RP BASKETBALL TEAM wins Bronze Medal in the 1954 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil There have been other incidents where the Americans appeared to be vulnerable to the Filipinos in the sport they dominate globally (I’m sure many of you will cite these games anyway), but the bottom line here is that our national teams have achieved a lot on the world stage. I’m quite sure the Philippines has not beaten the USA where it really counts: The Olympics and the FIBA World Basketball Championships (now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup). In fact, the closest margin of victory of the USA over the Philippines (at least from what I’ve dug up) was a 56-43 encounter in the 1954 FIBA World Basketball Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Americans went on to win the title against the hosts while the Philippines defeated Uruguay, 67-63 behind a 31-point explosion from “The Big Difference” himself Caloy Loyzaga to attain the bronze medal—the country’s highest finish in a major global international tournament.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:57:59 +0000
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