Hungary national basketball team
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The Hungarian national basketball team is the basketball
team that represents Hungary
in international competitions.
an basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1935
held by the International Basketball Federation
's FIBA Europe
continental federation. They faced eventual champions Latvia
in the preliminary round, falling 46-12. In the classification matches, the Hungarians lost to Bulgaria then defeated Romania
to finish ninth with a 1-2 record.
. Once again, they finished in next-to-last place, losing to every team except the Finland team
. Their 1-6 record placed them seventh in the eight team field.
. Hungary placed second in their preliminary round group of four, losing to Italy
but defeating Luxembourg
and Poland
. This qualified the Hungarians for the semifinals, which they lost to Czechoslovakia
. In the bronze medal
match, the Hungarians defeated France
, 38-32.
the next year. Their 1-1 record in the preliminary round was sufficient for them to advance to the semifinal groups; however, they lost all three games there. In the 7th/8th place classification match, they defeated Bulgaria 59-29 to finish seventh of the fourteen teams.
in Moscow
, resulted in the team's second Eurobasket medal. Their preliminary group included hosts and defending champions Soviet Union
, who gave Hungary their only loss in the pool. Their 2-1 record put Hungary in second in the pool and advanced them to the final round. There, they lost again to the Soviets as well as fellow perennial powers Czechoslovakia
and France
. Hungary beat the other four teams in the round, however, and their 4-3 record put them in a tie with Czechoslovakia, France, and Israel
. The Hungarians came out on top of the tie-breaker, finishing an overall second place behind Soviet Union to take the silver medal
.
, was hosted by Hungary in Budapest
. The results of the preliminary round were hardly surprising for the Hungarians, as they won all three of their games to proceed to the final round. Their first game in that round was against Czechoslovakia
, and the Hungarians quickly found themselves in the bottom half of the final round group with a 75-65 loss. Their next four games, however, were much different and Hungary defeated Poland
, Italy
, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
to rise to 4-1. This put them in a tie for the lead of the group with the Soviet Union
, who had also lost to Czechoslovakia.
In a game that was never particularly close, the Hungarians handed the Soviets only their second loss, 82-68, in 34 games and 4 Eurobasket tournaments. Hungary advanced to 5-1, in sole lead of the pool, which they never relinquished as they defeated Romania
to finish at 6-1 with the gold medal
.
in the preliminary round of Eurobasket 1957
, the Hungarians cruised to a 3-0 record in the round to advance to the final round. There, they lost in turn to each of the other three preliminary pool winners, finishing at 4-3 in the round to take 4th place overall.
Ferenc Velkei, Zoltan Csanyi, Ferenc Kolozs, Sandor Nagy, Laszlo Rozsa, Istvan Szamosi, Emil Kozma, Tibor Lehel, Sandor Lelkes, Zoltan Szunyogh (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1939 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 8 teams
Ferenc Velkei, Zoltan Csanyi, Istvan Szamosi, Sandor Csanyi, Janos Szabo, Geza Bajari, Geza Kardos, Aba Szathmary, Janos Gyimesi, Gyula Stolpa (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1946 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 10 teams
Ferenc Nemeth, Tibor Mezofi, Ferenc Velkei, Geza Kardos, Gyorgy Nagy, Laszlo Kiralyhidi, Geza Racz, Ede Vadaszi, Geza Bajari, Antal Bankuti (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1947 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 14 teams
Ferenc Nemeth, Tibor Mezofi, Geza Bajari, Istvan Timar, Ede Vadaszi, Gyula Toth, Geza Kardos, Erwin Kassai, Bela Bankuti, Laszlo Kiralyhidi, Laszlo Nadasdy, Antal Bankuti (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 16th among 23 teams
Tibor Mezofi, Gyorgy Nagy, Tibor Zsiros, Geza Kardos, Jozsef Kozma, Istvan Timar, Attila Timar, Janos Halasz, Istvan Lovrics, Ede Vadaszi, Antal Bankuti, Laszlo Novakovszky
1952 Olympic Games: finished 16th among 23 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Mezofi, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Hodi, Laszlo Banhegyi, Pal Bogar, Janos Simon, Tibor Cselko, Peter Papp, Tibor Czinkan, Gyorgy Bokor, Ede Komaromi, Gyorgy Telegdy
1953 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 17 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Mezofi, Laszlo Hodi, Janos Hodi, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Simon, Tibor Cselko, Tibor Remai, Peter Papp, Tibor Czinkan, Pal Bogar, Gyorgy Bokor, Ede Komaromi (Coach: Janos Pader)
