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The following is the list of squads for each of the 23 teams that competed in the men's basketball tournament 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 ...
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Argentina

The following players represented Argentina: * Alberto López * Hugo del Vecchio *
Ignacio Poletti Ignacio Poletti (28 April 1930 – 13 November 2023) was an Argentine 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 Helsink ...
* Juan Gazsó * Juan Uder *
Leopoldo Contarbio Leopoldo ("Pichón") Contarbio (April 29, 1927 – August 24, 1993) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buenos Aires. In 1948 he was a member of the Arge ...
* Omar Monza *
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Rafael Lledó Rafael Lledó (2 March 1922 – 9 August 1991) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lledó was born in Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero (, Spanish for ''Saint-James- ...
* Raúl Pérez * Ricardo González * Roberto Viau *
Rubén Menini Rubén Francisco Menini (20 February 1924 – 12 April 2020) was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Ol ...
* Rubén Pagliari


Belgium

The following players represented Belgium: * Alexis Van Gils *
Désiré Ligon Désiré Justin L. Ligon (12 March 1931 – 4 February 2018) was a Belgian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ...
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Félix Roosemont Félix Roosemont (born 14 May 1925) was a Belgian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as ...
* Henri Coosemans * Henri Crick *
Jan Ceulemans Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (; born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, Ceulemans was known for his stamina, aerial ability, technique and was also recognized as one of th ...
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Johannes Ducheyne Johannes Ducheyne (born 14 November 1933) is a Belgian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly know ...
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Josef du Jardin Josef Jan du Jardin (born 9 June 1934) is a Belgian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known a ...
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Jef Eygel Jozef "Jef" Fidelo Eygel (5 March 1933 in Antwerp – 3 April 2005) was a Belgian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.84 m (6'0 ") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional career Eygel was a member of the FIBA Eur ...
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Jules Boes Jules Boes (7 May 1927 – 6 February 2016) was a Belgian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and common ...
* Julien Meuris * Yvan Delsarte


Brazil

The following players represented Brazil: *
Alfredo da Motta Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta (12 January 1921 – 22 April 1998) was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, winning the bronze medal with the Brazil national basketball team, men's nation ...
* Almir *
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* Godinho * Bráz * Zé Luiz * Mário Jorge *
Mayr Facci Mayr Facci (7 April 1927 – 11 March 2015) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olym ...
* Raymundo dos Santos *
Ruy de Freitas Ruy de Freitas (24 August 1916 – 2 August 2012), also commonly known as Tio Ruy, was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He was born in Macaé. At his first ...
* Tião *
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Algodão Zenny de Azevedo (1 March 1925 – 10 March 2001), commonly known as Algodão ("Cotton"), was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He won the bronze medal in 19 ...


Bulgaria

The following players represented Bulgaria: * Gencho Khristov *
Georgi Panov Georgi Marinov Panov (, 14 November 1933 – 25 December 2016) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics () ...
* Iliya Georgiev * Kiril Semov * Konstantin Georgiev * Konstantin Totev * Neycho Neychev * Veselin Penkov * Vladimir Savov * Vasil Manchenko * Anton Kuzov * Khristo Donchev * Petar Shishkov * Ivan Nikolov


Canada

The following players represented Canada: * Bernard Pickel * Chuck Dalton * George Wearring * Glen Pettinger * Harry Wade *
Carl Ridd John Carl Ridd (17 August 1929 – 29 March 2003) was a Canadian scholar of religion, basketball player, and activist. Early life and basketball career Carl Ridd was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 17 August 1929, the son of Dwight Nugent ...
* Woody Campbell * Bob Phibbs * Bobby Simpson * Roy Williams *
Bill Pataky William Andrew Pataky (May 12, 1930 – June 24, 2004) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Born in Windsor, Ontario, he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group sta ...
* Bill Coulthard


