1980 Tournament of the Americas
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
[edit]The following national teams competed:
Squads
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
