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Basketball At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Rosters
The following is the list of squads for each of the 16 teams that competed in the Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics, men's basketball tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Group A Italy The following players represented Italy: * Carlo Recalcati * Enrico Bovone * Gabriele Vianello * Gianfranco Lombardi * Gianluigi Jessi * Guido Carlo Gatti, Guido Gatti * Giusto Pellanera * Massimo Cosmelli * Massimo Masini * Ottorino Flaborea * Paolo Vittori * Sauro Bufalini Panama The following players represented Panama: * Calixto Malcom * Davis Peralta * Eliécer Ellis * Ernesto Agard * Francisco Checa * Julio Osorio * Luis Sinclair * Nicolas Alvarado * Norris Webb * Pedro Rivas * Percibal Blades * Ramón Reyes (basketball), Ramón Reyes Philippines The following players represented the Philippines: * Jun Papa * Alberto Reynoso * Alfonso Marquez (basketball), Alfonso Márquez * Danny Florencio * Ed Ocampo * Elias Tolentino * Jimmy Mariano * Joaquín Rojas * Orlando Bauzon, Orly B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1968 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico from October 13 to October 25, 1968. The United States defeated Yugoslavia to win their seventh straight gold medal in this sport, while the Soviet Union earned the bronze against Brazil. Medal summary Qualification Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first five places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus two additional tournaments that granted two extra berths each. Format * Two groups of eight teams are formed, where the top two from each group compete for the medals in a knockout round. * The remaining places are defined as follows: **Fifth through eighth places are decided in a separate bracket between the third and fourth places from each group in a separate bracke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |