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.

Basketball at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men
Squads
men
Qualification
men

First pool

Preliminary round
Qualified for the final round

Group A
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Belgium30230185+456
 Canada21203198+55
 Germany12204180+244
 Thailand03179253−743
Canada  61–60  Germany
Scoring by half: 32-26, 29-34
Belgium  87–65  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50-28, 37-37
Belgium  67–60  Germany
Scoring by half: 27-33, 40-27
Thailand  62–82  Canada
Scoring by half: 31-52, 31-30
Belgium  76–60  Canada
Scoring by half: 43-28, 33-32
Germany  84–52  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  61–51  Sudan
Scoring by half: 32-25, 29-26
Formosa  55–83  Spain
Scoring by half: 28-39, 27-44
Sudan  40–88  Spain
Scoring by half: 14-37, 26-51
Suriname  49–121  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21-63, 28-58
Spain  52–64  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21-26, 31-38
Formosa  84–67  Sudan
Scoring by half: 37-32, 47-35
Spain  77–54  Suriname
Scoring by half: 46-19, 31-35
Czechoslovakia  86–67  Formosa
Scoring by half: 43-28, 43-39
Czechoslovakia  118–46  Sudan
Scoring by half: 57-24, 61-22
Formosa  95–82  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  74–67  Canada
Scoring by half: 35-29, 39-38
Belgium  71–81  Spain
Scoring by half: 39-42, 32-39
Belgium  70–68  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 40-40, 30-28
Spain  60–49  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
 Austria12177215−394
 Great Britain03149259−1103
Hungary  94–92 ()  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36-38, 49-47 Overtime: 9-7
Great Britain  62–67  Austria
Scoring by half: 27-29, 35-38
Hungary  76–55  Austria
Scoring by half: 33-32, 43-23
Yugoslavia  90–38  Great Britain
Scoring by half: 48-21, 42-17
Hungary  102–49  Great Britain
Scoring by half: 47-33, 55-16
Austria  55–77  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30-44, 25-33

Group D
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Poland40358239+1198
 Israel31248213+357
 Greece22298283+156
  Switzerland13210289−795
 Australia04265355−904
Australia  65–115  Poland
Scoring by half: 32-58, 33-57
Israel  65–43  Greece
Scoring by half: 26-28, 39-15
Australia  64–68   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 29-42, 35-26
Poland  78–53  Israel
Scoring by half: 42-21, 36-32
Israel  66–43   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 31-17, 35-26
Poland  77–76  Greece
Scoring by half: 36-36, 41-40
Switzerland   54–71  Greece
Scoring by half: 26-31, 28-40
Israel  64–49  Australia
Scoring by half: 25-32, 39-17
Switzerland   45–88  Poland
Scoring by half: 18-32, 27-56
Greece  108–87  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  86–78  Israel
Scoring by half: 33-36, 53-42
Poland  64–71  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33-33, 31-38
Israel  61–62  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32-26, 29-26
Hungary  60–62  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  68–58  Belgium

7th Place Match
Canada  60–59  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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References
  1. First Pool
  2. Second Pool
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