1960 pre-Olympic basketball tournament explained

The 1960 pre-Olympic basketball tournament was the final qualifying tournament for basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, and was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Bologna on August 13–20. Teams were divided into two pools, with both pools having distinct preliminary and final rounds; the preliminary round in every pool was divided into two groups with either 4 or 5 teams. The top two teams per group advanced to the final round. The best two from each final round qualified directly for the Olympic Games, and the fifth spot was decided between the third best of both groups in a final match.

First pool

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the final round

Group A

width=180	Team	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=20	Pts
	3	0	230	185	+45	6
	2	1	203	198	+5	5
	1	2	204	180	+24	4
	0	3	179	253	-74	3

Group B

width=180	Team	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=20	Pts
	4	0	389	214	+175	8
	3	1	300	213	+87	7
	2	2	301	318	-17	6
	1	3	246	344	-98	5
	0	4	204	351	-147	4

Final round

• Results from Belgium-Canada and Spain-Czechoslovakia were carried over.

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Qualified for the Olympics

width=180	Team	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=20	Pts	width=30	Tie
	2	1	206	189	+17	5	1.08
	2	1	193	184	+9	5	0.99
	2	1	217	209	+8	5	0.95
	0	3	176	210	-34	3

Second pool

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the final round

Group C

width=180	Team	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=20	Pts
	3	0	272	196	+76	6
	2	1	259	187	+72	5
	1	2	177	215	-39	4
	0	3	149	259	-110	3

Group D

width=180	Team	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=20	Pts
	4	0	358	239	+119	8
	3	1	248	213	+35	7
	2	2	298	283	+15	6
	1	3	210	289	-79	5
	0	4	265	355	-90	4

Final round

• Results from Hungary-Yugoslavia and Poland-Israel were carried over.

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Qualified for the Olympics

width=180	Team	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=20	Pts	width=30	Tie
	2	1	225	219	+6	5	1.03
	2	1	240	232	+8	5	1.00
	2	1	204	184	+20	5	0.96
	0	3	176	210	-34	3

5th-8th Place

5th place match

• The winner earned the final spot in the 1960 Olympic Summer Games.

7th place match

Final standings

First pool

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Qualified for the Olympics

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1		5-1
2		5-1
3		5-2
4		2-3
5		2-2
6		2-3
7		1-3
8		1-4
9		0-4

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Second pool

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Qualified for the Olympics

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Record
1		4-1
2		4-1
3		6-1
4		3-3
5		3-2
6		1-3
7		1-3
8		1-4
9		0-4

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References

• FIBA archive

Notes and References

1. http://todor66.com/basketball/Olympic/Men_Q_1960.html First Pool
2. http://todor66.com/basketball/Olympic/Men_Q_1960.html Second Pool