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1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States. This was the first time that the USA did not win a gold medal since the sport's introduction into the Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The bronze was won by Cuba, the only Olympic medal they have won in basketball. Another controversy was suspension of
Mickey Coll Mickey Coll (12 February 1951, in San Juan, Puerto Rico – 23 December 1972, in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican basketball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Doping controversy Coll tested positive for amphetamine ...
after a positive drug test.


Medal summary


Qualification

Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first four places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus an additional pre-Olympic tournament that granted two extra berths. * Egypt withdrew from the tournament following the events of the Munich massacre.


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 bracket. **Ninth through sixteenth places are decided between the fifth through eighth places from each group in separate brackets. Tie-breaking criteria: # Head to head results # Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams


Squads

For the team rosters see: '' Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters''.


Preliminary round

The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets.


Group A


Group B


Knockout stage


Medal bracket


Classification brackets

5th–8th place 9th–12th place 13th–16th place * Forfeited match.


Final


Awards


Final standings


References

* * FIBA Results Archive: ** ** **


Citations


External links


''ESPN Classic'' account of the gold medal game
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