Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.
International basketball tournament
| 2nd Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| London 1948 | |||||||||
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| Olympics | 1948 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | United Kingdom | ||||||||
| City | London | ||||||||
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| Teams | 23 | ||||||||
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Olympic basketball returned to indoor competition in Harringay Arena, after the disastrous weather conditions of the final game in the 1936 Summer Olympics.