The 1960 pre-Olympic basketball tournament was the final qualifying tournament for basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, and was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Bologna on August 13–20. Teams were divided into two pools, with both pools having distinct preliminary and final rounds; the preliminary round in every pool was divided into two groups with either 4 or 5 teams. The top two teams per group advanced to the final round. The best two from each final round qualified directly for the Olympic Games, and the fifth spot was decided between the third best of both groups in a final match.
First pool
Preliminary round
Qualified for the final round
Group A
Team
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
3
0
230
185
+45
6
2
1
203
198
+5
5
1
2
204
180
+24
4
0
3
179
253
−74
3
Group B
Team
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
4
0
389
214
+175
8
3
1
300
213
+87
7
2
2
301
318
-17
6
1
3
246
344
-98
5
0
4
204
351
-147
4
Final round
Results from Belgium-Canada and Spain-Czechoslovakia were carried over.
Qualified for the Olympics
Team
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
2
1
206
189
+17
5
1.08
2
1
193
184
+9
5
0.99
2
1
217
209
+8
5
0.95
0
3
176
210
-34
3
Second pool
Preliminary round
Qualified for the final round
Group C
Team
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
3
0
272
196
+76
6
2
1
259
187
+72
5
1
2
177
215
−39
4
0
3
149
259
−110
3
Group D
Team
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
4
0
358
239
+119
8
3
1
248
213
+35
7
2
2
298
283
+15
6
1
3
210
289
−79
5
0
4
265
355
−90
4
Final round
Results from Hungary-Yugoslavia and Poland-Israel were carried over.
Qualified for the Olympics
Team
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Tie
2
1
225
219
+6
5
1.03
2
1
240
232
+8
5
1.00
2
1
204
184
+20
5
0.96
0
3
176
210
-34
3
5th-8th Place
5th place match
The winner earned the final spot in the 1960 Olympic Summer Games.
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