1980 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Puerto Rico |
Dates | April 18–25, 1980 |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Puerto Rico (1st title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Argentina |
Fourth place | Brazil |
1984 → |
The 1980 Tournament of the Americas, since 2005 called the FIBA Americas Championship or the FIBA AmeriCup, was the inaugural edition of this basketball tournament, and it was hosted by Puerto Rico in San Juan from April 18 to April 25, 1980. The berths allocated to the Americas for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were determined. 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 1980 Summer Olympic Games, eventual berths went to Brazil, the fourth-place finisher, and Cuba, the sixth-place finisher.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
Squads
Preliminary rounds
Standings
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Puerto Rico* | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 651 | 535 | +116 |
Canada* | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 544 | 476 | +68 |
Argentina* | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 584 | 526 | +58 |
Brazil* | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 543 | 557 | –14 |
Mexico | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 538 | 589 | –51 |
Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 486 | 523 | –37 |
Uruguay | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 492 | 632 | –140 |
- 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
Brazil | 95–82 | Uruguay |
Canada | 77–74 | Cuba |
Puerto Rico | 99–93 | Argentina |
April 19, 1980
Canada | 102–79 | Mexico |
Brazil | 78–76 | Cuba |
Puerto Rico | 128–84 | Uruguay |
April 20, 1980
Canada | 111–72 | Uruguay |
Argentina | 104–79 | Mexico |
Puerto Rico | 113–88 | Cuba |
April 21, 1980
Brazil | 92–90 | Mexico |
Canada | 89–86 | Argentina |
Cuba | 103–81 | Uruguay |
April 23, 1980
Canada | 98–81 | Brazil |
Argentina | 97–86 | Uruguay |
Puerto Rico | 134–104 | Mexico |
April 24, 1980
Argentina | 118–98 | Brazil |
Puerto Rico | 84–67 | Canada |
Mexico | 88–70 | Cuba |
April 25, 1980
Mexico | 98–87 | Uruguay |
Argentina | 86–75 | Cuba |
Brazil | 99–93 | Puerto Rico |
References
- FIBA Archive
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- Puerto Rico 1980
- Brazil 1984
- Uruguay 1988
- Mexico 1989
- United States 1992
- Puerto Rico 1993
- Argentina 1995
- Uruguay 1997
- Puerto Rico 1999
- Argentina 2001
- Puerto Rico 2003
- Dominican Republic 2005
- United States 2007
- Puerto Rico 2009
- Argentina 2011
- Venezuela 2013
- Mexico 2015
- Argentina / Colombia / Uruguay 2017
- Brazil 2022
- Nicaragua 2025