Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games

The men's basketball tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires,[1] from February 28 to March 8, 1951.[2]

Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games
VenuesLuna Park
Start dateFebruary 28, 1951 (1951-02-28)
End dateMarch 8, 1951 (1951-03-08)
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
1955»

Participating nations

Matches




4 March
Argentina  7256  Cuba

4 March
Brazil  5839  Chile

5 March
United States  6950  Chile
Scoring by half: 79–41

5 March
Brazil  5746  Cuba


6 March
Cuba  7367  Panama



6 March
Panama  7051  Brazil

8 March
Argentina  5157  United States
Scoring by half: 23–29

Final ranking

(Left): USA basketball team, gold medal; (right): A moment of the Argentina (wearing blue) v USA match
Rank. Team
1.  United States
2.  Argentina
3.  Brazil
4.  Cuba
5.  Chile
6.  Panama
7.  Paraguay
8.  Mexico
9.  Ecuador
10.  Colombia

Awards

 1951 Pan American Games winners 

United States
First title

Bibliography

  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369.

References

  1. "Sports 123: Basketball: Pan American Games - Men". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2019-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Todor66: Men's Basketball Pan American Games 1951". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2016-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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