The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.
Read more about 1954 FIBA World Championship: Competing Nations, Classification Round (Ninth To Twelfth Places), Final Round (Round of Eight), Awards, Topscorers of The Tournament, All-Tournament Team
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