1955 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 18 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Mezofi, Laszlo Toth, Janos Hodi, Tibor Czinkan, Janos Dallos, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Bencze, Laszlo Hodi, Peter Papp, Pal Bogar, Tibor Cselko, Janos Simon (Coach: Janos Pader)
1957 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Laszlo Toth, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Gabanyi, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Simon, Istvan Liptai, Tibor Czinkan, Janos Bencze, Pal Borbely, Zoltan Judik, Ervin Keszey, Istvan Sahin-Toth (Coach: Zoltan Csanyi)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 17 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Gabanyi, Tibor Czinkan, Janos Simon, Laszlo Banhegyi, Arpad Glatz, Janos Bencze, Otto Temesvari, Zoltan Judik, Miklos Bohaty, Merenyi (Coach: Janos Pader)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Simon, Laszlo Gabanyi, Istvan Liptai, Arpad Glatz, Otto Temesvari, Janos Bencze, Gyorgy Polik, Zoltan Judik, Miklos Bohaty (Coach: Janos Pader)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 19 teams
Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Bencze, Istvan Liptai, Otto Temesvari, Istvan Sahin-Toth, Gabor Kulcsar, Geza Gyulai, Gyorgy Polik, Janos Tuboly, Miklos Bohaty, Jozsef Kovacs, Valer Banna (Coach: Janos Pader)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Janos Simon, Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Bencze, Otto Temesvari, Arpad Glatz, Pal Koczka, Gyorgy Polik, Tibor Kangyal, Gyorgy Vajdovics, Jozsef Prieszol, Miklos Bohaty (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
1964 Olympic Games: finished 13th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Bencze, Arpad Glatz, Tibor Kangyal, Gyorgy Polik, Miklos Bohaty, Janos Racz, Andras Haan, Jozsef Prieszol, Pal Koczka, Odon Lendvay (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
1965 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Gyorgy Polik, Janos Racz, Matyas Ranky, Jozsef Toth, Pal Koczka, Laszlo Koranyi, Odon Lendvay, Laszlo Orbay, Istvan Fekete, Ferenc Haris, Valer Banna, Gabor Kulcsar (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams
Imre Nyitrai, Laszlo Gabanyi, Tibor Kangyal, Gyorgy Polik, Jozsef Prieszol, Valer Banna, Laszlo Orbay, Laszlo Koranyi, Jozsef Kovacs, Istvan Halmos, Odon Lendvay, Gabor Kulcsar (Coach: Janos Szabo)
1969 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Laszlo Gabanyi, Jozsef Kovacs, Istvan Banhegyi, Jozsef Prieszol, Valer Banna, Laszlo Orbay, Szabolcs Hody, Istvan Hegedus, Odon Lendvay, Istvan Gyurasits, Tamas Palffy, Sandor Geller (Coach: Rezso Eszeki)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Kornél Dávid
, Robert Gulyas, István Németh
, Laszlo Czigler, Laszlo Kalman, Rolland Halm, Erno Sitku, Tibor Pankar, Tamas Bencze, Zoltan Boros, Laszlo Orosz, Zalan Meszaros (Coach: Lajos Meszaros)
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team that represents 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...
in international competitions.
Medals
- Eurobasket 1946Eurobasket 1946The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
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Bronze medal - Eurobasket 1953Eurobasket 1953The 1953 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1953, was the eighth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by the Soviet Union,...
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Silver medal - Eurobasket 1955Eurobasket 1955The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
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Champions
Eurobasket 1935
The Hungarian side came in ninth place at the first EuropeEurope
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an basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1935
Eurobasket 1935
The 1935 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1935, was the first Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International...
held by the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
's 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:...
continental federation. They faced eventual champions Latvia
Latvia national basketball team
The Latvian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Latvia in international competitions.-EuroBasket 1935:The Latvians won the first European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1935 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation...
in the preliminary round, falling 46-12. In the classification matches, the Hungarians lost to Bulgaria then defeated Romania
Romania national basketball team
The Romanian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions. Romania has 17 appearances for the EuroBasket competition and reached two time the 5th place, but never managed to qualify for the Basketball World Championship...
to finish ninth with a 1-2 record.
