Basketball
Men: Olympic Games 1956 at Melbourne (aus)
Final:

Saturday, December 1
USA * - Soviet Union 89-55

3rd Place:

Saturday, December 1
Uruguay * - France 71-62

Semifinals:

Friday, November 30
Soviet Union * - France 56-49
USA * - Uruguay 101-38

2nd Round:

Group E:
1. France * 2-1
2. Uruguay * 2-1
3. Chile 1-2
4. Philippines 1-2 		Group F:
1. USA * 3-0
2. Soviet Union * 2-1
3. Bulgaria 1-2
4. Brazil 0-3

Thursday, November 29
Bulgaria - Brazil 82-73
Chile - Philippines 88-69
France - Uruguay 66-62
USA - Soviet Union 85-55

Wednesday, November 28
Philippines - France 65-58 ot
Soviet Union - Bulgaria 66-56
Uruguay - Chile 80-73
USA - Brazil 113-51

Tuesday, November 27
France - Chile 71-60
Soviet Union - Brazil 87-68
Uruguay - Philippines 79-70 ot
USA - Bulgaria 85-44

1st Round:

Final Standings:

Group A:
1. USA * 3-0
2. Philippines * 2-1
3. Japan 1-2
4. Thailand 0-3

Group B:
1. France * 3-0
2. Soviet Union * 2-1
3. Canada 1-2
4. Singapore 0-3 		Group C:
1. Uruguay * 3-0
2. Bulgaria * 2-1
3. Taiwan 1-2
4. South Korea 0-3

Group D:
1. Brazil * 2-0
2. Chile * 1-1
3. Australia 0-2

Monday, November 26
Bulgaria - Taiwan 88-71
Chile - Australia 78-56
France - Canada 79-62
Japan - Thailand 70-50
Soviet Union - Singapore 91-42
Uruguay - South Korea 83-60
USA - Philippines 121-53

Saturday, November 24
Brazil - Australia 89-66
Bulgaria - South Korea 89-58
Canada - Singapore 85-58
France - Soviet Union 76-67
Philippines - Japan 77-61
Uruguay - Taiwan 85-62
USA - Thailand 101-29

Thursday, November 22
Brazil - Chile 78-59
France - Singapore 81-54
Philippines - Thailand 55-44
Soviet Union - Canada 97-59
Taiwan - South Korea 83-76
Uruguay - Bulgaria 70-65
USA - Japan 98-40