Basketball at the 1956 Olympic Games: Preliminary Round Group D
National teams, games, results and standings of Group D 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 D, National Teams
![]() Australia | ![]() Brazil | ![]() Chile |
Preliminary Round Group D, Standings
Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | L | Points | Qualified | |||||
scored | against | dif. | ||||||||||
1. | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 125 | 42 | Yes | |||
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 134 | 3 | Yes | |||
4. | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 167 | -45 | No | |||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Preliminary Round Group D, Games Played
Game | Date | Results | ||||||
1. | Nov 23, 1956 | ![]() |
Chile | 59 - 78 | Brazil | ![]() |
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2. | Nov 24, 1956 | ![]() |
Brazil | 89 - 66 | Australia | ![]() |
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3. | Nov 26, 1956 | ![]() |
Chile | 78 - 56 | Australia | ![]() |
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