Complex sentence: After winning the gold medal in 1963, the USA team lost to Brazil in both 1967 and 1971 and had recently competed in the 1975 World Championship, finishing in eighth place.
Split into simpler sentences: After winning the gold medal in 1963, the USA team lost to Brazil in both 1967 and 1971. The team had recently competed in the 1975 World Championship, finishing in eighth place.