Chile

The following players represented Chile: *
Álvaro Salvadores Álvaro Salvadores Salvi (born 12 October 1928 in Chile – died 13 April 2002 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia) was a Chilean-Spaniard basketball player who competed at the 1950 FIBA World Championship in the Spain national team, and at the ...
* Eduardo Cordero * Eric Mahn * Exequiel Figueroa *
Hernán Raffo Hernán Leopoldo Raffo Abarca (2 July 1929 – 24 July 2012) was a Chilean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics ...
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Hernán Ramos Hernán Ramos Muñoz (born 29 April 1929) is a Chilean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly kno ...
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Hugo Fernández Hugo Daniel Fernández Vallejo (2 February 1945 – 1 August 2022) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Fernández played professional football in Puebla F.C. in 1979, before returning home with CA Peñarol. After he retired from p ...
* Juan José Gallo * Juan Ostoic *
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* Pedro Araya * Rufino Bernedo *
Victor Mahaña Victor Mahana Badrie (12 August 1922 – 6 September 2001) was a Chilean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links

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Cuba

The following players represented Cuba: * Alberto Escoto * Alfredo Faget *
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Carlos Bea Carlos Tiburcio Bea (born April 18, 1934) is a Spanish-born American judge and lawyer. He is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to that court by President George W. B ...
* Casimiro García * Fabio Ruíz * Fico López * Felipe de la Pozas * Juan García * Mario Quintero * Ramón Wiltz * Raúl García


Czechoslovakia

The following players represented Czechoslovakia: * Eugen Horniak *
Ivan Mrázek Ivo "Ivan" Mrázek (18 January 1926 – 4 April 2019) was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 5'7 " (1.71 m) tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. Playing career Club career In hi ...
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Jan Kozák Jan Kozák (5 July 1929 – 3 October 2016) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team in 2001. National team career Withe the senior Czechoslovakia national team, Kozák competed in the men's tourna ...
* Jaroslav Šíp *
Jiří Baumruk Jiří Baumruk (27 June 1930 – 23 November 1989) was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. Club career Baumruk spent his club career playing with Slavia Prague (1952–1953), and namely with Sparta Prague (1950–1951, 1954–196 ...
* Jiří Matoušek *
Josef Ezr Josef Ezr (3 October 1923 – 2 November 2013) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team in 2001. National team career With the senior Czechoslovakia national team, Ezr competed in the men's tournament ...
* Luboš Kolář * Miloslav Kodl *
Miroslav Baumruk Miroslav Baumruk (born 12 July 1926) is a Czech basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as He ...
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Miroslav Škeřík Miroslav Škeřík (14 October 1924 – 11 January 2013) was a Czechs, Czech professional basketball player. At 6'5 " (1.97 m) tall, he played the center (basketball), center position. He was the FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer, top scorer of EuroBaske ...
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Zdeněk Bobrovský Zdeněk Bobrovský (1 December 1933 – 21 November 2014) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team. National team career With the senior Czechoslovak national team, Bobrovský competed in the men's tou ...
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Zdeněk Rylich Zdeněk Rylich (7 March 1931 – 3 September 2024) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the List of the best Czech basketball players of the 20th century, Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001. With the senior Czechoslovakian nati ...


Egypt

The following players represented Egypt: * Abdel Rahman Hafez Ismail * Albert Tadros * Armand Catafago *
Fouad Abdel Meguid El-Kheir Fouad Abdel Meguid El-Kheir (; 18 November 1921 – 8 January 2003) was an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officiall ...
* Raymond Sabounghi * George Chalhoub * Hussain Montassir * Youssef Mohamed * Mohamed Medhat Bahgat *
Mohamed Ali Ahmed El-Rashidy Mohamed Ali Ahmed El-Rashidy (; 11 February 1923 – 22 December 2003) was an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of th ...
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Sami Mansour Sami Ibrahim Mansour (; born 20 May 1926) was an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly k ...
* Youssef Abou Ouf * Youssef Abbas * Zaki Harari


Finland

The following players represented Finland: * Eero Salonen * Esko Karhunen *
Kalevi Heinänen Kalevi Heinänen (13 March 1927 – 27 June 2008) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and ...
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Tapio Pöyhönen Tapio ("Tappari") Pöyhönen (19 November 1927 – 27 August 2011) was a Finnish basketball player. He was born in Helsinki and grew up in Isku. He competed in 1950 World Cup qualifiers in Nice, the 1951 European Championships in Paris, and th ...
* Juhani Kyöstilä *
Oiva Virtanen Oiva Virtanen (5 August 1929 – 26 September 1992) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) an ...
* Pentti Laaksonen * Pertti Mutru * Raimo Lindholm * Raine Nuutinen * Timo Suviranta


