| Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venues | Luna Park | ||||||
| Start date | February 28, 1951 (1951-02-28) | ||||||
| End date | March 8, 1951 (1951-03-08) | ||||||
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The men's basketball tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires, from February 28 to March 8, 1951.
Participating nations
Matches
| 2 March |
| Report |
United States  |
77–59 |  Cuba |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 2 March |
| Report |
Argentina  |
58–47 |  Brazil |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 4 March |
| Report |
| United States |
90–55 |  Panama |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 4 March |
| Report |
| Argentina |
72–56 | Cuba |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 4 March |
| Report |
| Brazil |
58–39 |  Chile |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 5 March |
| Report |
| United States |
69–50 | Chile |
| Scoring by half: 79–41 | ||
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 5 March |
| Report |
| Brazil |
57–46 | Cuba |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 5 March |
| Report |
| Argentina |
65–54 | Panama |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 6 March |
| Report |
| Cuba |
73–67 | Panama |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 6 March |
| Report |
| United States |
74–42 | Brazil |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 6 March |
| Report |
| Argentina |
54–47 | Chile |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 6 March |
| Report |
| Panama |
70–51 | Brazil |
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
| 8 March |
| Report |
| Argentina |
51–57 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 23–29 | ||
| Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
Final ranking
(Left): USA basketball team, gold medal; (right): A moment of the Argentina (wearing blue) v USA match
| Rank. | Team |
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| 1. | United States
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| 2. | Argentina
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| 3. | Brazil
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| 4. | Cuba
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| 5. | Chile
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| 6. | Panama
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| 7. |  Paraguay
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| 8. |  Mexico
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| 9. |  Ecuador
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| 10. |  Colombia
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Awards
| 1951 Pan American Games winners |
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 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
- "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) - "Todor66: Men's Basketball Pan American Games 1951". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
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| Events at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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| United States basketball squad – 1951 Pan American Games – Gold medal | ||
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| Argentina squad – 1951 Pan American Games – Silver medal | ||
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| Brazil squad – 1951 Pan American Games - Bronze medal | ||
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