Host nation Japan Points Siong Liem Siem | Champions Mexico (1st title) Dates 25 Sep 1964 – 4 Oct 1964 | |
Location Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
The 1964 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament was an international basketball tournament held in Yokohama, Japan from 25 September–3 October 1964. It served as the final qualification tournament for the 1964 Summer Olympics. The top two teams qualify for the Olympics. After the withdrawal of United Arab Republic (FIBA Africa Championship 1964 winners) and Czechoslovakia (5th placers at the 1960 Olympics) two qualifying berths were added to the qualification tournament thus Canada and South Korea qualified to the Olympics.
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