Eurobasket 1939
After not competing in the 1937 edition, the Hungarians returned to Eurobasket 1939Eurobasket 1939
The 1939 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1939, was the third regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
. Once again, they finished in next-to-last place, losing to every team except the Finland team
Finland national basketball team
The Finnish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1939:Finland first competed in the European championship in the third installment, at Eurobasket 1939...
. Their 1-6 record placed them seventh in the eight team field.
Eurobasket 1946
The next European competition was the Eurobasket 1946Eurobasket 1946
The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
. Hungary placed second in their preliminary round group of four, losing to Italy
Italy national basketball team
The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro ....
but defeating Luxembourg
Luxembourg national basketball team
The Luxembourgian national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Luxembourg in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1946:...
and Poland
Poland national basketball team
The Polish national basketball team is the national basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions. It is administrated by the Polski Związek Koszykówki...
. This qualified the Hungarians for the semifinals, which they lost to Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national basketball team
The Czechoslovakian national basketball team was the basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams.- Medals :...
. In the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
match, the Hungarians defeated France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
, 38-32.
Eurobasket 1947
Hungary competed at Eurobasket 1947Eurobasket 1947
The 1947 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1947, was the fifth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Fourteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
the next year. Their 1-1 record in the preliminary round was sufficient for them to advance to the semifinal groups; however, they lost all three games there. In the 7th/8th place classification match, they defeated Bulgaria 59-29 to finish seventh of the fourteen teams.
Eurobasket 1953
Hungary's next appearance, at Eurobasket 1953Eurobasket 1953
The 1953 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1953, was the eighth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by the Soviet Union,...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, resulted in the team's second Eurobasket medal. Their preliminary group included hosts and defending champions Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
, who gave Hungary their only loss in the pool. Their 2-1 record put Hungary in second in the pool and advanced them to the final round. There, they lost again to the Soviets as well as fellow perennial powers Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national basketball team
The Czechoslovakian national basketball team was the basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams.- Medals :...
and France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
. Hungary beat the other four teams in the round, however, and their 4-3 record put them in a tie with Czechoslovakia, France, and Israel
Israel national basketball team
The Israeli national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Israel in international competition.The Israeli team has participated 25 times in the European championship tournament. Their best achievements were a silver medal in Eurobasket 1979, and 5th place in 1953 and 1977...
. The Hungarians came out on top of the tie-breaker, finishing an overall second place behind Soviet Union to take the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
.
Eurobasket 1955
The next tournament, Eurobasket 1955Eurobasket 1955
The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
, was hosted by Hungary 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...
. The results of the preliminary round were hardly surprising for the Hungarians, as they won all three of their games to proceed to the final round. Their first game in that round was against Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national basketball team
The Czechoslovakian national basketball team was the basketball side that represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams.- Medals :...
, and the Hungarians quickly found themselves in the bottom half of the final round group with a 75-65 loss. Their next four games, however, were much different and Hungary defeated Poland
Poland national basketball team
The Polish national basketball team is the national basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions. It is administrated by the Polski Związek Koszykówki...
, Italy
Italy national basketball team
The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro ....
, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....
to rise to 4-1. This put them in a tie for the lead of the group with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
, who had also lost to Czechoslovakia.
In a game that was never particularly close, the Hungarians handed the Soviets only their second loss, 82-68, in 34 games and 4 Eurobasket tournaments. Hungary advanced to 5-1, in sole lead of the pool, which they never relinquished as they defeated Romania
Romania national basketball team
The Romanian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions. Romania has 17 appearances for the EuroBasket competition and reached two time the 5th place, but never managed to qualify for the Basketball World Championship...
to finish at 6-1 with the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
.
Eurobasket 1957
After a narrow victory over RomaniaRomania national basketball team
The Romanian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions. Romania has 17 appearances for the EuroBasket competition and reached two time the 5th place, but never managed to qualify for the Basketball World Championship...
in the preliminary round of Eurobasket 1957
Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
, the Hungarians cruised to a 3-0 record in the round to advance to the final round. There, they lost in turn to each of the other three preliminary pool winners, finishing at 4-3 in the round to take 4th place overall.
