1954 FIBA World Championship

The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship - 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.

Competing nations

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Classification Round (Ninth to Twelfth places)

All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.

Final Round (Round of eight)

All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.The tie between Canada, Formosa and Uruguay was broken by the goal averages of the games between those three teams, considering both had 1-1 records against each other.

Awards

Topscorers of the Tournament

All-Tournament Team

References

External links

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