EuroBasket 1956 Women

EuroBasket Women 1956
5th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Czechoslovakia
Dates June 2–10
Teams 16 (from federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Soviet Union (4th title)

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.

Contents

Preliminary round

The teams where 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.

Group A

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
June 2, 1956
8:30		 Yugoslavia 66,  Finland 25   
Scoring by half: 28-16, 38-9
Pts: Zokovic (20) Pts: Hakola (14)
June 2, 1956
20:30		 Poland 61,  Bulgaria 62 OT 
Scoring by half: 35-43, 19-11 OT: 7-8
Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (22) Pts: Vojnova (24)
June 3, 1956
11:30		 Bulgaria 90,  Finland 36   
Scoring by half: 44-14, 46-22
Pts: Pencheva (29) Pts: Hakola (17)
June 3, 1956
20:30		 Yugoslavia 63,  Poland 78   
Scoring by half: 32-40, 31-38
Pts: Zokovic (29) Pts: Kapalczynska-Roga (28)
June 4, 1956
10:00		 Finland 47,  Poland 76   
Scoring by half: 20-29, 27-47
Pts: Hakola (23) Pts: Migula-Jakubowska (19)
June 4, 1956
19:00		 Bulgaria 71,  Yugoslavia 58   
Scoring by half: 36-18, 35-40
Pts: Vasileva-Chalaskanova (21) Pts: Zokovic (16)

Group B

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
June 2, 1956
10:00		 Italy 91,  Scotland 32   
Scoring by half: 48-16, 43-16
Pts: Ronchetti (17) Pts: Herman (12)
June 2, 1956
19:00		 Czechoslovakia 132,  Denmark 9   
Scoring by half: 49-6, 83-3
Pts: Hubalkova (27) Pts: Levison (4)
June 3, 1956
10:00		 Denmark 40,  Scotland 33   
Scoring by half: 11-15, 29-18
Pts: Rode (22) Pts: Herman (14)
June 3, 1956
19:00		 Czechoslovakia 69,  Italy 42   
Scoring by half: 37-24, 32-18
Pts: Hubalkova (17) Pts: Donda (12)
June 4, 1956
15:00		 Scotland 32,  Czechoslovakia 113   
Scoring by half: 9-69, 23-44
Pts: Davis (6) Pts: Tomaskova-Staudova (29)
June 4, 1956
22:00		 Italy 80,  Denmark 28   
Scoring by half: 36-14, 44-14
Pts: Tarabocchia (27) Pts: Moller (11)

Group C

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
June 2, 1956
11:30		 Soviet Union 153,  Switzerland 25   
Scoring by half: 74-11, 79-14
Pts: Alekseeva (27) Pts: Vicent (9)
June 2, 1956
22:00		 Austria 54,  Netherlands 33   
Scoring by half: 29-15, 25-18
Pts: Hantschel (17) Pts: Koper-van Es (12)
June 3, 1956
16:30		 Switzerland 18,  Netherlands 71   
Scoring by half: 11-45, 7-26
Pts: Schroder (5) Pts: Koper-van Es (14)
June 3, 1956
22:00		 Soviet Union 121,  Austria 30   
Scoring by half: 58-16, 63-14
Pts: Alekseeva (21) Pts: Foltinek (10)
June 4, 1956
13:30		 Austria 69,  Switzerland 29   
Scoring by half: 32-14, 37-15
Pts: Foltinek (20) Pts: Schenk (7)
June 4, 1956
16:30		 Netherlands 30,  Soviet Union 91   
Scoring by half: 14-43, 16-48
Pts: Buys-Bloemsma (14) Pts: Mamentieva (21)

Group D

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
June 2, 1956
14:00		 Romania 49,  Germany 30   
Scoring by half: 17-12, 32-18
Pts: Sebestien (10) Pts: Lindowski (7)
June 2, 1956
15:30		 Hungary 51,  France 42   
Scoring by half: 21-17, 30-25
Pts: Szabo-Partine (12) Pts: Colchen (14)
June 3, 1956
8:30		 Germany 39,  Hungary 71   
Scoring by half: 17-34, 22-37
Pts: Giesser (8) Pts: Szabo-Partine (15)
June 3, 1956
15:00		 France 55,  Romania 47   
Scoring by half: 29-21, 26-26
Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (25) Pts: Sebestien (15)
June 4, 1956
8:30		 France 54,  Germany 29   
Scoring by half: 31-15, 23-14
Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (13) Pts: Giesser (10)
June 4, 1956
20:30		 Hungary 61,  Romania 50   
Scoring by half: 37-16, 24-34
Pts: Nagy (15) Pts: Antonescu-Niculescu (13)

Classification Round

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.