Performance at Eurobasket
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Position | Eurobasket |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 9 | Eurobasket 1935 Eurobasket 1935 The 1935 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1935, was the first Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International... |
| 1937 | - | Eurobasket 1937 Eurobasket 1937 The 1937 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1937, was the second regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia hosted the tournament, held... |
| 1939 | 7 | Eurobasket 1939 Eurobasket 1939 The 1939 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1939, was the third regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition... |
| 1946 | 3 |
Eurobasket 1946 Eurobasket 1946 The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition... |
| 1947 | 7 | Eurobasket 1947 Eurobasket 1947 The 1947 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1947, was the fifth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Fourteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition... |
| 1949 | - | Eurobasket 1949 Eurobasket 1949 The 1949 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1949, was the sixth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seven national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition... |
| 1951 | - | Eurobasket 1951 Eurobasket 1951 The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had... |
| 1953 | 2 |
Eurobasket 1953 Eurobasket 1953 The 1953 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1953, was the eighth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by the Soviet Union,... |
| 1955 | 1 |
Eurobasket 1955 Eurobasket 1955 The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal... |
| 1957 | 4 | Eurobasket 1957 Eurobasket 1957 The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria... |
| 1959 | 4 | Eurobasket 1959 EuroBasket 1959 The EuroBasket 1959 was the 11th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded with the final on 31 May 1959. Seventeen national teams affiliated with... |
| 1961 | 6 | Eurobasket 1961 EuroBasket 1961 The 1961 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1961, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Yugoslavia... |
| 1963 | 4 | Eurobasket 1963 EuroBasket 1963 The 1963 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1963, was the 13th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition... |
| 1965 | 15 | Eurobasket 1965 EuroBasket 1965 -Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # First roundGroup A - MoscowGroup B - Tbilisi-Places 13 - 16:-Places 9 - 12:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Team rosters:... |
| 1967 | 13 | Eurobasket 1967 EuroBasket 1967 -Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # First roundGroup A - HelsinkiGroup B - Tampere-Places 13 - 16 in Tampere:-Places 9 - 12 in Helsinki:-Places 5 - 8 in Tampere:... |
| 1969 | 8 | Eurobasket 1969 EuroBasket 1969 -Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Caserta:-Group B - Naples:-Places 9 - 12 in Naples:-Places 5 - 8 in Naples:-Places 1 - 4 in Naples:-Finals - all games in Naples:-Team rosters:... |
| 1971 | - | Eurobasket 1971 EuroBasket 1971 -Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Essen:-Group B - Böblingen:-Places 9 - 12 in Essen:-Places 5 - 8 in Essen:-Places 1 - 4 in Essen:-Finals - all games in Essen:-Team rosters:... |
| 1973 | - | Eurobasket 1973 EuroBasket 1973 -Venues:-Group A - Badalona:-Group B - Barcelona:-Places 9 - 12:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Team rosters:... |
| 1975 | - | Eurobasket 1975 EuroBasket 1975 -Group A - Split:-Group B - Karlovac:-Group C - Rijeka:-Places 7 - 12:-Places 1 - 6 in Belgrade:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Team rosters:... |
| 1977 | - | Eurobasket 1977 EuroBasket 1977 -Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Liège:-Group B - Ostend:-Places 9 - 12 in Liège:-Places 5 - 8 in Liège:-Places 1 - 4 in Liège:-Finals:-Team rosters:... |
| 1979 | - | Eurobasket 1979 EuroBasket 1979 The 1979 European Basketball Championship, and in short Eurobasket 1979, was the 21st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Italy... |
| 1981 | - | Eurobasket 1981 EuroBasket 1981 The 1981 FIBA European Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Czechoslovakia and took place from May 26 to June 5, 1981... |
| 1983 | - | Eurobasket 1983 EuroBasket 1983 -Venues:-Group A - Limoges :-Group B - Cannes :-Places 9 - 12:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Team rosters:... |
| 1985 | - | Eurobasket 1985 EuroBasket 1985 -Venues:-Group A - Karlsruhe :-Group A - Leverkusen :-Places 9 - 12 in Stuttgart:-1/4 finals :-Places 5 - 8 in Stuttgart:-Places 1 - 4 in Stuttgart:-Finals in Stuttgart:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # #... |
