Gold medal game, 1956 Olympic Basketball
December 1, 1956 · Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia
Gold medal game, 1956 Olympic Basketball: United States 89–55 Soviet Union, at Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia on December 1, 1956.
Top performers
| Soviet Union — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Mikhail Semyonov | 15 | - | - |
| Arkady Bochkaryov | 8 | - | - |
| United States — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Bob Jeangerard | 16 | - | - |
| K.C. Jones | 15 | - | - |
| Jim Walsh | 14 | - | - |
| Bill Russell | 13 | - | - |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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