Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.

The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion (Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

), the top two at the 1951 Europe
Europe
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an championships (USSR and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

), and the host country (Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

). Thirteen other nations competed in a preliminary round to determine the last six places in the sixteen-team Olympic tournament.

The matches were played in two different arenas: the eliminating matches and the opening round of the tournament in the Tennis Palace in the heart of the city, where two courts had been available for practice, and the semi-finals and finals in Messuhalli II
Töölö Sports Hall
Töölö Sports Hall is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was built in 1935 as Messuhalli...

, adjacent to the Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...

.

Medalists


Ron Bontemps
Ron Bontemps
Ronald "Ron" Yngve Bontemps was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He attended Beloit College....


Marc Freiberger
Wayne Glasgow
Wayne Glasgow
Victor Wayne Glasgow played in college for Oklahoma University where he was a two time All-Big Seven selection. Passed playing in the NBA to play for the Phillips Petroleum Co. 66er's AAU team....


Charlie Hoag
Charlie Hoag
Charles "Charlie" Monroe Hoag was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the U.S. men's national basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played seven matches.-External links:*...


Bill Hougland
Bill Hougland
William "Bill" Marion Hougland was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the Kansas Jayhawks' 1952 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship team.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the...


John Keller
John Keller
John Frederick Keller was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He competed in three games as a member of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal....


Dean Kelley
Dean Kelley
Melvin Dean Kelley was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played seven matches....


Bob Kenney
Bob Kenney
Robert "Bob" Earl Kenney was an American basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in seven matches...


Bob Kurland
Bob Kurland
Robert Albert "Bob" Kurland was a basketball center, who played for Henry Iba's Oklahoma A & M Aggies basketball team...


Hayward Lafferty
Bill Lienhard
Bill Lienhard
William "Bill" Barner Lienhard was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Bill Lienhard was born in Slaton, Texas. He went to college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the 1952 NCAA Champion basketball team. He was then part of the American...


Clyde Lovellette
Frank McCabe
Dan Pippin
Dan Pippin
Dan Luther Pippin was farmboy from Waynesville, Missouri who became an All Big 6 and All American basketball player at the University of Missouri. He later captained the 1952 United States Olympic team that won the gold medal in Helsinki...


Howie Williams
Howie Williams (basketball)
Howard "Howie" Earl Williams was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Williams played collegiately at Purdue University....


Stepas Butautas
Stepas Butautas
Stepas Butautas was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas....


Nodar Dzhordzhikiya
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya or Nodar Jorjikia was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....


Anatoly Konev
Anatoly Konev
Anatoly Konstantinovich Konev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and was a player of CSKA Moscow....


Otar Korkiya
Otar Korkiya
Otar Korkia was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....


Heino Kruus
Heino Kruus
Heino Kruus was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in TallinnHe was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches....


Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu....


Justinas Lagunavičius
Justinas Lagunavicius
Justinas Lagunavičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas....


Joann Lõssov
Joann Lõssov
Joann Lõssov was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn....


Aleksandr Moiseyev
Aleksandr Moiseyev
Aleksandr Ivanovich Moiseyev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. and played for CSKA Moscow....


Yuri Ozerov
Kazys Petkevičius
Kazys Petkevicius
Kazimieras Petkevičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.He was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He...


Stasys Stonkus
Stasys Stonkus
Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus is a retired Soviet present day Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Telšiai. In 1954, he graduated from the Lithuanian National Physical Education Institute...


Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis was a Latvian basketball player. He was born in Riga.He played for ASK Riga and won 3 Euroleague titles and 4 national championships ....


Viktor Vlasov
Viktor Vlasov
Viktor Petrovich Vlasov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.-References:...


Martín Acosta y Lara
Martín Acosta y Lara
Martín Acosta y Lara Díaz was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Enrique Baliño
Enrique Baliño
Enrique Baliño Pavón was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Balino was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches.-External links:*...


Victorio Cieslinskas
Victorio Cieslinskas
Victorio Cieslinskas was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Héctor Costa
Héctor Costa
Héctor J. Costa Massironi was a basketball player from Uruguay, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for his native country, starting in 1952 .-References:* *...


Nelson Demarco
Nelson Demarco
Nelson Walter Demarco Riccardi was a basketball player from Uruguay, who competed in three Olympics. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, Demarco and team Uruguay placed 5th in the Olympics. Demarco won a bronze medal at both the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...


