Back Košarka na Olimpijskim igrama 1956. BS Bàsquet als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1956 Catalan Basketbal na Letních olympijských hrách 1956 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 1956/Basketball German Καλαθοσφαίριση στους Θερινούς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες 1956 Greek Anexo:Baloncesto en los Juegos Olímpicos de Melbourne 1956 Spanish بسکتبال در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۱۹۵۶ Persian Koripallo kesäolympialaisissa 1956 Finnish Basket-ball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956 French Basketbal op de Olympyske Simmerspullen 1956 Frisian
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| Olympics | 1956 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||
| Duration | November 22 – December 1 | ||||||||
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| Teams | 15 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.
The teams were divided into four pools, with four teams in three of the pools and only three in the fourth. Every team played against each other team in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the quarterfinals, where again they were split into pools of four. Teams again played every other team in their pool, with the top two in each advancing to the semifinal and the bottom two entering a pool for 5th through 8th places. Eliminated teams also played in consolation matches with the same structure as the quarterfinals and finals, but for 9th through 15th places. The games were held at the Royal Exhibition Building.
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