republic of Korea | |
Semi-Finals
30 November 1956 | |||
| Soviet Union | 56 - 49 | France | |
| United States | 101 - 38 | Uruguay | |
Third Place Match
1 December 1956 | |||
| Uruguay | 71 - 62 | France | |
Final
1 December 1956 | |||
| United States | 89 - 55 | Soviet Union | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 United States 8 2 France 6 3 Uruguay 6 4 Bulgaria 5 5 Canada 5 6 Soviet Union 5 Losses 1 Thailand 7 2 Republic of Korea 6 3 Australia 5 4 Chile 5 5 Philippines 5 6 Singapore 5