1960 pre-Olympic basketball tournament

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.

1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
For Men
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates13–20 August
Teams18 (from 5 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
1964 >

First pool

Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round

Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Belgium30230185+456
 Canada21203198+55
 Germany12204180+244
 Thailand03179253743
Canada  6160  Germany
Scoring by half: 32-26, 29-34
Belgium  8765  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50-28, 37-37
Belgium  6760  Germany
Scoring by half: 27-33, 40-27
Thailand  6282  Canada
Scoring by half: 31-52, 31-30
Belgium  7660  Canada
Scoring by half: 43-28, 33-32
Germany  8452  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39-24, 45-28

Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czechoslovakia40389214+1758
 Spain31300213+877
 Formosa22301318-176
 Suriname13246344-985
 Sudan04204351-1474
Suriname  6151  Sudan
Scoring by half: 32-25, 29-26
Formosa  5583  Spain
Scoring by half: 28-39, 27-44
Sudan  4088  Spain
Scoring by half: 14-37, 26-51
Suriname  49121  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21-63, 28-58
Spain  5264  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21-26, 31-38
Formosa  8467  Sudan
Scoring by half: 37-32, 47-35
Spain  7754  Suriname
Scoring by half: 46-19, 31-35
Czechoslovakia  8667  Formosa
Scoring by half: 43-28, 43-39
Czechoslovakia  11846  Sudan
Scoring by half: 57-24, 61-22
Formosa  9582  Suriname
Scoring by half: 39-33, 56-49

Final round

  • Results from Canada–Spain and Czechoslovakia–Belgium were carried over.
Qualified for the Olympics
Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Czechoslovakia21206189+4551.08
 Spain21193184+950.99
 Belgium21217209+850.95
 Canada03176210-343
Czechoslovakia  7467  Canada
Scoring by half: 35-29, 39-38
Belgium  7181  Spain
Scoring by half: 39-42, 32-39
Belgium  7068  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 40-40, 30-28
Spain  6049  Canada
Scoring by half: 30-33, 30-16

Second pool

Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round

Group C

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Hungary30272196+766
 Yugoslavia21259187+725
 Austria12177215394
 Great Britain031492591103
Hungary  9492 ()  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36-38, 49-47 Overtime: 9-7
Great Britain  6267  Austria
Scoring by half: 27-29, 35-38
Hungary  7655  Austria
Scoring by half: 33-32, 43-23
Yugoslavia  9038  Great Britain
Scoring by half: 48-21, 42-17
Hungary  10249  Great Britain
Scoring by half: 47-33, 55-16
Austria  5577  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30-44, 25-33

Group D

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Poland40358239+1198
 Israel31248213+357
 Greece22298283+156
  Switzerland13210289795
 Australia04265355904
Australia  65115  Poland
Scoring by half: 32-58, 33-57
Israel  6543  Greece
Scoring by half: 26-28, 39-15
Australia  6468   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 29-42, 35-26
Poland  7853  Israel
Scoring by half: 42-21, 36-32
Israel  6643   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 31-17, 35-26
Poland  7776  Greece
Scoring by half: 36-36, 41-40
Switzerland  5471  Greece
Scoring by half: 26-31, 28-40
Israel  6449  Australia
Scoring by half: 25-32, 39-17
Switzerland  4588  Poland
Scoring by half: 18-32, 27-56
Greece  10887  Australia
Scoring by half: 53-38, 55-49

Final round

  • Results from Hungary-Yugoslavia and Poland-Israel were carried over.
Qualified for the Olympics
Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Yugoslavia21225219+651.03
 Hungary21240232+851.00
 Poland21204184+2050.96
 Israel03176210-343
Hungary  8678  Israel
Scoring by half: 33-36, 53-42
Poland  6471  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33-33, 31-38
Israel  6162  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32-26, 29-26
Hungary  6062  Poland
Scoring by half: 28-30, 32-32

5th-8th Place

5th place match

  • The winner earned the final spot in the 1960 Olympic Summer Games.
Poland  6858  Belgium

7th place match

Canada  6059  Israel

Final standings

First pool

Qualified for the Olympics
Rank Team Record
1  Czechoslovakia5-1
2  Spain5-1
3  Belgium5-2
4  Canada2-3
5  Germany2-2
6  Formosa2-3
7  Thailand1-3
8  Suriname1-4
9  Sudan0-4

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Second pool

Qualified for the Olympics
Rank Team Record
1  Yugoslavia4-1
2  Hungary4-1
3  Poland6-1
4  Israel3-3
5  Greece3-2
6  Austria1-3
7  Great Britain1-3
8   Switzerland1-4
9  Australia0-4

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