EuroBasket Women 1968

EuroBasket 1968 Women
11th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (9th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Veger-Demšar (18.2)
Official website
Official website (archive)

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.

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 3 3 0 279 83
2 Belgium 3 2 1 139 179
3 Netherlands 3 1 2 126 181
4 West Germany 3 0 3 110 211
July 5 Netherlands 48–36 West Germany
July 5 Soviet Union 83–27 Belgium
July 6 Belgium 54–49 Netherlands
July 6 Soviet Union 105–27 West Germany
July 7 Belgium 58–47 West Germany
July 7 Soviet Union 91–29 Netherlands

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 193 149
2 East Germany 3 2 1 172 161
3 Hungary 3 1 2 140 170
4 France 3 0 3 149 174
July 5 East Germany 61–46 France
July 5 Yugoslavia 62–43 Hungary
July 6 Yugoslavia 65–56 France
July 6 East Germany 61–49 Hungary
July 7 Hungary 48–47 France
July 7 Yugoslavia 66–50 East Germany

Group C

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Poland 3 2 1 174 158
2 Bulgaria 3 2 1 146 143
3 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 161 140
4 Romania 3 0 3 123 163
July 5 Bulgaria 52–49 Romania
July 5 Poland 72–58 Czechoslovakia
July 6 Poland 55–44 Romania
July 6 Czechoslovakia 47–38 Bulgaria
July 7 Czechoslovakia 56–30 Romania
July 7 Bulgaria 56–47 Poland

Second stage

Championship Group

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 6 6 0 498 266
2 Yugoslavia 6 4 2 337 318
3 Poland 6 4 2 323 325
4 East Germany 6 3 3 354 337
5 Bulgaria 6 2 4 296 350
6 Italy 6 2 4 270 281
7 Belgium 6 0 6 235 436














July 9 Yugoslavia 59–47 Poland
July 9 Italy 61–36 Belgium
July 9 Soviet Union 81–37 Bulgaria
July 10 Poland 61–30 Belgium
July 10 Yugoslavia 54–44 Bulgaria
July 10 East Germany 54–43 Italy
July 11 Bulgaria 65–43 Belgium
July 11 Soviet Union 84–51 Yugoslavia
July 11 Poland 58–50 East Germany
July 12 Soviet Union 84–34 Belgium
July 12 East Germany 64–41 Bulgaria
July 12 Poland 38–37 Italy
July 13 Yugoslavia 82–44 Belgium
July 13 Soviet Union 96–58 East Germany
July 13 Bulgaria 52–44 Italy
July 14 Soviet Union 61–31 Italy
July 14 Yugoslavia 51–45 East Germany
July 14 Poland 64–57 Bulgaria
July 15 East Germany 83–48 Belgium
July 15 Soviet Union 92–55 Poland
July 15 Italy 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 5 5 0 298 246
2 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 322 234
3 Hungary 5 3 2 248 210
4 France 5 2 3 284 257
5 Netherlands 5 1 4 248 282
6 West Germany 5 0 5 193 364








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

Final ranking

Rank Team PE
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia 4
Poland 5
4 East Germany 1
5 Bulgaria 2
6 Italy 4
7 Belgium
8 Romania 4
9 Czechoslovakia 7
10 Hungary 1
11 France
12 Netherlands 7
13 West Germany 1
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