1980 Tournament of the Americas
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The 1980 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball
championship hosted by Puerto Rico
from April 18 to April 25, 1980. The games were played in San Juan
. This FIBA Americas Championship
was to earn the berths allocated to the Americas for the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
. The United States
did not participate in the tournament. Puerto Rico
won the tournament by going 5-1 in the round robin. Because of the U.S.-led boycott of the Olympics
, eventual berths went to Brazil
, the fourth place finisher, and Cuba
, the sixth place finisher.
April 18, 1980
April 19, 1980
April 20, 1980
April 21, 1980
April 23, 1980
April 18, 1980
April 25, 1980
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
championship hosted by Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
from April 18 to April 25, 1980. The games were played in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
. This FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
was to earn the berths allocated to the Americas for the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The United States
United States national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team represents the United States of America in international men's basketball. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all sixteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with thirteen golds...
did not participate in the tournament. Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...
won the tournament by going 5-1 in the round robin. Because of the U.S.-led boycott of the Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
, eventual berths went to Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
, the fourth place finisher, and Cuba
Cuba national basketball team
The Cuba national basketball team is the national basketball team from Cuba. Cuba won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics and the 4th place 1974 FIBA World Championship...
, the sixth place finisher.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:Standings
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 651 | 535 |
| * | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 544 | 476 |
| * | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 584 | 526 |
| * | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 543 | 557 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 538 | 589 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 486 | 523 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 492 | 632 | |
- Puerto Rico wins gold medal based on head-to-head victory over Canada. Argentina wins bronze medal based on head-to-head victory over Brazil.
April 18, 1980
| 95–82 | ||
| 77–74 | ||
| 99–93 |
April 19, 1980
| 102–79 | ||
| 78–76 | ||
| 128–84 |
April 20, 1980
| 111–72 | ||
| 104–79 | ||
| 113–88 |
April 21, 1980
| 92–90 | ||
| 89–86 | ||
| 103–81 |
April 23, 1980
| 98–81 | ||
| 97–86 | ||
| 134–104 |
April 18, 1980
| 118–98 | ||
| 84–67 | ||
| 88–70 |
April 25, 1980
| 98–87 | ||
| 86–75 | ||
| 99–93 |