Английская Википедия:Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox basketball tournament at games Шаблон:BasketballAt1968SummerOlympics Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It 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 consecutive gold medal in this sport, while the Soviet Union earned the bronze against Brazil.
The Americans' record of seven basketball gold medals in a row was matched by their women's team when they won the 2020 Olympics.
Medal summary
Qualification
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 tournaments that granted two extra berths each.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Шаблон:Bk | ||
| 1964 Olympic Tournament | 11–23 October 1964 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo | 5 | Шаблон:Bk |
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| 1967 Pan American Games | 24 July–2 August 1967 | Шаблон:Flagicon Winnipeg | 2 | Шаблон:Bk |
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| 1967 ABC Championship | 23 September – 1 October 1967 | Шаблон:Flagicon Seoul | 2 | Шаблон:Bk |
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| FIBA Africa Championship 1968 | 29 March–2 April 1968 | Шаблон:Flagicon Casablanca | 2 | Шаблон:Bk |
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| European Pre-Olympic Tournament | 25 May–3 June 1968 | Шаблон:Flagicon Geneva | 2 | Шаблон:Bk |
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| Pan-Continental Pre-Olympic Tournament | 26 September–2 October 1968 | Шаблон:Flagicon Monterrey | 2 | Шаблон:Bk |
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| Total | 16 | |||
Format
- 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.
Squads
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.
Preliminary round
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
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Knockout stage
The much anticipated final between the United States and the Soviet Union would have to wait four years. Yugoslavia stunned the Soviets 63–62 in the semifinals. In the championship game the Americans had a slim 32-29 lead at intermission but put the game out of reach with a 22-3 streak to start the second half.
Medal bracket
Classification brackets
5th–8th Place Шаблон:4TeamBracket-with 3rd
9th–12th Place Шаблон:4TeamBracket-with 3rd
13th–16th Place Шаблон:4TeamBracket-with 3rd
Awards
| 1968 Olympic Basketball Champions |
|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon United States Seventh title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Gold1 | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Silver2 | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Bronze3 | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 4th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 5th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 6th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 8th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 9th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 11th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 12th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 13th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 14th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 15th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 16th | Шаблон:Bk | 9 | 0 | 9 |
References
External links
Шаблон:EventsAt1968SummerOlympics Шаблон:Basketball at the Summer Olympics Шаблон:Summer Olympics basketball tournament winners
