Quarterfinal Round (1-8 pool), 1956 Olympic Basketball
November 29, 1956 · Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
Quarterfinal Round (1-8 pool), 1956 Olympic Basketball: United States 85–55 Soviet Union, at Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia on November 29, 1956.
This site's existing medal-context prose previously described this game as being played 'in preliminary play' — the score (85-58) is correct, but it was actually played at this stage, the upper Quarter-Final '1-8' pool on November 29, not during the November 22-26 Preliminary Round. Recorded here under its correct stage.
Top performers
| Soviet Union — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Arkady Bochkaryov | 21 | - | - |
| Mikhail Studenetsky | 10 | - | - |
| United States — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Bill Russell | 20 | - | - |
| Bob Jeangerard | 14 | - | - |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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