EuroBasket Women 1956

EuroBasket 1956 Women

5th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Czechoslovakia
Dates	June 2–10
Teams	16
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (4th title)
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The 1956 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 5th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia and took place June 2–10, 1956. The Soviet Union won their fourth consecutive gold medal, with Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria repeating their performance of the previous tournament, winning silver and bronze respectively.

The teams were divided into four groups. The first two from each group would go to the Semi-Final Round. The remaining teams went to the Classification Round to determine the 9th–16th spots.

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Bulgaria	3	0	6	+68
2	Poland	2	1	5	+43
3	Yugoslavia	1	2	4	+13
4	Finland	0	3	3	−124

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Czechoslovakia	3	0	6	+231
2	Italy	2	1	5	+84
3	Denmark	1	2	4	−168
4	Scotland	0	3	3	−147

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Soviet Union	3	0	6	+280
2	Austria	2	1	5	−30
3	Netherlands	1	2	4	−29
4	Switzerland	0	3	3	−221

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Hungary	3	0	6	+52
2	France	2	1	5	+24
3	Romania	1	2	4	0
4	Germany	0	3	3	−76

The top two from each group advanced to the 9th–12th classification bracket. The 13th–16th spots were decided between the remaining teams in a separate bracket.

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Yugoslavia	3	0	6	+127
2	Netherlands	2	1	5	+60
3	Germany	1	2	4	−48
4	Scotland	0	3	3	−139

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Romania	3	0	6	+168
2	Finland	2	1	5	−30
3	Switzerland	1	2	4	−71
4	Denmark	0	3	3	−67

	Classification round				Ninth place
	June 9, 1956 – 11:30
	Romania	61
					June 10, 1956 – 10:00
	Netherlands	49
					Romania	32
	June 9, 1956 – 22:00
					Yugoslavia	44
	Yugoslavia	61
	Finland	39
					Eleventh place
					June 10, 1956 – 10:30
					Netherlands	49
					Finland	55

	Classification round				Thirteenth place
	June 9, 1956 – 8:30
	Switzerland	63
					June 10, 1956 – 8:30
	Scotland	50
					Denmark	47
	June 9, 1956 – 10:00
					Switzerland	33
	Denmark	34
	Germany	30
					Fifteenth place
					June 10, 1956 – 9:00
					Scotland	30
					Germany	49

The top two from each group advanced to the medal bracket. The 5th–8th spots were decided between the remaining teams in a separate bracket.

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Soviet Union	3	0	6	+84
2	Hungary	2	1	5	+3
3	Poland	1	2	4	−10
4	Italy	0	3	3	−77

Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	Diff
1	Czechoslovakia	3	0	6	+160
2	Bulgaria	2	1	5	+48
3	France	1	2	4	−49
4	Austria	0	3	3	−159

	Classification round				Fifth place
	June 9, 1956 – 14:00
	Austria	44
					June 10, 1956 – 14:00
	Poland	92
					Italy	43
	June 9, 1956 – 20:30
					Poland	58
	France	50
	Italy	65
					Seventh place
					June 10, 1956 – 11:30
					Austria	42
					France	69

	Classification round				Gold medal
	June 9, 1956 – 15:30
	Bulgaria	55
					June 10, 1956 – 19:00
	Soviet Union	74
					Soviet Union	49
	June 9, 1956 – 19:00
					Hungary	41
	Czechoslovakia	49
	Hungary	50
					Bronze medal
					June 10, 1956 – 15:30
					Bulgaria	60
					Czechoslovakia	91

Qualified for the 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women

Rank	Team	Record
	Soviet Union	8–0
	Hungary	6–2
	Czechoslovakia	7–1
4	Bulgaria	5–3
5	Poland	5–3
6	Italy	3–5
7	France	4–4
8	Austria	2–6
9	Yugoslavia	6–2
10	Romania	5–3
11	Finland	3–5
12	Netherlands	3–5
13	Denmark	3–5
14	Switzerland	2–6
15	Germany	2–6
16	Scotland	0–8

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