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EuroBasket Women 1954

EuroBasket 1954 Women
4th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Yugoslavia
Dates June 4–13
Teams 10
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Soviet Union (3rd title)
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The 1954 European Women Basketball Championship was the 4th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and took place June 4–13, 1954. The Soviet Union clinched their third consecutive gold medal, with Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria winning silver and bronze, respectively.

The teams where divided in two groups of three and one group of four. The first two from each group would go to the Final Round that determined the first six places. The remaining teams went to the Classification Round to determine the seventh-to-tenth spots.



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