Héctor García Otero
Héctor García Otero
Héctor García Otero was an Uruguayan basketball player, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956.-External links:*...


Tabaré Larre Borges
Tabaré Larre Borges
Tabaré Larre Borges Gallarreta was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Larre Borges was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches.-External links:*...


Adesio Lombardo
Adesio Lombardo
Adesio Rafael Lombardo Rossi was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Lombardo was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament....


Roberto Lovera
Roberto Lovera
Roberto José Lovera Vidal was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Sergio Matto
Sergio Matto
Sergio Armando Matto Suárez is a retired basketball player from Uruguay, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for his native country, starting in 1952 .-References:*...


Wilfredo Peláez
Wilfredo Peláez
Wilfredo A. Peláez Esmite was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Pelaez was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:*...


Carlos Roselló
Carlos Roselló
Carlos Roselló Betbeze was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Rosello was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament....


Preliminary round

Nations that lost two games in the preliminary tournaments were eliminated. When there were only two teams left in each group, those teams advanced to the main tournament.

Group A

In the first round, Cuba and Bulgaria won.
  • Cuba def. Belgium, 59-51
  • Bulgaria def. Switzerland, 69-58


Cuba and Bulgaria played each other, with Bulgaria's victory winning it a berth in the main tournament. The losers played each other, with Switzerland's second loss ejecting the nation from the tournament.
  • Bulgaria def. Cuba, 62-56
  • Belgium def. Switzerland, 59-49


The two teams that were 1-1 played each, with the winner receiving a tournament berth and the loser being eliminated.
  • Cuba def. Belgium, 71-63

Group B

In the first round, Hungary and the Philippines won.
  • Hungary def. Greece, 75-38
  • Philippines def. Israel, 57-47


Hungary and the Philippines played each other, with the Philippines's victory winning it a berth in the main tournament. The losers played each other, with Israel's second loss ejecting the nation from the tournament.
  • Philippines def. Hungary, 48-35
  • Greece def. Israel, 54-52


The two teams that were 1-1 played each, with the winner receiving a tournament berth and the loser being eliminated.
  • Hungary def. Greece, 47-44

Group C

In the first round, Italy and Turkey were served their first losses.
  • Canada def. Italy, 68-57
  • Egypt def. Turkey, 64-45


Romania's first game was a loss to Canada. Italy and Turkey played each other, with Turkey's second loss eliminating it.
  • Canada def. Romania, 72-51
  • Italy def. Turkey, 49-37


Italy and Romania, who had both lost once, played each other. Romania's second loss eliminated the nation from the tournament. Undefeated nations Canada and Egypt played each other, with Egypt being served its first loss.
  • Italy def. Romania, 53-39
  • Canada def. Egypt, 63-57


Italy played its fourth game of the tournament against Egypt. The decisive game ended with Egypt winning a berth to the main competition and Italy being eliminated.
  • Egypt def. Italy, 66-62

Group 1

  Pld W L PF PA Pts
3 3 0 195 139 6
3 2 1 167 164 5
3 1 2 161 164 4
3 0 3 143 199 3


  • United States def. Hungary, 66-48
  • Uruguay def. Czechoslovakia, 53-51

  • Uruguay def. Hungary, 70-56
  • United States def. Czechoslovakia, 72-47

  • Czechoslovakia def. Hungary, 63-39
  • United States def. Uruguay, 57-44

Group 2

  Pld W L PF PA Pts
3 3 0 192 143 6
3 2 1 163 182 5
3 1 2 172 171 4
3 0 3 147 178 3


  • USSR def. Bulgaria, 74-46
  • Mexico def. Finland, 66-48

  • Bulgaria def. Mexico, 52-44
  • USSR def. Finland, 47-35

  • Bulgaria def. Finland, 65-64
  • USSR def. Mexico, 71-62

Group 3

  Pld W L PF PA Pts
3 3 0 239 196 6
3 2 1 184 179 5
3 1 2 192 221 4
3 0 3 201 220 3


  • Argentina def. Philippines, 85-59
  • Brazil def. Canada, 57-55

  • Brazil def. Philippines, 71-52
  • Argentina def. Canada, 82-81

  • Philippines def. Canada, 81-65
  • Argentina def. Brazil, 72-56

Group 4

  Pld W L PF PA Pts
3 3 0 202 149 6
3 2 1 170 150 5
3 1 2 176 221 4
3 0 3 149 177 3


  • France def. Egypt, 92-64
  • Chile def. Cuba, 53-52

  • Chile def. Egypt, 74-46
  • France def. Cuba, 58-42

  • France def. Chile, 52-43
  • Egypt def. Cuba, 66-55

Quarterfinals

The top two teams in each quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The other two teams in each quarterfinals played in the fifth through eighth place classification.

