Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Land Rover Arena at Bologna. 64 games of basketball were played in the Olympic tournament that was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport and PalaLottomatica, both in Rome. The 16 teams were split up into four groups for the preliminary round. Each team played every other team in
Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. It also counted as 1964 World Weightlifting Championships. There are results of the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, October 11, 1964. 24 weightlifters from 18 nations competed on this competition. There are results of the men's featherweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, October 12, 1964. 22 weightlifters from 20 nations competed on this competition. There are results of the