Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| 7th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Mexico City 1968 | |||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Olympics | 1968 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Mexico | ||||||||
| City | Mexico City | ||||||||
| Duration | October 13–25, 1968 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||
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| Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico from October 13 to October 25, 1968. The United States defeated Yugoslavia to win their seventh straight gold medal in this sport, while the Soviet Union earned the bronze against Brazil.
Contents
1 Medal summary
2 Qualification
3 Format
4 Preliminary round
4.1 Group A
4.2 Group B
5 Knockout stage
5.1 Medal bracket
5.2 Classification brackets
6 Final standings
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links
Medal summary[edit]
Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
 United States (USA) Mike Barrett John Clawson Don Dee Calvin Fowler Spencer Haywood Bill Hosket Jim King Glynn Saulters Mike Silliman Ken Spain Jo Jo White Charlie Scott |  Yugoslavia (YUG) Dragutin Čermak Kresimir Ćosić Vladimir Cvetković Ivo Daneu Radivoj Korać Zoran Marojević Nikola Plećaš Trajko Rajković Dragoslav Ražnatović Petar Skansi Damir Šolman Aljoša Žorga |  Soviet Union (URS) Anatoli Krikun Modestas Paulauskas Zurab Sakandelidze Vadim Kapranov Yuri Selikhov Anatoli Polivoda Sergei Belov Priit Tomson Sergei Kovalenko Gennadi Volnov Jaak Lipso Vladimir Andreev |
Qualification[edit]
Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first five places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus two additional intercontinental tournaments that granted two extra berths each.
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal Morocco |  Panama Cuba |  Philippines South Korea |  SFR Yugoslavia Bulgaria Spain Poland |  United States – Gold medal in 1964 Soviet Union – Silver medal in 1964 Brazil – Bronze medal in 1964 Puerto Rico – 4th place in 1964 Italy – 5th place in 1964 Mexico – Olympic hosts |
Format[edit]
- 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.
Preliminary round[edit]
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[edit]
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 0 | 599 | 392 | +207 | 14 |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 6 | 1 | 592 | 511 | +81 | 13 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 562 | 539 | +23 | 12 |
| Spain | 4 | 3 | 557 | 548 | +9 | 11 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 4 | 493 | 468 | +25 | 10 |
| Panama | 2 | 5 | 572 | 624 | −52 | 9 |
| Philippines | 1 | 6 | 525 | 636 | −111 | 8 |
| Senegal | 0 | 7 | 383 | 565 | −182 | 7 |
October 13
| United States | 81–46 | Spain |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Italy | 91–66 | Philippines |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Puerto Rico | 69–26 | Senegal |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 96–85 | Panama |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 14
| United States | 93–36 | Senegal |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Spain | 108–79 | Philippines |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Puerto Rico | 72–93 | SFR Yugoslavia |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Italy | 94–87 | Panama |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 15
Senegal | 65–84 | SFR Yugoslavia |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Spain | 88–82 | Panama |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| United States | 96–75 | Philippines |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Puerto Rico | 65–68 | Italy |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 16
Philippines | 92–95 | Panama |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Spain | 86–62 | Puerto Rico |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Senegal | 55–81 | Italy |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| United States | 73–58 | SFR Yugoslavia |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 18
| United States | 95–60 | Panama |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Senegal | 54–64 | Spain |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Philippines | 65–89 | Puerto Rico |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Italy | 69–80 | SFR Yugoslavia |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 19
Panama | 69–80 | Puerto Rico |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Philippines | 80–68 | Senegal |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 92–79 | Spain |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| United States | 100–61 | Italy |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 20
| Panama | 94–79 | Senegal |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Italy | 98–86 | Spain |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 89–68 | Philippines |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| United States | 61–56 | Puerto Rico |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Group B[edit]
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 |
 Mexico | 5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 |
| Poland | 4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 |
| Cuba | 2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 |
 South Korea | 1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 |
| Morocco | 0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
October 13