Quarterfinals group A

  Pld W L PF PA Pts
3 2 1 194 187 5
3 2 1 226 174 5
3 1 2 177 220 4
3 1 2 178 194 4


  • Argentina def. Bulgaria, 100-56
  • France def. Uruguay, 68-66

  • Uruguay def. Bulgaria, 62-54
  • Argentina def. France, 61-52

  • Bulgaria def. France, 67-58
  • Uruguay def. Argentina, 66-65

Quarterfinals group B

  Pld W L PF PA Pts
3 3 0 246 166 6
3 2 1 190 195 5
3 1 2 177 155 4
3 0 3 159 256 3


  • United States def. USSR, 86-58
  • Brazil def. Chile, 75-44

  • United States def. Chile, 103-55
  • USSR def. Brazil, 54-49

  • United States def. Brazil, 57-53
  • USSR def. Chile, 78-60

Semifinals

Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. A total number of 317 players were entered.

A total of 301(*) basketball players from 23 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least. Up to now only two reserve player can be named, 14 reserve players are unknown.

Summary

Place Nation
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Coach: Warren Womble
Warren Womble
Warren Womble was the coach for the Peoria Caterpillars, a National Industrial Basketball League team in Peoria, Illinois....


Ron Bontemps
Ron Bontemps
Ronald "Ron" Yngve Bontemps was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He attended Beloit College....

 (Peoria Caterpillars/Illinois)
Marc Freiberger (Peoria Caterpillars/Oklahoma)
Wayne Glasgow
Wayne Glasgow
Victor Wayne Glasgow played in college for Oklahoma University where he was a two time All-Big Seven selection. Passed playing in the NBA to play for the Phillips Petroleum Co. 66er's AAU team....

 (Phillips 66ers/Oklahoma)
Charlie Hoag
Charlie Hoag
Charles "Charlie" Monroe Hoag was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the U.S. men's national basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played seven matches.-External links:*...

 (University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

)

Bill Hougland
Bill Hougland
William "Bill" Marion Hougland was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the Kansas Jayhawks' 1952 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship team.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the...

 (Phillips 66ers/Kansas)
John Keller
John Keller
John Frederick Keller was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He competed in three games as a member of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal....

 (University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

)

Dean Kelley
Dean Kelley
Melvin Dean Kelley was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played seven matches....

 (University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

)

Bob Kenney
Bob Kenney
Robert "Bob" Earl Kenney was an American basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in seven matches...

 (University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

)

Bob Kurland
Bob Kurland
Robert Albert "Bob" Kurland was a basketball center, who played for Henry Iba's Oklahoma A & M Aggies basketball team...

 (Phillips 66ers/Oklahoma St.)
Bill Lienhard
Bill Lienhard
William "Bill" Barner Lienhard was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Bill Lienhard was born in Slaton, Texas. He went to college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the 1952 NCAA Champion basketball team. He was then part of the American...

 (University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

)

Clyde Lovellette (University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

)

Frank McCabe (Peoria Caterpillars/Marquette)
Dan Pippin
Dan Pippin
Dan Luther Pippin was farmboy from Waynesville, Missouri who became an All Big 6 and All American basketball player at the University of Missouri. He later captained the 1952 United States Olympic team that won the gold medal in Helsinki...

 (Peoria Caterpillars/Missouri)
Howie Williams
Howie Williams (basketball)
Howard "Howie" Earl Williams was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Williams played collegiately at Purdue University....

 (Peoria Caterpillars/Purdue)
Hayward Lafferty alt. (Peoria Caterpillars/Missouri)
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Stepas Butautas
Stepas Butautas
Stepas Butautas was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas....

 (BC Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

)

Nodar Dzhordzhikiya
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya or Nodar Jorjikia was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....

