EuroBasket Women 1968
{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| gender = women
| continent = Europe
| year = 1968
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| host = Italy
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| teams = 13
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| champions = URS
| title_number = 9
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| ppg_p = {{flagicon|YUG}} Veger-Demšar (18.2)
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| website = [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_1968.html Official website (archive)]
| prevseason = 1966
| nextseason = 1970
}}
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. {{nwbt|URS}} (with 16 years old 7footer Uljana Semjonova) easily won the gold medal and {{nwbt|YUG}} the silver medal while {{nwbt|POL}} won the bronze.
First stage
=Group A=
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!width=220|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|L !width=20|PF !width=20|PA | |||||
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| 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 83 |
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| 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 179 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 181 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 211 |
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| July 5 | align="right" | Netherlands {{flagicon|NED}} | align="center"| 48–36 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 5 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 83–27 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 6 | align="right" | Belgium {{flagicon|BEL}} | align="center"| 54–49 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |
| July 6 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 105–27 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 7 | align="right" | Belgium {{flagicon|BEL}} | align="center"| 58–47 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 7 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 91–29 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |
|}
=Group B=
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||
| width=20|Pl
!width=220|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|L !width=20|PF !width=20|PA | |||||
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| 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 149 |
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| 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 161 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 170 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} France
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 174 |
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| July 5 | align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}} | align="center"| 61–46 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |
| July 5 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 62–43 | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary |
| July 6 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 65–56 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |
| July 6 | align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}} | align="center"| 61–49 | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary |
| July 7 | align="right" | Hungary {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} | align="center"| 48–47 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |
| July 7 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 66–50 | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany |
|}
=Group C=
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||
| width=20|Pl
!width=220|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|L !width=20|PF !width=20|PA | |||||
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| 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 158 |
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| 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 143 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 140 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 163 |
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| July 5 | align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} | align="center"| 52–49 | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania |
| July 5 | align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}} | align="center"| 72–58 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia |
| July 6 | align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}} | align="center"| 55–44 | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania |
| July 6 | align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}} | align="center"| 47–38 | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria |
| July 7 | align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}} | align="center"| 56–30 | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania |
| July 7 | align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} | align="center"| 56–47 | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland |
|}
Second stage
=Championship Group=
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| width=20|Pl
!width=220|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|L !width=20|PF !width=20|PA | |||||
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| 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 498 | 266 |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 337 | 318 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 323 | 325 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 354 | 337 |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 296 | 350 |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 270 | 281 |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 235 | 436 |
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| July 9 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 59–47 | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland |
| July 9 | align="right" | Italy {{flagicon|ITA}} | align="center"| 61–36 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 9 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 81–37 | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria |
| July 10 | align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}} | align="center"| 61–30 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 10 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 54–44 | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria |
| July 10 | align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}} | align="center"| 54–43 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |
| July 11 | align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} | align="center"| 65–43 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 11 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 84–51 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia |
| July 11 | align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}} | align="center"| 58–50 | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany |
| July 12 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 84–34 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 12 | align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}} | align="center"| 64–41 | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria |
| July 12 | align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}} | align="center"| 38–37 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |
| July 13 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 82–44 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 13 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 96–58 | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany |
| July 13 | align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} | align="center"| 52–44 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |
| July 14 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 61–31 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |
| July 14 | align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}} | align="center"| 51–45 | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany |
| July 14 | align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}} | align="center"| 64–57 | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria |
| July 15 | align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}} | align="center"| 83–48 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium |
| July 15 | align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS}} | align="center"| 92–55 | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland |
| July 15 | align="right" | Italy {{flagicon|ITA}} | align="center"| 54–40 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia |
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{{winners|bkw|1968 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion|Soviet Union|Ninth}}
=8th to 13th Places Group=
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| width=20|Pl
!width=220|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|L !width=20|PF !width=20|PA | |||||
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| 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 298 | 246 |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 322 | 234 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 248 | 210 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} France
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 257 |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 248 | 282 |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 193 | 364 |
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| July 9 | align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}} | align="center"| 54–49 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |
| July 9 | align="right" | Hungary {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} | align="center"| 48–42 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |
| July 9 | align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} | align="center"| 55–43 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 10 | align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}} | align="center"| 79–32 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 10 | align="right" | Hungary {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} | align="center"| 42–36 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |
| July 10 | align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} | align="center"| 52–46 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |
| July 11 | align="right" | Netherlands {{flagicon|NED}} | align="center"| 64–41 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 11 | align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} | align="center"| 59–48 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |
| July 11 | align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}} | align="center"| 43–39 | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary |
| July 13 | align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}} | align="center"| 81–41 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |
| July 13 | align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} | align="center"| 59–44 | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary |
| July 13 | align="right" | France {{flagicon|FRA}} | align="center"| 91–47 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 14 | align="right" | Hungary {{flagicon|HUN}} | align="center"| 75–30 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany |
| July 14 | align="right" | France {{flagicon|FRA}} | align="center"| 60–55 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands |
| July 14 | align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} | align="center"| 73–65 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia |
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Final ranking
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!Rank !width=200|Team !width=20|PE | ||
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|align=center|File:gold medal icon.svg | {{flagicon|USSR}} Soviet Union | {{same position}} |
| bgcolor=silver
|align=center|File:silver medal icon.svg | {{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia | {{rise}}4 |
| bgcolor=cc9966
|align=center|File:bronze medal icon.svg | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland | {{rise}}5 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany | {{fall}}1 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria | {{rise}}2 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | {{rise}}4 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium | {{new entry}} |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania | {{fall}}4 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia | {{fall}}7 |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|HUN|civil}} Hungary | {{fall}}1 |
| align=center|11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France | {{same position}} |
| align=center|12 | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands | {{fall}}7 |
| align=center|13 | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany | {{fall}}1 |
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130723231049/http://www.eurobasketwomen2013.com/en/cid_R8byT3QNIIkwoWJcfSbdm0.pageID_oS-NdcfZG7UKgXy3LuG2j1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2013.html FIBA Europe profile]}}
- [http://todor66.com/basketball/Europe/index_Women.html Todor66 profile]
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