EuroBasket 1978 Women

EuroBasket 1978 Women
16th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Poland
Dates	20 May – 30 May
Teams	13
Champions	Soviet Union (14th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1978 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1978, was the 16th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland and took place from 20 May to 30 May 1978. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Yugoslavia the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

First stage

Group A

Pl	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	328	194
2	France	3	2	1	205	238
3	Romania	3	1	2	206	227
4	West Germany	3	0	3	167	247

May 20	Romania	69–56	West Germany
May 20	Soviet Union	111–73	France
May 21	Soviet Union	120–57	West Germany
May 21	France	74–73	Romania
May 22	France	58–54	West Germany
May 22	Romania	97–64	Romania

Group B

Pl	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Hungary	3	3	0	220	207
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	253	193
3	Italy	3	1	2	182	214
4	Spain	3	0	3	194	235

May 20	Italy	66–61	Spain
May 20	Hungary	77–74	Bulgaria
May 21	Bulgaria	90–61	Spain
May 21	Hungary	64–61	Italy
May 22	Hungary	79–72	Spain
May 22	Bulgaria	89–55	Italy

Group C

Pl	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	249	196
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	209	179
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	184	196
4	Sweden	3	0	3	186	257

May 20	Czechoslovakia	62–45	Netherlands
May 20	Yugoslavia	99–68	Sweden
May 21	Czechoslovakia	83–53	Sweden
May 21	Yugoslavia	69–64	Netherlands
May 22	Netherlands	75–65	Sweden
May 22	Yugoslavia	81–64	Czechoslovakia

Second stage

Championship Group

Pl	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Soviet Union	6	6	0	606	413
2	Yugoslavia	6	4	2	460	481
3	Czechoslovakia	6	4	2	454	442
4	France	6	3	3	436	464
5	Poland	6	2	4	403	439
6	Hungary	6	1	5	432	507
7	Bulgaria	6	1	5	460	505

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May 24	Czechoslovakia	80–60	Hungary
May 24	France	73–70	Poland
May 24	Soviet Union	89–63	Bulgaria
May 25	France	77–63	Bulgaria
May 25	Czechoslovakia	77–64	Poland
May 25	Soviet Union	116–78	Yugoslavia
May 26	Soviet Union	92–70	Czechoslovakia
May 26	Bulgaria	102–76	Poland
May 26	Yugoslavia	86–79	Hungary
May 28	Soviet Union	79–57	Poland
May 28	France	78–72	Hungary
May 28	Yugoslavia	90–87	Bulgaria
May 29	Yugoslavia	81–69	France
May 29	Poland	70–64	Hungary
May 29	Czechoslovakia	96–71	Bulgaria
May 30	Czechoslovakia	67–66	France
May 30	Soviet Union	119–72	Hungary
May 30	Poland	66–44	Yugoslavia

1978 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship Champion
Soviet Union Fourteenth title

8th to 13th Group

Pl	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1	Romania	5	5	0	358	315
2	Italy	5	3	2	378	324
3	Netherlands	5	3	2	327	326
4	Spain	6	2	3	347	327
5	West Germany	6	2	3	307	311
6	Sweden	6	0	5	307	421

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May 24	West Germany	75–58	Sweden
May 24	Romania	64–63	Spain
May 25	Romania	82–58	Sweden
May 25	Italy	79–61	Netherlands
May 26	West Germany	66–62	Italy
May 26	Netherlands	71–65	Spain
May 28	Romania	71–69	Netherlands
May 28	Italy	102–64	Sweden
May 29	Spain	71–64	West Germany
May 29	Romania	72–69	Italy
May 30	Netherlands	51–46	West Germany
May 30	Spain	87–62	Sweden

Final standings

Place	Team	PE
	Soviet Union
	Yugoslavia	3
	Czechoslovakia	1
4	France
5	Poland	1
6	Hungary	2
7	Bulgaria	4
8	Romania	1
9	Italy	2
10	Netherlands	1
11	Spain	1
12	West Germany	1
13	Sweden

External links

EuroBasket Women

Tournaments	Italy 1938 Hungary 1950 USSR 1952 Yugoslavia 1954 Czechoslovakia 1956 Poland 1958 Bulgaria 1960 France 1962 Hungary 1964 Romania 1966 Italy 1968 Nederlands 1970 Bulgaria 1972 Italy 1974 France 1976 Poland 1978 Yugoslavia 1980 Italy 1981 Hungary 1983 Italy 1985 Spain 1987 Bulgaria 1989 Israel 1991 Italy 1993 Czech Republic 1995 Hungary 1997 Poland 1999 France 2001 Greece 2003 Turkey 2005 Italy 2007 Latvia 2009 Poland 2011 France 2013 Hungary/Romania 2015 Czech Republic 2017

Qualification	2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1956 1962 1964 1966 1970 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Squads	1938 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

International women's basketball

FIBA Olympics World Cup World Rankings U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship Commonwealth Games Cup of Nations Teams

Africa	FIBA Africa AfroBasket Women

Americas	FIBA Americas FIBA Americas Women's Championship

Asia	FIBA Asia FIBA Asia Women's Championship

Europe	FIBA Europe EuroBasket Women

Oceania	FIBA Oceania FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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