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Basketball At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of Basketball at the Summer Olympics, basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the competition. The top six teams at the Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the winners of the 1950 FIBA World Championship (Argentina national basketball team, Argentina), the top two teams at the 1951 EuroBasket (USSR national basketball team, USSR and Czechoslovakia national basketball team, Czechoslovakia), and the host country (Finnish national basketball team, Finland). Thirteen other nations competed in a qualifying round to determine the last six places in the sixteen-team Olympic tournament. Medalists Qualifying rounds Nations that lost two games in the qualifying rounds were eliminated. When there were only two teams left in each group, those teams advanced to the main tournament. Group A Group A consisted of Cuba, Belgium, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in 1938 that it would be unable to host the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were then cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo eventually hosted the games in 1964. Helsinki is the northernmost city at which a summer Olympic Games have been held. With London hosting the 1948 Olympics, 1952 is the most recent time when two consecutive summer Olympic Games were held entirely in Europe. The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. They were also the Olympic Games at which the most world records were broken until they were surpassed by the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Keller (basketball)
John Frederick Keller (November 10, 1928 – October 6, 2000) 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. He died in 2000 in Great Bend, Kansas Great Bend is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is named for its location at the point where the course of the Arkansas River bends east then southeast. As of the 2020 census, the population of the c ... where he had lived since 1952. References 1928 births 2000 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Kansas Garden City Broncbusters men's basketball players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball People from Great Bend, Kansas People from Logan County, Kansas United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heino Kruus
Heino Kruus (30 September 1926 in Tallinn – 24 June 2012) was an Estonian basketball player (186 cm) who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. Club career Started playing basketball in 1945 as a member of Kalev Tallinn. With the team of the Kalev Tallinn he won a bronze medal (1945), with the team of the University of Tartu he won a gold medal (1949) and a silver medal (1950) of Soviet Union League Championship.Achievements National Team * Olympic Games: |
Otar Korkiya
Otar Korkia ( Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, ; 10 May 1923 – 15 March 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. He was also named the Best Georgian Basketball Player of the 20th Century, and the Best Georgian Sportsman of the 20th Century. He was born in Kutaisi. Club career During his club career, Korkia played with Dinamo Kutaisi, from 1940 to 1947, and with Dinamo Tbilisi, from 1947 to 1958. He won three USSR League championships (1950, 1953, and 1954) and two USSR Cups, (1949 and 1950). National team career Korkia was a member of the senior Soviet Union national basketball team, which won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games. He played in seven games during that tournament. He later became the captain of the senior Soviet national team. He also won gold medals at the 1947 EuroBasket, the 1951 EuroBasket, and the 1953 EuroBasket. Additionally, he won the bronze me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Konev
Anatoly Konstantinovich Konev (; 10 January 1921 – 9 November 1965) was a Russian basketball player. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society, in Moscow. Club career Konev played club basketball with CSKA Moscow. National team career Konev played with the senior Soviet Union national basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ..., where he won a silver medal. He played in all eight of the Soviet Union's games. References External linksAnatoly Konyev at databaseOlympics.com 1921 births 1965 deaths Russian men's basketball players Soviet men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union PBC CSKA Moscow players Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya (or Nodar Jorjikia) ( Georgian: ნოდარ ჯორჯიკია, ; 15 November 1921 in Kutaisi – 1 June 2008) was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo "Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, ) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos employed electromagnets for self-starting by using residual magnetic field left in the iron cores ... in Tbilisi. Dzhordzhikiya was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal at the 1952 Games. He played in all eight matches. References External links Nodar Dzhordzhikiya's profile at databaseOlympics 1921 births 2008 deaths Sportspeople from Kutaisi Men's basketball players from Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepas Butautas
Stepas Butautas (alternate spellings: Stiepas, Butaustas) (25 August 1925 – 22 March 2001 in Kaunas) was a Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. He trained at the VSS Žalgiris, in Kaunas. He played with the Soviet Union men's national basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal. During the tournament, he played in all eight games. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991), FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Club career Butautas started his career with Dinamo Kaunas in 1944. He then played with ASK Kaunas in 1945, before returning to Dinamo Kaunas in 1946. He played with BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas, from 1947 to 1956. With Zalgiris, he won the USSR Premier Basketball League championship in 1947 and 1951. He also won 6 List of Lithuanian basketball league champions, Lithuanian SSR championships (1945, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955). National team career Butautas was a member of the Soviet Union men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Williams (basketball)
Howard Earl "Howie" Williams (October 29, 1927 – December 25, 2004) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Williams played collegiately at Purdue University where he was a 2x All-Big Ten guard (1948–49, 1949–50); he was selected as the Purdue team MVP in his junior and senior seasons and as Team Captain in 1949–50; posting a career total of 735 points (10.0 game avg). He led the Big Ten Conference in Free Throw Percentage (85.7%) for the 1948–49 season. He was a 3rd Round pick of the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950 NBA draft but chose instead to sign a contract with the Peoria Caterpillars of the American Athletic Union and the National Industrial Basketball League. The Caterpillars finished 4th in the NIBL but won the National AAU title (the first of three consecutive titles), knocking off the regular season champions, the Phillips Oilers in the semi-finals on Williams last second bucket. Williams and the rest of the Cater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Pippin
Dan Luther Pippin (October 20, 1926 – April 1, 1965) was an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He later captained the American basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal in Helsinki. He played in all eight games. After Pippin graduated from the University of Missouri he went to work for the Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois, and played for the National Industrial Basketball League The National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947 to enable U.S. mill workers a chance to compete in basketball. The league was founded by the industrial teams (teams sponsored by the large companies and made up of their employees) bel ... team it sponsored, the Peoria Cats. Pippin later moved to New Mexico where he engaged in the insurance business before returning to his native Missouri. He committed suicide in 1965. References External linksDaniel Pippin at databaseOlympics.com* 1926 births 1965 su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McCabe (basketball)
Frank Reilly McCabe (June 30, 1927 – April 18, 2021) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, McCabe played collegiately at Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball, Marquette University. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played six matches. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Edward Lovellette ( ; September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to achieve the Triple Crown — playing on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad. Basketball career Lovellette fostered the trend of tall, physical and high-scoring centers. A two-time All-State performer at Garfield High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. As a high school junior (1946–47), Lovellette's previously undefeated high school team in Terre Haute, Indiana, lost in the Indiana state championship finals to a Shelbyville team led by Bill Garrett. The six-foot-nine Lovellette later attended the University of Kansas where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. While at Kansas, where he played for Basketball Hall of Fame coach Forrest "Phog" Allen, Lovellette was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Lienhard
William Barner Lienhard (January 14, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... 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 Olympic basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played a total of five matches during the Summer Games in Helsinki. After the Olympics, he joined the Air Force, where he continued to play basketball. Upon leaving the Air Force, he retired from the sport and lived as a banker in Kansas. Lienhard died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 92. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lienhard, Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