| 1987 | - | Eurobasket 1987 Eurobasket 1987 The EuroBasket 1987 was held in Greece between June 3 and June 14, 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body... |
| 1989 | - | Eurobasket 1989 EuroBasket 1989 -Group A:-Group B:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # -Team rosters:#Yugoslavia: Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč, Vlade Divac, Dino Rađa, Žarko Paspalj, Stojan Vranković, Predrag Danilović, Jure Zdovc, Zoran Čutura, Zdravko Radulović, Zoran Radović, Mario Primorac... |
| 1991 | - | Eurobasket 1991 EuroBasket 1991 Eurobasket 1991 was the tournament contested by men's professional basketball teams from Europe. It was hosted by Italy.-Group A:-Group B:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # -Team rosters:... |
| 1993 | - | Eurobasket 1993 EuroBasket 1993 -Venues:-First round:-A - Karlsruhe:-B - Berlin:-C - Karlsruhe:-D - Berlin:-Second round:-E - Karlsruhe:-F - Berlin:-Finals in Munich:-Places 5-8 in Munich:-Finals in Munich:-Final rankings:# # #... |
| 1995 | - | Eurobasket 1995 EuroBasket 1995 EuroBasket 1995 final tournament stage was XXIX European basketball championship and was held in Athens, Greece from 21 June to 2 July, 1995. This European championship was the first one that saw the successful return of Lithuania national basketball team to the tournament, since its last triumph... |
| 1997 | - | Eurobasket 1997 EuroBasket 1997 -Venues:The tournament was played at three venues in Spain. Girona and Badalona hosted the first and the second round, while the entire knockout stage was played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.-First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:... |
| 1999 | 14 | Eurobasket 1999 EuroBasket 1999 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :... |
| 2001 | - | Eurobasket 2001 EuroBasket 2001 The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,... |
| 2003 | - | Eurobasket 2003 Eurobasket 2003 -5th to 8th place:-Awards:-All-Tournament Team : Tony Parker Šarūnas Jasikevičius Saulius Štombergas Andrei Kirilenko Pau Gasol-Top scorers :# Pau Gasol 25.8# Andrei Kirilenko 23.1# Dirk Nowitzki 22.5# Mehmet Okur 18.7... |
| 2005 | - | Eurobasket 2005 Eurobasket 2005 The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain... |
| 2007 | - | Eurobasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :... |
| 2009 | - | Eurobasket 2009 EuroBasket 2009 The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009... |
| 2011 | - | Eurobasket 2011 |
Performance at Olympics
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Position | Tournament Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976.... |
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| 1936 | - | 1936 Olympics Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics -Fifth-place classification:-First round:Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.* Estonia def. France, 34-29* Chile def. Turkey, 30-16* Switzerland def. Germany, 25-18... |
| 1948 | 16 | 1948 Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.... |
| 1952 | 9 | 1952 Olympics Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion , the top two at the 1951 European championships , and the host country... |
| 1956 | - | 1956 Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided... |
| 1960 | 9 | 1960 Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna... |
| 1964 | 13 | 1964 Olympics Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto... |
| 1968 | - | 1968 Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided... |
| 1972 | - | 1972 Olympics Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:... |
| 1976 | - | 1976 Olympics Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games... |
| 1980 | - | 1980 Olympics Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium.... |
| 1984 | - | 1984 Olympics Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:... |
| 1988 | - | 1988 Olympics Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in... |
| 1992 | - | 1992 Olympics Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament.... |
| 1996 | - | 1996 Olympics Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal... |
| 2000 | - | 2000 Olympics Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:... |
| 2004 | - | 2004 Olympics Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.... |
| 2008 | - | 2008 Olympics Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China... |
Past rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 10 teamsFerenc Velkei, Zoltan Csanyi, Ferenc Kolozs, Sandor Nagy, Laszlo Rozsa, Istvan Szamosi, Emil Kozma, Tibor Lehel, Sandor Lelkes, Zoltan Szunyogh (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1939 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 8 teams
