| EuroBasket 2001 Women |
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28th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship |
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EuroBasket Women 2001 |
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| Host nation |
 France |
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| Dates |
September 14 – October 23 |
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| Teams |
12 (from 49 federations) |
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| Venues |
3 (in 3 host cities) |
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| Champions |
France (1st title) |
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| MVP |
Catherine Melain |
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| Tournament statistics |
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EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.
Venues
The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines. The arenas, in which the tournament was held, were: in Orléans, Palais des Sports; in Le Mans, Antarès; and in Gravelines, Gravelines Sportica.
Qualification
The qualification to the tournament was held in 1999 and 2000. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four. The top two qualified to the tournament. The following teams qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2001:
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 Slovak Republic (1st in Group A)
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 Lithuania (1st in Group B)
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 Russia (1st in Group C)
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 Spain (1st in Group D)
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 Ukraine (1st in Group E)
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In addition to the qualified teams, who went through the qualification process, the host nation France automatically qualified to the tournament. Also, Poland, the gold medalist of Eurobasket Women 1999, qualified to the tournament automatically.
Preliminary round
- Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Group A
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Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
Pts |
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| 1. | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 406 | 320 | +86 | 10 |
| 2. | Spain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 344 | +53 | 8 |
| 3. |  Poland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 329 | +25 | 8 |
| 4. |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 383 | 373 | +10 | 8 |
| 5. |  Romania |
5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 404 | – 89 | 6 |
| 6. | Ukraine |
5 | 0 | 5 | 322 | 407 | – 85 | 5 |
| Spain |
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78–68 |
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Poland |
| France |
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88–67 |
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Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia |
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66–83 |
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Poland |
| Spain |
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79–80 |
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Yugoslavia |
| Poland |
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66–73 |
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France |
Group B
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Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
Pts |
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| 1. | Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 356 | 276 | +80 | 9 |
| 2. | Lithuania |
5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 358 | +13 | 9 |
| 3. |  Hungary |
5 | 3 | 2 | 317 | 302 | +15 | 8 |
| 4. | Slovak Republic |
5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 341 | – 4 | 7 |
| 5. |  Greece |
5 | 1 | 4 | 319 | 380 | −61 | 6 |
| 6. |  Czech Republic |
5 | 1 | 4 | 328 | 371 | −43 | 6 |
| Slovak Republic |
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56–61 |
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Hungary |
| Greece |
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74–81 |
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Slovak Republic |
| Russia |
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60–52 |
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Slovak Republic |
| Greece |
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63–74 |
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Hungary |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
5th place brakcet
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Semi-finals |
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Fifth place |
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September 22, 2001 |
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Yugoslavia |
78 |
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Hungary |
58 |
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September 23, 2001 |
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Yugoslavia |
82 |
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Poland |
76 |
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Seventh place |
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September 22, 2001 |
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September 23, 2001 |
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Slovak Republic |
66 |
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Hungary |
79 |
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Poland |
80 |
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Slovak Republic |
68 |
Final standings
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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held. |
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Yugoslavia