| Brazil | 98–52 | Morocco |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Soviet Union | 91–50 | Poland |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Mexico | 75–62 | South Korea |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Cuba | 61–70 | Bulgaria |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 14
| Soviet Union | 123–51 | Morocco |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Poland | 77–67 | South Korea |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Brazil | 75–59 | Bulgaria |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Mexico | 76–75 | Cuba |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 15
Morocco | 59–77 | Bulgaria |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Poland | 78–75 | Cuba |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Soviet Union | 89–58 | South Korea |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Mexico | 53–60 | Brazil |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 16
| Soviet Union | 81–56 | Bulgaria |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Morocco | 38–86 | Mexico |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Poland | 51–88 | Brazil |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
South Korea | 71–80 | Cuba |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 18
Morocco | 48–85 | Poland |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Soviet Union | 100–66 | Cuba |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
South Korea | 59–91 | Brazil |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Mexico | 73–63 | Bulgaria |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 19
Morocco | 54–76 | South Korea |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Cuba | 68–84 | Brazil |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Bulgaria | 67–69 | Poland |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Soviet Union | 82–62 | Mexico |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
October 20
Morocco | 53–89 | Cuba |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Bulgaria | 64–60 | South Korea |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Mexico | 68–63 | Poland |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
| Soviet Union | 76–65 | Brazil |
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City |
Knockout stage[edit]
Medal bracket[edit]
| | Semifinals (October 22)[1] | | | Gold medal (October 25) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | |
| | A1 | United States | 75 | | ||||
| | B2 | Brazil | 63 | | | |||
| | | | A1 | United States | 65 | |||
| | | | A2 | SFR Yugoslavia | 50 | |||
| | B1 | Soviet Union | 62 | | | |||
| | A2 | SFR Yugoslavia | 63 | | Bronze medal (October 25) | |||
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| B2 | Brazil | 53 | ||||||
| | B1 | Soviet Union | 70 | |||||
Classification brackets[edit]
5th–8th Place
| | Semifinals (October 22) | | | 5th place (October 25) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | |
| | A3 | Italy | 52 | | ||||
| | B4 | Poland | 66 | | | |||
| | | | B3 | Poland | 65 | |||
| | | | B4 | Mexico | 75 | |||
| | B3 | Mexico | 73 | | | |||
| | A4 | Spain | 72 | | 7th place (October 25) | |||
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| A3 | Italy | 72 | ||||||
| | A4 | Spain | 88 | |||||
9th–12th Place
| | Semifinals (October 23) | | | 9th place (October 24) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | |
| | A5 | Puerto Rico | 71 | | ||||
| | B6 | Cuba | 65 | | | |||
| | | | A5 | Puerto Rico | 67 | |||
| | | | B5 | Bulgaria | 57 | |||
| | B5 | Bulgaria | 83 | | | |||
| | A6 | Panama | 79 | | 11th place (October 24) | |||
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| A6 | Cuba | 91 | ||||||
| | B6 | Panama | 88 | |||||
13th–16th Place
| | Semifinals (October 23) | | | 13th place (October 24) | ||||
| | | | | | | | | |
| | A7 | Philippines | 86 | | ||||
| | B8 | Morocco | 57 | | | |||
| | | | A7 | Philippines | 66 | |||
| | | | B7 | South Korea | 63 | |||
| | B7 | South Korea | 76 | | | |||
| | A8 | Senegal | 59 | | 14th place (October 24) | |||
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| B8 | Morocco | 38 | ||||||
| | A8 | Senegal | 42 | |||||
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | United States | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 | SFR Yugoslavia | 9 | 7 | 2 |
 | Soviet Union | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 4th | Brazil | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 5th | Mexico | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 6th | Poland | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | Spain | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | Italy | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 9th | Puerto Rico | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th | Bulgaria | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 11th | Cuba | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 12th | Panama | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 13th | Philippines | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 14th | South Korea | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 15th | Senegal | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 16th | Morocco | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Awards[edit]
| 1968 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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| United States Seventh title |
References[edit]
^ 1968 Semifinals – Ref: El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic Report
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