Basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games

The basketball tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Basketball at the II Pan American Games
«1951 1959»

Men's competition

Participating nations

Argentina (ARG)  Brazil (BRA)  Cuba (CUB)

Mexico (MEX)  United States (USA)  Venezuela (VEN)

Results

Argentina v USA match

• United States 78-49 Brazil
• United States 85-55 Mexico
• United States 84-56 Cuba
• United States 72-29 Venezuela
• Argentina 72-39 Venezuela
• Argentina 78-64 Mexico
• Argentina 54-53 United States
• Argentina 66-50 Cuba
• Brasil 86-44 Venezuela
• Brasil 95-69 Cuba
• Brasil 61-57 Argentina
• Brasil 65-59 Mexico
• Mexico 89-74 Cuba
• Mexico 93-49 Venezuela
• Cuba 86-69 Venezuela

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
1.	United States
2.	Argentina
3.	Brazil
4.	Mexico
5.	Cuba
6.	Venezuela

Medalists

Awards

1955 Pan American Games Winners
United States Second title

Women's competition

Participating nations

The women's basketball team to represent the U.S. at the Second Pan American Games in March 1955[1] in Mexico City included Lometa Odom.[2] The U.S. team went 8-0 and captured the gold medal.[1]

Final ranking

1. USA 2. Argentina 3. Brazil

References

1. "Second Pan American Games -- 1955". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
2. "Lometa Odom - Class of 2011". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

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