France

The following players represented France: *
André Buffière Pierre André Buffière (12 November 1922 – 2 October 2014) was a French basketball player and coach. He was born in Vion, Ardèche. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the French ...
* André Chavet *
André Vacheresse André Vacheresse (12 October 1927 in Roanne – 17 June 2000) was a player and coach for the French basketball club Chorale Roanne Basket. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. Biography Vacheresse played for Chorale ...
* Bernard Planque *
Jacques Dessemme Jacques Dessemme (16 September 1925 – 23 March 2019) was a French basketball player.Robert Monclar Robert Monclar (13 August 1930 – 4 December 2012) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketbal ...
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Jean Perniceni Jean Perniceni was a French professional basketball player and coach. Jean Perniceni was born in Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis. He played as a shooting guard-small forward (swingman). He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2009 ...
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Jean-Paul Beugnot Jean-Paul Beugnot (25 June 1931 – 7 February 2001) was a French professional basketball player and coach. Standing at 2.07 m (6' 9 ") tall, Beugnot played at the power forward and center positions. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players ...
* Jean-Pierre Salignon *
Louis Devoti Louis Devoti (10 August 1926 – 6 August 2020) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame The French Basketball Academy ( French ...
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René Chocat René Chocat (28 November 1920 – 18 July 2000) was a French basketball player. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2012. National team career Chocat played the 1948 Summer Olympics, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...
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Robert Crost Jean-Roger "Robert" Crost (31 December 1924 – 1991) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and c ...
* Robert Guillin *
Roger Haudegand Roger Haudegand (20 February 1932 – 19 May 2017) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olym ...


Greece

The following players represented Greece: * Alexandros Spanoudakis *
Aristeidis Roubanis Aristeidis Savvas Roubanis (alternate spelling: Aristidis) (, 9 March 1932, Tripoli – 13 January 2018, Greece) was a Greek international basketball player and javelin thrower. During his club basketball career, his nickname was "Bulldozer". B ...
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Mimis Stefanidis Dimitrios "Mimis" Stefanidis (, born 28 October 1931) is a former international professional basketball player and basketball coach, from Greece. He was born in Athens. Professional career Stefanidis was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Cl ...
* Dimitrios Taliadoros *
Ioannis Lambrou Ioannis "Giannis" Lambrou (; 23 March 1921 – 1998)Biography
was a Greek ...
* Ioannis Spanoudakis * Konstantinos Papadimas * Nikolaos Milas *
Panagiotis Manias Panagiotis "Panos" Manias (, alternate spelling: Panayiotis, 1933 – 10 July 2020) was an international basketball player, track athlete and bridge player from Greece. During his club playing career, he played at the power forward position. Tr ...
* Faidon Matthaiou *
Stelios Arvanitis Stelios Arvanitis (born 1927) was a Greek basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki ...
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Themis Cholevas Themistokles "Themis" Cholevas (; 12 April 1926 – 30 December 2007) was an international Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. Professional career Cholevas was the team captain of the Panellinios Basketball Cl ...


Hungary

The following players represented Hungary: *
Ede Komáromi Ede Komáromi (25 August 1928 – 31 January 2006) was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and t ...
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György Bokor György Bokor (25 November 1928 – 15 June 2014) was a Hungarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) an ...
* György Telegdy *
János Simon János Simon (; 1 March 1929 – 31 October 2010) was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok. Simon was part of the Hungarian basketball team, whi ...
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László Bánhegyi László Bánhegyi (17 January 1931 – 24 December 2015) was a Hungarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. References

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László Hódi László Hódy (10 July 1934 – 26 May 2023) was a Hungarian-Australian basketball player who competed for Hungary in the 1952 Summer Olympics and Australia in the Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, the first person to ...
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Pál Bogár Pál Bogár (2 September 1927 – 17 August 2012) was a Hungarian 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 He ...
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Péter Papp Péter Papp (6 October 1930 – 16 September 1958) was a Hungarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

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Tibor Cselkó Tibor Cselkó (born 8 May 1931) is a Hungarian former basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous ...
* Tibor Mezőfi * Tibor Zsíros *
János Greminger János Greminger (5 May 1929 – 17 October 2009) was a Hungarian basketball player. He was born in Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the ...
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Tibor Czinkán Tibor Czinkán (10 August 1929 – 20 December 2013) was a Hungarian 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 ...


