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
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Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
from 23 October to 5 November 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.
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Competing nations
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.
Final round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.
Awards
Top scorers
All-tournament team
Final rankings
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References
External links
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FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...