Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the sixth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth consecutive gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto Rico.[1]

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6th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Tokyo 1964
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Tournament details
Olympics1964 Summer Olympics
Host nationJapan
CityTokyo
DurationOctober 11–23
Men's tournament
Teams16
Medals
1 Gold medalists Flag_of_the_United_States.svg United States
2 Silver medalistsFlag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg Soviet Union
3 Bronze medalists Flag_of_Brazil.svg Brazil
Tournaments
 Rome 1960  Mexico City 1968 
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