Basketball
Men: Olympic Games 1952 at Helsinki (fin)
July 14-August 2:
Preliminary Rounds:
Bulgaria - Switzerland 69-58
Canada - Italy 68-57
Cuba - Belgium 59-51
Egypt - Turkey 64-45
Hungary - Greece 75-38
Philippines - Israel 57-47
Belgium - Switzerland 59-49
Bulgaria * - Cuba 62-56
Canada - Romania 72-51
Greece - Israel 54-52
Italy - Turkey 49-37
Philippines * - Hungary 48-35
Canada * - Egypt 63-57
Cuba * - Belgium 71-63
Hungary * - Greece 47-44
Italy - Romania 53-39
Egypt * - Italy 66-62

1st Round:

Final Standings:

Group A:
1. USA * 3-0 (195-139)
2. Uruguay * 2-1 (167-164)
3. Czechoslovakia 1-2 (161-164)
4. Hungary 0-3 (143-199)

Group B:
1. Soviet Union * 3-0 (192-143)
2. Bulgaria * 2-1 (163-182)
3. Mexico 1-2 (172-171)
4. Finland 0-3 (147-178)
Group C:
1. Argentina * 3-0 (239-196)
2. Brazil * 2-1 (184-179)
3. Philippines 1-2 (192-221)
4. Canada 0-3 (201-220)

Group D:
1. France * 3-0 (202-149)
2. Chile * 2-1 (170-150)
3. Egypt 1-2 (176-221)
4. Cuba 0-3 (149-177)

2nd Round:

Final Standings:

Group E:
1. USA * 3-0 (246-166)
2. Soviet Union * 2-1 (190-195)
3. Brazil 1-2 (177-155)
4. Chile 0-3 (159-256)
Group F:
1. Uruguay * 2-1 (194-187)
2. Argentina * 2-1 (226-174)
3. Bulgaria 1-2 (177-220)
4. France 1-2 (178-194)

Semifinals:
Soviet Union * - Uruguay 61-57
USA * - Argentina 85-76

3rd Place:
Uruguay * - Argentina 68-59

Final:
USA * - Soviet Union 36-25

Expanded Results