Basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group B
National teams, games, results and standings of Group B 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 B, National Teams
![]() Canada | ![]() France | ![]() Singapore | ![]() Soviet Union |
Preliminary Round Group B, Standings
Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 183 | 53 | Yes | |||
2. | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 177 | 78 | Yes | |||
3. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 234 | -28 | No | |||
4. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 257 | -103 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group B, Games Played
Game | Date | Results | ||||||
1. | Nov 22, 1956 | ![]() |
Soviet Union | 97 - 59 | Canada | ![]() |
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2. | Nov 23, 1956 | ![]() |
Singapore | 54 - 81 | France | ![]() |
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3. | Nov 24, 1956 | ![]() |
Canada | 85 - 58 | Singapore | ![]() |
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4. | Nov 24, 1956 | ![]() |
Soviet Union | 67 - 76 | France | ![]() |
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5. | Nov 26, 1956 | ![]() |
Soviet Union | 91 - 42 | Singapore | ![]() |
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6. | Nov 26, 1956 | ![]() |
France | 79 - 62 | Canada | ![]() |
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