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Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games

The men's basketball tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires,[1] from February 28 to March 8, 1951.[2]

Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games
VenuesLuna Park
Start dateFebruary 28, 1951 (1951-02-28)
End dateMarch 8, 1951 (1951-03-08)
Medalists
Gold medal  United States
Silver medal  Argentina
Bronze medal  Brazil
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Participating nations

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Matches

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2 March
United States   77–59   Cuba
2 March
Argentina   58–47   Brazil
4 March
United States   90–55   Panama
4 March
Argentina   72–56   Cuba
4 March
Brazil   58–39   Chile
5 March
United States   69–50   Chile
Scoring by half: 79–41
5 March
Brazil   57–46   Cuba
5 March
Argentina   65–54   Panama
6 March
Cuba   73–67   Panama
6 March
United States   74–42   Brazil
6 March
Argentina   54–47   Chile
6 March
Panama   70–51   Brazil
8 March
Argentina   51–57   United States
Scoring by half: 23–29

Final ranking

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(Left): USA basketball team, gold medal; (right): A moment of the Argentina (wearing blue) v USA match
Rank. Team
1.   United States
2.   Argentina
3.   Brazil
4.   Cuba
5.   Chile
6.   Panama
7.   Paraguay
8.   Mexico
9.   Ecuador
10.   Colombia

Awards

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 1951 Pan American Games winners 
 
United States
First title

Bibliography

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  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369.

References

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  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Todor66: Men's Basketball Pan American Games 1951". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2016-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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