 (BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi is the professional basketball team from Tbilisi, Georgia. The club competes in the Georgian Super Liga. Coach: Davit Tortladze.-History:...

)

Anatoly Konev
Anatoly Konev
Anatoly Konstantinovich Konev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and was a player of CSKA Moscow....

 (MBC Dynamo Moscow
MBC Dynamo Moscow
MBC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team from Moscow, Russia.-Early Years:Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo is among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because Dynamo means 'power in motion'. The club was backed by the...

)

Otar Korkiya
Otar Korkiya
Otar Korkia was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....

 (BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi is the professional basketball team from Tbilisi, Georgia. The club competes in the Georgian Super Liga. Coach: Davit Tortladze.-History:...

)

Heino Kruus
Heino Kruus
Heino Kruus was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in TallinnHe was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches....

 (Tallinna Kalev)
Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu....

 (Tallinna Kalev)
Justinas Lagunavičius
Justinas Lagunavicius
Justinas Lagunavičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas....

 (BC Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

)

Joann Lõssov
Joann Lõssov
Joann Lõssov was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn....

 (Tallinna Kalev)
Aleksandr Moiseyev
Aleksandr Moiseyev
Aleksandr Ivanovich Moiseyev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. and played for CSKA Moscow....

 (VVS Moscow)
Yuri Ozerov (MBC Dynamo Moscow
MBC Dynamo Moscow
MBC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team from Moscow, Russia.-Early Years:Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo is among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because Dynamo means 'power in motion'. The club was backed by the...

)

Kazys Petkevičius
Kazys Petkevicius
Kazimieras Petkevičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.He was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He...

 (BC Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

)

Stasys Stonkus
Stasys Stonkus
Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus is a retired Soviet present day Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Telšiai. In 1954, he graduated from the Lithuanian National Physical Education Institute...

 (BC Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

)

Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis was a Latvian basketball player. He was born in Riga.He played for ASK Riga and won 3 Euroleague titles and 4 national championships ....

 (ASK Riga
ASK Riga
ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:...

)

Viktor Vlasov
Viktor Vlasov
Viktor Petrovich Vlasov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.-References:...

 (MBC Dynamo Moscow
MBC Dynamo Moscow
MBC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team from Moscow, Russia.-Early Years:Created in 1923 when Russia was part of the Soviet Union, Dynamo is among the oldest sports clubs in the country. Its name was chosen because Dynamo means 'power in motion'. The club was backed by the...

)
3
Martín Acosta y Lara
Martín Acosta y Lara
Martín Acosta y Lara Díaz was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Enrique Baliño
Enrique Baliño
Enrique Baliño Pavón was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Balino was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches.-External links:*...


Victorio Cieslinskas
Victorio Cieslinskas
Victorio Cieslinskas was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Héctor Costa
Héctor Costa
Héctor J. Costa Massironi was a basketball player from Uruguay, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for his native country, starting in 1952 .-References:* *...


Nelson Demarco
Nelson Demarco
Nelson Walter Demarco Riccardi was a basketball player from Uruguay, who competed in three Olympics. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, Demarco and team Uruguay placed 5th in the Olympics. Demarco won a bronze medal at both the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...


Héctor García Otero
Héctor García Otero
Héctor García Otero was an Uruguayan basketball player, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956.-External links:*...


Tabaré Larre Borges
Tabaré Larre Borges
Tabaré Larre Borges Gallarreta was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Larre Borges was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches.-External links:*...


Adesio Lombardo
Adesio Lombardo
Adesio Rafael Lombardo Rossi was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Lombardo was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament....


Roberto Lovera
Roberto Lovera
Roberto José Lovera Vidal was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Sergio Matto
Sergio Matto
Sergio Armando Matto Suárez is a retired basketball player from Uruguay, who twice won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for his native country, starting in 1952 .-References:*...


Wilfredo Peláez
Wilfredo Peláez
Wilfredo A. Peláez Esmite was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Pelaez was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:*...


Carlos Roselló
Carlos Roselló
Carlos Roselló Betbeze was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Rosello was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament....

