I Olympic Basketball Tournament (Berlin 1936)

(From 7-08-1936 to 14-08-1936)
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PARTICIPANTS (23)

· Host nation: Germany.

· 22 teams of national federations associated to FIBA, under free registration, from three continents: EUROPE (Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Switzerland), AMERICA (Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, USA), ASIA (China, Egypt, Japan, Philippines, Turkey).

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The twenty-three participating teams are paired in a First Round (with one nation bye). The twelve winners advance to the Second Round, where they are joined by another six teams qualified after a Repass Round played by the losers of the First Round.

· In a similar way to the previous knock-out stage, the nine winners of the Second Round advance to the 1/8 Finals, where they are joined by another five teams qualified after a Repass Round played by the losers of the Second Round.

· The winners of the 1/8 Finals qualify for the 1/4 Finals. The four winners after this knock-out round advance to semifinals, whereas the losers enter a classification round for places 5-8. The two winners after the semifinals qualify for the final, whereas the two losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

 

 

FIRST ROUND

(7-08-1936)

Estonia - France

34-29 (16-17)

Chile - Turkey

30-16 (15-5)

Switzerland - Germany

25-18 (8-10)

USA - Spain

2-0 (w.o.) (*)

Italy - Poland

44-28 (25-12)

Peru - Egypt

35-22 (17-6)

Czechoslovakia - Hungary

2-0 (w.o.)

Latvia - Uruguay

20-17 (11-11)

Canada - Brazil

24-17 (14-7)

Mexico - Belgium

32-9 (21-2)

Japan - China

35-19 (15-10)

BYE: Philippines.

* Spain withdrew before the competition due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in July.

 

 

RE-PASS ROUND I

(8-08-1936)

Brazil - Hungary

2-0 (w.o.)

Uruguay - Belgium

17-10 (8-7)

China - France

45-38 (22-22)

Germany - Spain

2-0 (w.o.)

Egypt - Turkey

33-23 (19-14)

BYE: Poland.

 

 

SECOND ROUND

(9-08-1936)

Philippines - Mexico

32-30 (17-19)

Japan - Poland

43-31 (23-13)

Uruguay - Egypt

36-23 (19-14)

Peru - China

29-21 (16-10)

USA - Estonia

52-28 (26-7)

Italy - Germany

58-16 (38-11)

Switzerland - Czechoslovakia

25-12 (13-4)

Chile - Brazil

23-18 (10-4)

Canada - Latvia

34-23 (9-12)

 

 

RE-PASS ROUND II

(10-08-1936)

Poland - Latvia

28-23 (14-12)

Brazil - China

32-14 (16-5)

Mexico - Egypt

32-10 (16-8)

Czechoslovakia - Germany

20-9 (11-5)

BYE: Estonia.

 

 

1/8 FINAL

(11-08-1936)

Philippines - Estonia

39-22 (21-4)

Italy - Chile

27-19 (16-12)

Mexico - Japan

28-22 (12-8)

Canada - Switzerland

27-9 (13-1)

Uruguay - Czechoslovakia

28-19 (14-8)

Poland - Brazil

33-25 (17-10)

BYES: USA, Peru.

 

 

1/4 FINAL

(12-08-1936)

USA - Philippines

56-23 (28-20)

Mexico - Italy

34-17 (20-7)

Canada - Uruguay

43-21 (23-6)

Poland - Peru

2-0 (w.o.) (*)

* The Peruvian basketball team, as well as the rest of Olympic representatives of this South American country, withdrew from the competition in disagreement with an adverse FIFA ruling in the football tournament.

 

 

CLASSIFICATION ROUND

 

PLACES 5-8

Semifinals (13-08-1936)

Philippines - Italy

32-14 (18-6)

Uruguay - Peru

2-0 (w.o.)

Finals (14-08-1936)

7/8: Italy - Peru

2-0 (w.o.)

5/6: Philippines - Uruguay

33-23 (14-12)

 

 

PLACES 1-4

Semifinals (13-08-1936)

USA - Mexico

25-10 (13-2)

Canada - Poland

42-15 (25-6)

Finals (14-08-1936)

3/4: Mexico - Poland

26-12 (23-8)

1/2: USA - Canada

19-8 (15-4)

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Reichssportfeld Tennisplatz 4 (Berlin)

DATE: 14-08-1936 (18:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 870

REFEREE: Thomas Suvoong (CHN)

FOULED OUT (FOUR FOULS): xxx

[Incidents: The game was delayed 25 minutes over the official tip-off time (the actual starting time was 18:25 h) because the outdoor tennis court where the final was played was completely soaked by the rain. Although some efforts were made to remove the excess water, the constant rain falling over Berlin soon turned the clay court into a quagmire, and for this reason the players could not dribble or bounce the ball, resulting in a minimum score.]

United States of America

USA - Canada

Canada

19-8 (15-4)

USA (coach: Jim Needles)

Francis Johnson (2)

Jack Ragland (2)

Bill Wheatley (5)

Carl Knowles (2)

Joe Fortenberry (8)

Canada (coach: Gordon Fuller)

Doug Peden (1)

Art Chapman (2)

Malcolm Wiseman (1)

Ian Allison (4)

James Stewart (-)

Ralph Bishop (-)

Carl Shy (-)

Chuck Chapman (-)

Gordon Aitchison (-)

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

USA USA

2.

Canada CAN

3.

Mexico MEX

4.

Poland POL

5.

Philippines PHI

6.

Uruguay URU

7.

Italy ITA

8.

Peru PER

9.

Brazil BRA

10.

Chile CHI

11.

Czechoslovakia CZE

12.

Estonia EST

13.

Japan JAP

14.

Switzerland SWI

15.

China CHN

16.

Egypt EGY

17.

Germany GER

18.

Latvia LAT

19.

Belgium BEL

20.

France FRA

21.

Turkey TUR

22.

Spain SPA　(withdrawal)

23.

Hungary HUN　(withdrawal)

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Joe Fortenberry (USA)

29

2

14.5

2. Heino Veskila (EST)

39

3

13.0

3. Livio Franceschini (ITA)

44

4

11.0

4. Frank Lubin (USA)

22

2

11.0

5. Sergio Paganella (ITA)

43

4

10.8

6. Francis Johnson (USA)

20

2

10.0

7. Adolfo Mazzini (ITA)

10

1

10.0

8. Sam Balter (USA)

17

2

8.5

9. Doug Peden (CAN)

42

5

8.4

10. Giancarlo Marinelli (ITA)

33

4

8.3

   

 

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