Ferenc Velkei, Zoltan Csanyi, Istvan Szamosi, Sandor Csanyi, Janos Szabo, Geza Bajari, Geza Kardos, Aba Szathmary, Janos Gyimesi, Gyula Stolpa (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1946 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 10 teams
Ferenc Nemeth, Tibor Mezofi, Ferenc Velkei, Geza Kardos, Gyorgy Nagy, Laszlo Kiralyhidi, Geza Racz, Ede Vadaszi, Geza Bajari, Antal Bankuti (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1947 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 14 teams
Ferenc Nemeth, Tibor Mezofi, Geza Bajari, Istvan Timar, Ede Vadaszi, Gyula Toth, Geza Kardos, Erwin Kassai, Bela Bankuti, Laszlo Kiralyhidi, Laszlo Nadasdy, Antal Bankuti (Coach: Istvan Kiraly)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 16th among 23 teams
Tibor Mezofi, Gyorgy Nagy, Tibor Zsiros, Geza Kardos, Jozsef Kozma, Istvan Timar, Attila Timar, Janos Halasz, Istvan Lovrics, Ede Vadaszi, Antal Bankuti, Laszlo Novakovszky
1952 Olympic Games: finished 16th among 23 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Mezofi, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Hodi, Laszlo Banhegyi, Pal Bogar, Janos Simon, Tibor Cselko, Peter Papp, Tibor Czinkan, Gyorgy Bokor, Ede Komaromi, Gyorgy Telegdy
1953 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 17 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Mezofi, Laszlo Hodi, Janos Hodi, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Simon, Tibor Cselko, Tibor Remai, Peter Papp, Tibor Czinkan, Pal Bogar, Gyorgy Bokor, Ede Komaromi (Coach: Janos Pader)
1955 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 18 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Mezofi, Laszlo Toth, Janos Hodi, Tibor Czinkan, Janos Dallos, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Bencze, Laszlo Hodi, Peter Papp, Pal Bogar, Tibor Cselko, Janos Simon (Coach: Janos Pader)
1957 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Laszlo Toth, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Gabanyi, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Simon, Istvan Liptai, Tibor Czinkan, Janos Bencze, Pal Borbely, Zoltan Judik, Ervin Keszey, Istvan Sahin-Toth (Coach: Zoltan Csanyi)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 17 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Gabanyi, Tibor Czinkan, Janos Simon, Laszlo Banhegyi, Arpad Glatz, Janos Bencze, Otto Temesvari, Zoltan Judik, Miklos Bohaty, Merenyi (Coach: Janos Pader)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Tibor Zsiros, Laszlo Banhegyi, Janos Simon, Laszlo Gabanyi, Istvan Liptai, Arpad Glatz, Otto Temesvari, Janos Bencze, Gyorgy Polik, Zoltan Judik, Miklos Bohaty (Coach: Janos Pader)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 19 teams
Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Bencze, Istvan Liptai, Otto Temesvari, Istvan Sahin-Toth, Gabor Kulcsar, Geza Gyulai, Gyorgy Polik, Janos Tuboly, Miklos Bohaty, Jozsef Kovacs, Valer Banna (Coach: Janos Pader)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Janos Simon, Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Bencze, Otto Temesvari, Arpad Glatz, Pal Koczka, Gyorgy Polik, Tibor Kangyal, Gyorgy Vajdovics, Jozsef Prieszol, Miklos Bohaty (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
1964 Olympic Games: finished 13th among 16 teams
Janos Greminger, Laszlo Gabanyi, Janos Bencze, Arpad Glatz, Tibor Kangyal, Gyorgy Polik, Miklos Bohaty, Janos Racz, Andras Haan, Jozsef Prieszol, Pal Koczka, Odon Lendvay (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
1965 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 16 teams
Gyorgy Polik, Janos Racz, Matyas Ranky, Jozsef Toth, Pal Koczka, Laszlo Koranyi, Odon Lendvay, Laszlo Orbay, Istvan Fekete, Ferenc Haris, Valer Banna, Gabor Kulcsar (Coach: Tibor Zsiros)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams
Imre Nyitrai, Laszlo Gabanyi, Tibor Kangyal, Gyorgy Polik, Jozsef Prieszol, Valer Banna, Laszlo Orbay, Laszlo Koranyi, Jozsef Kovacs, Istvan Halmos, Odon Lendvay, Gabor Kulcsar (Coach: Janos Szabo)
1969 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Laszlo Gabanyi, Jozsef Kovacs, Istvan Banhegyi, Jozsef Prieszol, Valer Banna, Laszlo Orbay, Szabolcs Hody, Istvan Hegedus, Odon Lendvay, Istvan Gyurasits, Tamas Palffy, Sandor Geller (Coach: Rezso Eszeki)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Kornél Dávid
Kornel David
Kornél Dávid is a retired Hungarian professional basketball player. He was the only Hungarian to play in the NBA. He has played for four teams between 1998 and 2001....
, Robert Gulyas, István Németh
Istvan Nemeth
István Németh is a Hungarian professional basketball player.-External links:* * *...
, Laszlo Czigler, Laszlo Kalman, Rolland Halm, Erno Sitku, Tibor Pankar, Tamas Bencze, Zoltan Boros, Laszlo Orosz, Zalan Meszaros (Coach: Lajos Meszaros)