Basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group A
National teams, games, results and standings of Group A from the basketball tournament played in the 1956 Olympics, including details of points, games won and lost, points scored and received and other stats.
Preliminary Round Group A, National Teams
![]() Japan | ![]() Philippines | ![]() Thailand | ![]() USA |
Preliminary Round Group A, Standings
Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 122 | 198 | Yes | |||
2. | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 237 | -13 | Yes | |||
3. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 225 | -54 | No | |||
4. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 265 | -131 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group A, Games Played
Game | Date | Results | ||||||
1. | Nov 23, 1956 | ![]() |
USA | 98 - 40 | Japan | ![]() |
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2. | Nov 23, 1956 | ![]() |
Philippines | 94 - 55 | Thailand | ![]() |
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3. | Nov 24, 1956 | ![]() |
USA | 101 - 29 | Thailand | ![]() |
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4. | Nov 24, 1956 | ![]() |
Japan | 61 - 77 | Philippines | ![]() |
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5. | Nov 26, 1956 | ![]() |
Thailand | 50 - 70 | Japan | ![]() |
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6. | Nov 26, 1956 | ![]() |
USA | 121 - 53 | Philippines | ![]() |
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