4
Coach: Rodolfo Masilla
Leopoldo Contarbio
Leopoldo Contarbio
Leopoldo Contarbio was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Hugo del Vecchio
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Alberto Furlong was an Argentine basketball player and World Champion who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Juan Gaszo
Ricardo González
Rafael Lledo
Alberto López
Rubén Menini
Omar Monza
Rubén Pagliari
Raúl Pérez Varela
Ignacio Poletti
Juan Uder
Roberto Viau
Roberto Viau
Roberto Luis Viau was an Argentine basketball player, who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the basketball team which finished fourth. He played all eight games in the 1952 tournament....

5
Pedro Araya Zabala
Rufino Bernedo
Eduardo Cordero Fernández
Hugo Fernández Diez
Ezequiel Figueroa Reyes
Juan José Gallo Chinchilla
Víctor Mahana Badrie
Eric Mahn Godoy
Juan Ostoic Ostoic
Hermán Raffo Abarca
Hermán Ramos Muñoz
Álvaro Salvadores
Álvaro Salvadores
Alvaro Salvadores Salvi was a Chilean basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Also, Salvadores was Chile's ambassador in Colombia from 1986 to 1988...


Orlando Silva Infante
6
Coach: Manoel Pitanga
Angelim
Bráz
Bráz
João Francisco Bráz was a Brazilian basketball player. At his Olympic debut he won the bronze medal with Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto.-External links:...


Raymundo Carvalho dos Santos
Mário Jorge da Fonseca Hermes
Almir Nelson de Almeida
Algodão
Algodão
Zenny de Azevedo was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. Nicknamed Algodão, he won the bronze medal in 1948 and 1960 with the Brazilian basketball team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.-External links:...


Ruy de Freitas
Ruy de Freitas
Ruy de Freitas was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He was born in Brasília. At his first appearance in London he won the bronze medal with the Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto.-External links:...


Mayr Facci
Tião
Godinho
Thales Monteiro
Alfredo da Motta
Alfredo da Motta
Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro....


Zé Luiz
7
Petar Chichkov
Hristo Donev
Ilja Georgiev
Konstantin Georgiev
Genczo Hristov
Anton Kuzov
Vasil Manchenko
Nejczo Neichev
Ivan Nikolov
Georgi Panov
Veselin Penkov
Kiril Semov
Vladimir Slavov
Konstantin Totev
8
André Buffière
André Buffière
Pierre André Buffière was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


André Chavet
René Chocat
René Chocat
René Chocat was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In London 1948 he was part of the French basketball team, which won the silver medal....


Robert Crost
Jacques Dessemme
Louis Devoti
Robert Guillin
Roger Haudegand
Robert Monclar
Jean Perniceni
Bernard Planque
Jean-Pierre Salignon
André Vacheresse
André Vacheresse
Andre Vacheresse, , was a player and coach for the French basketball club Chorale Roanne Basket.- Biography :...

9-16
Woody Campbell
Woody Campbell (basketball)
Ralph "Woody" Woodrow Campbell was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Bill Coulthard
Bill Coulthard
William "Bill" Sanderson Coulthard born in Buffalo, New York, USA) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Red Curren
Red Curren
James Edward "Red" Curren was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played one match.-References:...


Chuck Dalton
Chuck Dalton
Charles "Chuck" Harwood Dalton was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Bill Pataky
Bill Pataky
William "Bill" Andrew Pataky was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament...


Glenn Pettinger
Glenn Pettinger
Glenn Murray Pettinger was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.Pettinger played basketball for the University of Western...


Bob Phibbs
Bob Phibbs
Robert "Bob" James Phibbs was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.Phibbs was on the University of Western Ontario basketball...


Bernie Pickell
Carl Ridd
Carl Ridd
John Carl Ridd was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg....


Bobby Simpson
Bobby Simpson (basketball)
Robert "Bobby" Lee Simpson was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches....


Harry Wade
Harry Wade
Harry Arthur Wade was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.Wade was on the University of Western Ontario Mustangs basketball...


George Wearring
George Wearring
George Arthur Wearring was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.Wearring was on the University of Western Ontario basketball...


Roy Williams
9-16
Carlos Bea Blanes
Felipe de la Pozas y Piad
Alberto Escoto Valdés
Armando Estrada Rivero
Alfredo Faget Otazo
Casimiro García Artime
Juan García García
R. Carlos García Ordoñez
Federico López Garviso
Mario Quintero Padrón
Fabio Ruiz Vinajeras
Ramón Wiltz Bucelo
9-16
Jiří Baumruk
Miroslav Baumruk
Zdeněk Bobrovský
Josef Ezr
Eugen Horniak
Eugen Horniak
Eugen Horniak was a Czechoslovak/Slovak basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Miroslav Kódl
Luboš Kolář
Ľuboš Kolár
Ľuboš Kolár is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club FC Nitra.-External links:* at fcnitra.sk * at transfermarkt.de...


