EuroBasket 1950 Women
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The 1950 European Women Basketball Championship
was the 2nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe
for women. The competition was held in Budapest
, Hungary
and took place May 14–20, 1950. The Soviet Union
won the gold medal, with Hungary
and Czechoslovakia winning silver and bronze, respectively.
Eurobasket Women
Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Olympic Games.-Summaries:-Performance by nation:-See...
was the 2nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
for women. The competition was held in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and took place May 14–20, 1950. The Soviet Union
Soviet Union women's national basketball team
The Soviet Union women's national basketball team was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions...
won the gold medal, with Hungary
Hungary women's national basketball team
The Hungarian women's national basketball team is the team representing Hungary in international competitions, organized and run by the Magyar Kosárlabdázók Országos Szövetsége, the governing body of basketball in the country.-Current roster:...
and Czechoslovakia winning silver and bronze, respectively.
Preliminary round
The teams where divided in three groups of 4 squads each, with only the top two from each group advancing to the medal round. The remaining teams were put on a second group to define the 7th to 12th spot in the final standings.Group A
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +162 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -34 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -55 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -73 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +149 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +32 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -54 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -127 |
Group C
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +89 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +91 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -82 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -98 |
1st to 6th Place
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | +222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +39 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -60 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -49 | |
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -151 |
7th to 12th Place
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | +63 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +50 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -18 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -51 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -42 |