Israel

The following players represented Israel: *
Abraham Shneior Abraham Shneior (alternate spellings: "Avraham" and "Schneior", "Shneur", "Shneor", "Schneor", or "Shaneir"; Hebrew language, Hebrew: אברהם שניאור; December 9, 1928 – February 24, 1998) was an Israeli basketball player and basketball ...
* Amos Lin * Dan Erez * Daniel Levy * Eliahu Amiel * Yehuda Gafni * Menahem Degani * Mordechai Hefez *
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2 ...
* Reuben Perach *
Shimon Shelah Shimon Shelah (; born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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* Zekaarya Ofri


Italy

The following players represented Italy: * Achille Canna * Carlo Cerioni * Dino Zucchi * Enrico Pagani * Fabio Presca * Federico Marietti * Giordano Damiani * Giorgio Bongiovanni *
Luigi Rapini Luigi Rapini (21 July 1924 – 18 September 2013) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Game ...
* Renzo Ranuzzi * Sergio Ferriani * Sergio Marelli *
Sergio Stefanini Sergio Stefanini (18 February 1922 – 7 August 2009) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the ...


Mexico

The following players represented Mexico:


Philippines

The following players represented the Philippines: *
Antonio Genato Antonio Genato (June 9, 1929 – November 22, 2023) was a Filipino basketball player who was part of the national team roster that won a gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games. He also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1956 Summer Olympics a ...
* Antonio Martínez * Antonio Tantay *
Carlos Loyzaga Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga y Matute (August 29, 1930 – January 27, 2016) was a Filipino basketball player, coach and politician. He was the most dominant basketball player of his era in the Philippines and is considered as the greatest Filipino ba ...
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Eduardo Lim Eduardo C. Lim
(October 13, 1930 in Florentino Bautista * José Gochangco *
Mariano Tolentino Mariano Tolentino (June 22, 1928 – 1998) was a Filipino basketball player who played for the national team competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Ol ...
* Meliton Santos *
Ponciano Saldaña Ponciano B. Saldaña (November 19, 1928 – July 21, 2006, in Makati, Philippines) was a Filipino former basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympi ...
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Rafael Hechanova Rafael "Paing" Hechanova Sr. (July 8, 1928 – August 26, 2021) was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Early life Rafael "Paing" Hechanova was born on July 8, 1928, in the then-city of Jaro in Iloilo provinc ...
* Ramón Campos


Romania

The following players represented Romania: *
Adrian Petroșanu Adrian Petroșanu (born 8 September 1924) was a Romanian 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 ...
* Andrei Folbert *
Cezar Niculescu Cezar Niculescu (born 27 July 1927) was a Romanian 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 int ...
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Cornel Călugăreanu Corneliu Călugăreanu (30 July 1930 – 2011) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Drăgănești-Vlașca Drăgănești-Vlașca () is a communes of Romania, commune in Teleorman County, Munteni ...
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Dan Niculescu Dan Niculescu (October 22, 1929 in Bucharest – 1999) was a Romanian 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 Hel ...
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Emanoil Răducanu Emanoil Răducanu (October 7, 1929 in Bucharest – 1991) was a Romanian 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 Hels ...
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Gheorghe Constantinide Gheorghe Constantinide (November 13, 1928 – October 14, 2003) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly kno ...
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Grigore Costescu Grigore Costescu (April 11, 1934 – May 2008) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest. He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 19 ...
* Ladislau Mokos *
Liviu Naghy Liviu Naghy (November 20, 1929 in Oradea – 1989) was a Romanian 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 ...
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Mihai Nedef Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on ...
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Vasile Popescu Vasile Popescu (May 1, 1925, in Bucharest – 2003) was a Romanian 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 1 ...


Soviet Union

The following players represented the Soviet Union: * Viktor Vlasov *
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 Un ...
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Joann Lõssov Joann Lõssov (10 September 1921 – 3 August 2000), also known as Ioann Fyodorovich Lysov (), was an Estonian basketball player. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev, in Tallinn. He was named MVP of the 1947 EuroBasket. Member of the Soviet Union bas ...
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Kazys Petkevičius Kazys Petkevičius (1 January 1926 – 14 October 2008) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He played for Žalgiris in Kaunas and later for Spartak L ...
* Nodar Jorjik'ia *
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 K ...
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Otar Korkia 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 Baske ...
* Ilmar Kullam * Yury Ozerov * Aleksandr Moiseyev *
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 ...
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Justinas Lagunavičius Justinas Lagunavičius (4 September 1924 – 15 July 1997) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Li ...
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Maigonis Valdmanis Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league ...
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Stasys Stonkus Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus (29 December 1931 – 19 February 2012) was a Soviet and 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, ...