Jan Kozák
Ján Kozák
Ján Kozák is a Slovak footballer who is currently without club. He didn't play football from May 2010 to March 2011 and since summer 2011 he is again without a club.-Club career:...


Jiří Matoušek
Ivan Mrázek
Zdeněk Rylich
Jaroslav Šíp
Miroslav Škeřík
Jaroslav Tětiva
9-16
Youssef Mohamed Abbas
Youssef Kamal Mohamed Abou-Ouf
Fouad Abdel Meguid Abu el Kheir
Mohamed Medhat Bahgat
Armand Philippe Catafago
Georges Jean Chalhoub
Mohamed Ezz Eldin Aly Ahmed el Rashidy
Abdelrahman Ismail Hafez
Zaki Selim Ibrahim Harari
Sami Mansour
Medhat Youssef Mohamad
Hussein Kamal Montassir
Fahmy Raymond Sabounghi
Albert Fahmy Tadros
9-16
Kalevi Heinänen
Esko Karhunen
Juhani Kyöstilä
Pentti Laaksonen
Olavi Lahtinen
Raimo Lindholm
Pertti Mutru
Raine Nuutinen
Tapio Pöyhönen
Tuomo Ristola
Eero Salonen
Timo Suviranta
Kalevi Sylander
Oiva Virtanen
9-16
László Bánhegyi
Pál Bogár
Pál Bogár
Pál Bogár is a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.-References:...


György Bokor
Tibor Cselkó
Tibor Cselkó
Tibor Cselkó was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.-References:...


Tibor Czinkán
Tibor Czinkán
Tibor Czinkán was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played five matches....


János Greminger
János Greminger
János Greminger was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches...


László Hódi
László Hódi
László Hódi was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played three matches.-References:...


Ede Komáromi
Ede Komáromi
Ede Komáromi was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played four matches.-Sources:* *...


Tibor Mezőfi
Tibor Mezofi
Tibor Mezőfi was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Péter Papp
János Simon
János Simon
János Simon was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok....


György Telegdy
Tibor Zsíros
Tibor Zsíros
Tibor Zsíros is a Hungarian former basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

9-16
Rubén Almanza García
Carlos José Bru Villarreal
Jorge Cardiel Gaytán
José de la Cruz Cabrera Gándara
Héctor Guerrero Delgado
Emilio López Enríquez
Filiberto Manzo Hernández
José Meneses Luna
Sergio Olguín Fierro
Fernando Rojas Herrera
José Rojas Herera
Rolando Rubalcava Peña
José Pioquinto Soto Villanueva
9-16
Coach: Felicisimo Fajardo
Florentino Bautista
Ramón Campos
Antonio Genato
José Gochangco
Rafael Hechanova
Eduardo Lim
Eduardo Lim
Eduardo C. Lim , also known as Eddie Lim, is a former basketball player like fellow San Beda Red Lions and Hall of Famers Carlos Loyzaga and Antonio Genato. He was a formidable guard who earned the moniker "Stonewall" from legendary sportscaster Willie Hernandez...


Carlos Loyzaga
Carlos Loyzaga
Carlos M. Loyzaga is a former Filipino basketball player and coach. He led the Philippine National team to a Bronze Medal finish in the 1954 FIBA World Championship. The Philippines third place finish remains the highest rank of any Asian team in the history of the tournament...


Antonio Luis Martínez
Ponciano Saldaña
Meliton Santos
Antonio Tantay
Mariano Tolentino
17-23
Jules Boes
Jan Ceulemans
Henri Coosemans
Henri Crick
Yves Delsarte
Josef du Jardin
Johannes Ducheyne
Jef Eygel
Jef Eygel
Jozef "Jef" Fidelo Eygel was a Belgian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played all three matches.-External links:*...


Désiré Ligon
Julien Meuris
Félix Roosemont
Alexis van Gils
Pierre van Huele
17-23
Goulielmos Arvanitis
Themistokles Cholevas
Themis Cholevas
Themis Cholevas or Themistokles Cholevas is a former international professional basketball player.-Pro career:He was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era Hrisi Pentada, or "The Golden Five" in English....


