EuroBasket Women 1954

1954 Women's Basketball Championship: Belgrade, Yugoslavia
EuroBasket 1954 Women
4th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
DatesJune 4–13
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Official website
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The 1954 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 4th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and took place June 4–13, 1954. The Soviet Union clinched their third consecutive gold medal, with Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria 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  Hungary 2 1 5 +40
2  France 2 1 5 +74
3  Italy 2 1 5 +10
4  Austria 0 3 3 −124
France France 92,  Austria 21
Scoring by half: 41–14, 51–7
Italy Italy 52,  Hungary 50
Scoring by half: 27–31, 25–19
Hungary Hungary 69,  Austria 34
Scoring by half: 38–18, 31–16
France France 51,  Italy 41
Scoring by half: 17–19, 34–22
Italy Italy 38,  Austria 20
Scoring by half: 21–11, 17–9
Hungary Hungary 34,  France 27
Scoring by half: 16–15, 18–12

Group B

Rank Team W L Pts Diff
1  Soviet Union 2 0 4 +100
2  Yugoslavia 1 1 3 +50
3  Germany 0 2 2 −150
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 69,  Germany 14
Scoring by half: 32–8, 37–6
Soviet Union Soviet Union 48,  Yugoslavia 43
Scoring by half: 20–21, 28–22
Soviet Union Soviet Union 106,  Germany 11
Scoring by half: 57–0, 49–11

Group C

Rank Team W L Pts Diff
1  Bulgaria 2 0 4 +66
2  Czechoslovakia 1 1 3 +39
3  Denmark 0 2 2 −105


Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 76,  Denmark 19
Scoring by half: 36–7, 40–12
Bulgaria Bulgaria 68,  Denmark 20
Scoring by half: 35–14, 33–6
Bulgaria Bulgaria 78,  Czechoslovakia 60
Scoring by half: 41–33, 37–27

Classification round

Rank Team W L Pts Diff
1  Italy 3 0 6 +97
2  Austria 2 1 5 −36
3  Germany 1 2 4 −21
4  Denmark 0 3 3 −40
Austria Austria 33,  Germany 25
Scoring by half: 15–8, 18–17
Italy Italy 57,  Denmark 34
Scoring by half: 32–8, 25–26
Germany Germany 33,  Denmark 21
Scoring by half: 15–10, 18–11
Italy Italy 60,  Germany 35
Scoring by half: 25–16, 35–19
Italy Italy 73,  Austria 24
Scoring by half: 31–11, 42–13
Austria Austria 33,  Denmark 28
Scoring by half: 14–13, 19–15

Final round

Rank Team W L Pts Diff
1  Soviet Union 5 0 10 +106
2  Czechoslovakia 4 1 9 +39
3  Bulgaria 3 2 8 +34
4  Hungary 2 3 7 −28
5  Yugoslavia 1 4 6 −96
6  France 0 5 5 −55
Soviet Union Soviet Union 60,  France 48
Scoring by half: 36–18, 24–30
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 48,  Hungary 38
Scoring by half: 29–12, 19–26
Bulgaria Bulgaria 55,  Yugoslavia 30
Scoring by half: 27–10, 28–20
Bulgaria Bulgaria 49,  France 37
Scoring by half: 26–22, 23–15
Hungary Hungary 62,  Yugoslavia 50
Scoring by half: 30–21, 32–29
Soviet Union Soviet Union 69,  Czechoslovakia 62
Scoring by half: 41–35, 28–27
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 71,  France 56
Scoring by half: 33–33, 38–23
Soviet Union Soviet Union 81,  Yugoslavia 32
Scoring by half: 47–18, 34–14
Bulgaria Bulgaria 56,  Hungary 43
Scoring by half: 25–19, 31–24
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 68,  Yugoslavia 54
Scoring by half: 33–18, 35–36
Soviet Union Soviet Union 65,  Bulgaria 56
Scoring by half: 31–27, 34–29
Hungary Hungary 58,  France 46
Scoring by half: 27–22, 31–24
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 54,  France 50
Scoring by half: 18–24, 36–26
Soviet Union Soviet Union 76,  Hungary 47
Scoring by half: 43–24, 33–23
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 57,  Bulgaria 50
Scoring by half: 27–22, 30–28

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