EuroBasket Women 1968

The 1968 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1968, was the 11th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy. Soviet Union (with 16 years old 7footer Uljana Semjonova) easily won the gold medal and Yugoslavia the silver medal while Poland won the bronze.

EuroBasket 1968 Women
11th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationItaly
Teams13
Champions Soviet Union
(9th title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Veger-Demšar (18.2)
Official website
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First stage

Group A
Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 33027983
2 Belgium 321139179
3 Netherlands 312126181
4 West Germany 303110211
July 5Netherlands 48–36 West Germany
July 5Soviet Union 83–27 Belgium
July 6Belgium 54–49 Netherlands
July 6Soviet Union 105–27 West Germany
July 7Belgium 58–47 West Germany
July 7Soviet Union 91–29 Netherlands

Group B
Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Yugoslavia 330193149
2 East Germany 321172161
3 Hungary 312140170
4 France 303149174
July 5East Germany 61–46 France
July 5Yugoslavia 62–43 Hungary
July 6Yugoslavia 65–56 France
July 6East Germany 61–49 Hungary
July 7Hungary 48–47 France
July 7Yugoslavia 66–50 East Germany

Group C
Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Poland 321174158
2 Bulgaria 321146143
3 Czechoslovakia 321161140
4 Romania 303123163
July 5Bulgaria 52–49 Romania
July 5Poland 72–58 Czechoslovakia
July 6Poland 55–44 Romania
July 6Czechoslovakia 47–38 Bulgaria
July 7Czechoslovakia 56–30 Romania
July 7Bulgaria 56–47 Poland

Second Stage

Championship Group
Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 660498266
2 Yugoslavia 642337318
3 Poland 642323325
4 East Germany 633354337
5 Bulgaria 624296350
6 Italy 624270281
7 Belgium 606235436


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July 9Yugoslavia 59–47 Poland
July 9Italy 61–36 Belgium
July 9Soviet Union 81–37 Bulgaria
July 10Poland 61–30 Belgium
July 10Yugoslavia 54–44 Bulgaria
July 10East Germany 54–43 Italy
July 11Bulgaria 65–43 Belgium
July 11Soviet Union 84–51 Yugoslavia
July 11Poland 58–50 East Germany
July 12Soviet Union 84–34 Belgium
July 12East Germany 64–41 Bulgaria
July 12Poland 38–37 Italy
July 13Yugoslavia 82–44 Belgium
July 13Soviet Union 96–58 East Germany
July 13Bulgaria 52–44 Italy
July 14Soviet Union 61–31 Italy
July 14Yugoslavia 51–45 East Germany
July 14Poland 64–57 Bulgaria
July 15East Germany 83–48 Belgium
July 15Soviet Union 92–55 Poland
July 15Italy 54–40 Yugoslavia
 1968 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship Champion 

Soviet Union
Ninth title

8th to 13th Places Group
Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Romania 550298246
2 Czechoslovakia 541322234
3 Hungary 532248210
4 France 523284257
5 Netherlands 514248282
6 West Germany 505193364


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July 9Czechoslovakia 54–49 France
July 9Hungary 48–42 Netherlands
July 9Romania 55–43 West Germany
July 10Czechoslovakia 79–32 West Germany
July 10Hungary 42–36 France
July 10Romania 52–46 Netherlands
July 11Netherlands 64–41 West Germany
July 11Romania 59–48 France
July 11Czechoslovakia 43–39 Hungary
July 13Czechoslovakia 81–41 Netherlands
July 13Romania 59–44 Hungary
July 13France 91–47 West Germany
July 14Hungary 75–30 West Germany
July 14France 60–55 Netherlands
July 14Romania 73–65 Czechoslovakia

Final Ranking
Rank Team PE
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia4
Poland5
4 East Germany1
5 Bulgaria2
6 Italy4
7 Belgium
8 Romania4
9 Czechoslovakia7
10 Hungary1
11 France
12 Netherlands7
13 West Germany1
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