EuroBasket 1954 Women
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The 1954 European Women Basketball Championship
was the 4thd regional championship held by FIBA Europe
for women. The competition was held in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
and took place May 4–13, 1954. The Soviet Union
clinched their third consecutive gold medal, with Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria
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 4thd 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 Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and took place May 4–13, 1954. 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...
clinched their third consecutive gold medal, with Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria
Bulgaria women's national basketball team
The Bulgaria Women's National Basketball Team is the women's national basketball team of Bulgaria.Their achievements range from winning Silver at the 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women up to finishing fifth in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul....
winning silver and bronze, respectively.
Preliminary round
The teams where divided in two groups of three and one group of four. The first two from each group would go to the Final Round that determined the first six places. The remaining teams went to the Classification Round to determine the seventh-to-tenth spots.Group A
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +40 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +74 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +10 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -124 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +100 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +50 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -150 |
Group C
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +66 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +39 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -105 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -258 |
Classification Round
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +97 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -36 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -21 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -40 |
Final round
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | +106 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +39 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +34 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -28 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -96 | |
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -55 |