basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the men's international basketball tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, featuring national teams competing for the Olympic title under FIBA rules.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic basketball tournament
basketball competition
bronzeMedalist Uruguay men's national basketball team NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistContinent South America NERFINISHED
competitionFormat national teams tournament
continent Oceania
country Australia
editionNumber fourth Olympic basketball tournament
eliminationSystem group stage and knockout phase
endTime 1956-12-01
eventCategory team sport event
finalMatchVenue Melbourne Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
finalScore United States 89–55 Soviet Union
fourthPlace France men's national basketball team NERFINISHED
gender men's tournament
goldMedalist United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED
goldMedalistContinent North America NERFINISHED
governingBody FIBA NERFINISHED
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
hostCity Melbourne NERFINISHED
hostNation Australia NERFINISHED
hostNationContinent Oceania NERFINISHED
isPartOf basketball at the Summer Olympics
languageOfHostNation English
location Melbourne NERFINISHED
medalEvent men's basketball
medalType Olympic bronze medal in basketball
Olympic gold medal in basketball
Olympic silver medal in basketball
nextEdition basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
numberOfConfederations 5
numberOfTeams 15
OlympicProgramme official Olympic sport
organizer Melbourne 1956 Organizing Committee NERFINISHED
partOf 1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
previousEdition basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
qualificationBasis continental qualification and invitations
rules FIBA rules
season 1956–57 basketball season
silverMedalist Soviet Union men's national basketball team NERFINISHED
silverMedalistContinent Europe NERFINISHED
sport basketball
startTime 1956-11-22
timeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time NERFINISHED
tournamentPhase classification round
final round
preliminary round
venue Melbourne Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
Royal Exhibition Building NERFINISHED

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