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The 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, from November 22 to December 1, 1956. The team was led by 22-year-old Bill Russell, who averaged 14.1 points per game. [1] Team USA won the Olympic Gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 53.5 points, an unsurpassed ...
Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants.
Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics; ... The following is the list of squads for each of the 15 teams that competed in the men's basketball tournament at the 1956 ...
The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, ... Ron Tomsic, and Jim Walsh — Basketball, Men's Team ...
Robert Eugene Jeangerard (June 20, 1933 – July 5, 2014) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Jeangerard played collegiately at the University of Colorado. He then played for the Phillips 66ers in the NIBL (National Industrial Basketball League). The Phillips 66ers won the ...
Second largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 3: Philippines: W 121–53 +68: Preliminary Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 4: Bulgaria: W 85–44 +41: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 5: Brazil: W 113–51 +62: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 6: USSR: W 85–55 +30 ...
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.