Switzerland

The following players represented Switzerland: * Bernard Schmied * Georges Stockly *
Gérald Cottier Gérald Cottier (22 May 1931 – 20 August 1979) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and com ...
* Henri Baumann *
Jacques Redard Jacques Redard (born 21 November 1933) is a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as ...
* Jean-Pierre Voisin * Marcos Bossy * Marcel Moget * Maurice Chollet * Pierre Albrecht *
René Chiappino René Chiappino (born 18 December 1925) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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René Wohler René Wohler (4 September 1922 – January 2017) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonl ...
* Roger Domenjoz * Roger Prahin


Turkey

The following players represented Turkey: *
Ali Uras Ali Uras (8 June 1923 – 5 May 2012) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also the president of Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referr ...
* Altan Dinçer *
Erdoğan Partener Erdoğan Partener (5 March 1929 – 13 November 1995) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) ...
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Mehmet Ali Yalım Mehmet Ali Yalım (1 April 1929 – 28 January 1992) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and c ...
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Nejat Diyarbakırlı Nejat Diyarbakırlı (17 June 1928 – 14 July 2017) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) a ...
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Sacit Seldüz Sacit Seldüz (2 January 1924 – September 2018) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and ...
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Sadi Gülçelik Sadi Gülçelik (22 October 1930–19 August 1980) was a Turkish basketball player, civil engineer and entrepreneur. Biography Sadi Gülçelik was born in Istanbul, Turkey on 22 October 1930. He played for Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball ...
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Turhan Tezol Turhan Tezol (9 August 1932 – 27 April 2014) was a Turkish basketball player, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Turhan Tezol was born to Mehmet Şükrü, an immigrant from Kavala, (then Ottoman Empire), and his wife Zeliha at Istanbul ...
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Yalçın Granit Yalçın Granit (17 September 1932 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist. Biography He was born in Istanbul on 17 September 1932. Yalçın Granit, whose father died when he was a child, entered Darüş ...
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Yılmaz Gündüz Yılmaz Gündüz (2 January 1929 – 1997) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonl ...
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Yüksel Alkan Yüksel Alkan (1 May 1931 – 23 November 2017) was a Turkish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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United States

The following players represented the United States: * Charlie Hoag *
Bill Hougland William Marion Hougland (June 20, 1930 – March 6, 2017) 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 Nati ...
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Dean Kelley Melvin Dean Kelley (September 23, 1931 – January 13, 1996) 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 six matches. He l ...
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Bob Kenney Robert Earl "Bob" Kenney (June 23, 1931 – October 27, 2014) was an All-State basketball player at Winfield High School in Winfield, Kansas as well as an American basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympi ...
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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 ...
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Marc Freiberger Marcus Ross Freiberger ( – June 29, 2005) was an American basketball player from Amarillo, Texas who was a gold medalist in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Playing career At 6'11", Freiberger played collegiately for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was a m ...
* Wayne Glasgow * Frank McCabe * Dan Pippin * Howie Williams *
Ron Bontemps Ronald Yngve Bontemps (August 11, 1926 – May 13, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and attended Beloit College. He was a captain of the United States men's bas ...
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Bob Kurland Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was an American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys). Standing tall, he has been credited as the first pe ...
* Bill Lienhard * John Keller


Uruguay

The following players represented Uruguay: *
Martín Acosta y Lara Martín Raúl Acosta y Lara Díaz (25 March 1925 – 5 January 2005) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Acosta y Lara was par ...
* Enrique Baliño * Victorio Cieslinskas *
Héctor Costa Héctor José "Guanaco" Costa Massironi (30 July 1929 – 23 May 2010) was a Uruguayian basketball player. He won twice the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Oly ...
* Nelson Demarco * Héctor García * Roberto Lovera *
Adesio Lombardo Adesio Rafael Lombardo Rossi (2 February 1925 – before 2004) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the X ...
* Tabaré Borges * Sergio Matto *
Wilfredo Peláez Wilfredo Andrés Peláez Esmite (27 October 1930 – 23 May 2019) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly k ...
* Carlos Roselló


References

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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 ...