Ioannis Lambrou
Panayiotis Manias
Panagiotis Manias
Panagiotis Manias or Panayiotis Manias is a former international professional basketball player.-Pro career:He was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era Hrisi Pentada, or "The Golden Five" in English....


Phaedon Mathaiou
Nikolaos Milas
Konstantinos Papadimas
Kostas Papadimas
Kostas Papadimas or Konstantinos Papadimas is a former international professional basketball player.-Pro career:He was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era Hrisi Pentada, or "The Golden Five" in English....


Aristidis Roubanis
Aristidis Roubanis
Aristeidis Roubanis is a retired international professional basketball player and javelin thrower.-Pro career:Roubanis was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era "Golden Five".-Greek national team:...


Alexandros Spanoudakis
Ioannis Spanoudakis
Dimitrios Stefanidis
Dimitrios Taliadoros
17-23
Coach: Toby Ruskin
Eliahu Amiel (Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
-External links:* * *...

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Moshe Daniel-Levy (Hapoel Maayan Barukh)
Dan Erez-Buxenbaum (Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv (basketball)
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:...

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Reuben Fecher-Perach (Hapoel Mizra)
Mordechai-Marcel Hefez (Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
-External links:* * *...

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Ralph Klein
Ralph Klein (coach)
Ralph Klein was an Israeli basketball player and coach.-Early life:Klein was born in Berlin during the time of the Weimar Republic, to an affluent Hungarian Jewish family that returned to Budapest before the outbreak of World War II...

 (Raphael Ram) (Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....

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Menahem Kurman-Degani (Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....

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Amos Lin-Linkovsky (Hapoel Mishmar Ha'emek)
Zekarya Ofri (Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....

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Shimon Shelah-Schmuckler (Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv (basketball)
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:...

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Abraham Shneior (Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....

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Yehuda Wiener-Gafni (Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....

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Fredi Cohen (Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
-External links:* * *...

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17-23
Giorgio Bongiovanni
Achille Canna
Carlo Cerioni
Giordano Damiani
Sergio Ferriani
Sergio Marelli
Federico Marietti
Enrico Pagani
Fabio Presca
Renzo Ranuzzi
Luigi Rapini
Sergio Stefanini
Dino Zucchi
17-23
Cornel Călugăreanu
Cornel Calugareanu
Cornel Călugăreanu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....


Gheorghe Constantinide
Gheorghe Constantinide
Gheorghe Constantinide was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romania national basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches.-References:...


Grigore Costescu
Grigore Costescu
Grigore Costescu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played in a match against Italy, which Romania lost 53–39.-References:...


Andrei Folbert
Andrei Folbert
Andrei Folbert , nicknamed "The Hope" by his fans and officially "The Magician under the boards", was a professional basketball player and captain of the Romanian basketball team for 25 years. As a player and coach he served the basketball magic for over 38 years.Folbert was known throughout his...


Ladislau Mokos
Ladislau Mokos
Ladislau Mokos was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches.-References:...


Liviu Naghi
Liviu Naghi
Liviu Naghi was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches....


Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches....


Cezar Niculescu
Cezar Niculescu
Cezar Niculescu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches.-References:...


Dan Niculescu
Dan Niculescu
Dan Niculescu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches....


Adrian Petroşanu
Adrian Petrosanu
Adrian Petroşanu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches....


Vasile Popescu
Vasile Popescu
Vasile Popescu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches....


Emanoil Răducanu
Emanoil Raducanu
Emanoil Răducanu was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches....


Constanin Herold
17-23
Pierre Albrecht
Henri Baumann
Marc Bossy
René Chiappino
Maurice Chollet
Gerald Cottier
Roger Domenjoz
Marcel Moget
Roger Prahin
Jacques Redard
Bernard Schmied
Georges Stockly
Jean-Pierre Voisin
René Wohler
17-23
Yüksel Alkan
Altan Dinçer
Nejat Diyarbakırlı
Yalçın Granit
Sadi Gülçelik
Yılmaz Gündüz
Erdoğan Partener
Sacit Seldüz
Turhan Tezol
Güney Ülmen
Ali Uras
Mehmet Ali Yalım
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