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1956 South American Basketball Championship for Women

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1956 South American Basketball Championship for Women
6th South American Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
DatesAugust 4-21
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Chile (3rd title)
1954
1958

The 1956 South American Basketball Championship for Women was the 6th regional tournament for women in South America. It was held in Quito, Ecuador and won by Chile. Seven teams competed.

Final rankings

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  1.  Chile
  2.  Paraguay
  3.  Brazil
  4.  Argentina
  5.  Ecuador
  6.  Peru
  7.  Colombia

Results

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Each team played the other teams once, for a total of four games played by each team.

Rank Team W L Pts Diff
1  Chile 6 0 12 +86
2  Paraguay 4 2 10 +95
3  Brazil 4 2 10 +64
4  Argentina 4 2 10 +43
5  Ecuador 2 4 8 -63
6  Peru 1 5 7 -53
7  Colombia 0 6 6 -172
Brazil Brazil 54–36  Peru
Argentina Argentina 60–27  Colombia
Paraguay Paraguay 39–43  Chile
Brazil Brazil 48–45  Paraguay
Ecuador Ecuador 40–30  Colombia
Argentina Argentina 46–38  Peru
Brazil Brazil 42–53  Chile
Chile Chile 63–23  Ecuador
Paraguay Paraguay 61–51  Argentina
Ecuador Ecuador 50–44  Peru
Chile Chile 54–33  Peru
Ecuador Ecuador 40–61  Paraguay
Brazil Brazil 75–26  Colombia
Ecuador Ecuador 33–48  Argentina
Peru Peru 55–59  Paraguay
Chile Chile 44–36  Argentina
Colombia Colombia 45–49  Peru
Ecuador Ecuador 37–78  Brazil
Paraguay Paraguay 74–38  Colombia
Brazil Brazil 57–62  Argentina
Ecuador Ecuador 32–34  Chile
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