Group 1

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
June 5, 1956
9:30		 Germany 53,  Scotland 34   
Scoring by half: 28-14, 25-20
Pts: Becht (11) Pts: McQueen (9)
June 5, 1956
11:30		 Yugoslavia 56,  Netherlands 51   
Scoring by half: 26-28, 30-23
Pts: Zokovic (14) Pts: van der Velde-Remeyer (13)
June 6, 1956
8:30		 Yugoslavia 89,  Germany 40   
Scoring by half: 42-26, 47-14
Pts: Kalusevic (18) Pts: Giesser (13)
June 6, 1956
22:00		 Netherlands 71,  Scotland 24   
Scoring by half: 26-10, 45-14
Pts: Tit (19) Pts: Connelly (7)
June 8, 1956
8:30		 Scotland 37,  Yugoslavia 110   
Scoring by half: 14-48, 23-62
Pts: Duncan (6) Pts: Zokovic (23)
June 8, 1956
22:00		 Germany 53,  Netherlands 71   
Scoring by half: 18-43, 35-28
Pts: Giesser (21) Pts: Wetter (18)

Group 2

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
June 5, 1956
10:00		 Finland 26,  Romania 87   
Scoring by half: 15-45, 11-42
Pts: Hakola (15) Pts: Antonescu-Niculescu (19)
June 5, 1956
22:00		 Switzerland 58,  Denmark 56 OT 
Scoring by half: 58-56, 24-26 OT: 9-7
Pts: Gorin (13) Pts: Rode (33)
June 6, 1956
10:00		 Finland 70,  Switzerland 54   
Scoring by half: 29-22, 41-32
Pts: Hakola (41) Pts: Goetschmann (17)
June 6, 1956
11:30		 Romania 76,  Denmark 26   
Scoring by half: 42-18, 34-8
Pts: Antonescu-Niculescu (16) Pts: Rode (13)
June 8, 1956
10:00		 Switzerland 34,  Romania 91   
Scoring by half: 16-44, 18-47
Pts: Gorin (8) Pts: Antonescu-Niculescu (23)
June 8, 1956
11:30		 Denmark 27,  Finland 42   
Scoring by half: 14-18, 13-24
Pts: Rode (9) Pts: Hakola (29)

9th-12th Place

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

13th-16th Place

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

Semi-Final Round

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.

Group 1

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
June 5, 1956
15:00		 Hungary 62,  Italy 41   
Scoring by half: 26-17, 36-24
Pts: Vekony-Matayne (14) Pts: Bradamante (14)
June 5, 1956
20:30		 Soviet Union 87,  Poland 74   
Scoring by half: 41-28, 46-46
Pts: Alekseeva (24) Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (26)
June 6, 1956
16:30		 Soviet Union 77,  Hungary 54   
Scoring by half: 37-15, 40-39
Pts: Maksimova (16) Pts: Nagy (20)
June 6, 1956
19:00		 Poland 50,  Italy 42   
Scoring by half: 20-25, 30-17
Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (15) Pts: Ronchetti (15)
June 8, 1956
16:30		 Hungary 46,  Poland 41   
Scoring by half: 25-18, 21-23
Pts: Fekete-Fischerne (13) Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (16)
June 8, 1956
20:30		 Italy 44,  Soviet Union 92   
Scoring by half: 21-47, 23-45
Pts: Mapelli (13) Pts: Otsa-Vishneva (22)

Group 2

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
June 5, 1956
16:30		 France 44,  Bulgaria 86   
Scoring by half: 28-36, 16-50
Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (14) Pts: Vojnova (23)
June 5, 1956
19:00		 Czechoslovakia 145,  Austria 36   
Scoring by half: 55-17, 90-19
Pts: Stepanova (25) Pts: Foltinek (12)
June 6, 1956
15:00		 Austria 50,  Bulgaria 72   
Scoring by half: 25-35, 25-37
Pts: Foltinek (19) Pts: Damianova-Kuzova (14)
June 6, 1956
20:30		 Czechoslovakia 81,  France 46   
Scoring by half: 32-25, 49-21
Pts: Stepanova (30) Pts: Colchen (9)
June 8, 1956
15:00		 France 62,  Austria 34   
Scoring by half: 30-10, 32-24
Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (26) Pts: Haselbacher (13)
June 8, 1956
19:00		 Bulgaria 75,  Czechoslovakia 91   
Scoring by half: 36-29, 39-62
Pts: Gospodinova (15) Pts: Mazlova-Adamirova (26)

5th-8th Place

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

Medal Bracket

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

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1  Soviet Union 8-0
2  Hungary 6-2
3  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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