Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics


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 straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto Rico.

Results

Qualification

Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first eight places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus two additional intercontinental tournaments that granted six extra berths total, after the withdrawal of United Arab Republic and Czechoslovakia.
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.

Preliminary round

The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets. Both group leaders, the United States and the Soviet Union advanced undefeated to the knockout stage.

Group A


October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 16
October 17
October 18

Group B


October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 16
October 17
October 18

Knockout stage

Championship playoffs

Classification brackets

5th–8th Place
9th–12th Place
13th–16th Place

Awards

Final standings