1980 Tournament of the Americas

May 2020 July 2023 Puerto Rico April 18–25, 1980 7 1 1 PUR 1952 1 CAN ARG BRA MEX Arturo Guerrero 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: ARG BRA CAN CUB MEX PUR 1952 URU Squads 1980 Tournament of the Americas squads Preliminary rounds Standings TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiffPUR 1952*11651651535+116CAN*11651544476+68ARG*10642584526+58BRA*10642543557–14MEX8624538589–51CUB7615486523–37URU6606492632–140 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 BRA 95–82URUCAN 77–74CUBPUR 1952 99–93ARG April 19, 1980 CAN 102–79MEXBRA 78–76CUBPUR 1952 128–84URU April 20, 1980 CAN 111–72URUARG 104–79MEXPUR 1952 113–88CUB April 21, 1980 BRA 92–90MEXCAN 89–86ARGCUB 103–81URU April 23, 1980 CAN 98–81BRAARG 97–86URUPUR 1952 134–104MEX April 24, 1980 ARG 118–98BRAPUR 1952 84–67CANMEX 88–70CUB April 25, 1980 MEX 98–87URUARG 86–75CUBBRA 99–93PUR 1952 Awards Topscorer Arturo Guerrero was the topscorer with 147 pts (24.5 per game). bk 1980 Tournament of the Americas winners Puerto Rico First External links Stats on fiba.basketball FIBA Archive Category:FIBA AmeriCup Category:1980 in Puerto Rican sports Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Puerto Rico Category:1979–80 in North American basketball Category:1979–80 in South American basketball