EuroBasket 1958 Women
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The 1958 European Women's Basketball Championship
was the 6th regional championship held by FIBA Europe
for women. The competition was held in Łódź, Poland
and took place May 9–18, 1958. Bulgaria
won their first gold medal, while the Soviet Union
, champions of the previous edition received the silver. Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal.
Eurobasket Women
Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Olympic Games.-Summaries:-Performance by nation:-See...
was the 6th regional championship held by FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
for women. The competition was held in Łódź, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and took place May 9–18, 1958. Bulgaria
Bulgaria women's national basketball team
The Bulgaria Women's National Basketball Team is the women's national basketball team of Bulgaria.Their achievements range from winning Silver at the 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women up to finishing fifth in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul....
won their first gold medal, while the Soviet Union
Soviet Union women's national basketball team
The Soviet Union women's national basketball team was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions...
, champions of the previous edition received the silver. Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal.
Preliminary round
The teams where divided into three groups. The first two from each group would go to the Final Round. The remaining teams went to the Classification Round to determine the 7th-10th spots.Group A
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +74 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -71 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +85 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +16 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -107 |
Group C
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +60 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +19 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -79 |
Classification Round
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +58 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -12 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +8 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -54 |
Final round
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | +92 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +97 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +28 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -54 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | +8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -171 |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-0 | |
| 2 | 6-2 | |
| 3 | 7-1 | |
| 4 | 5-3 | |
| 5 | 5-3 | |
| 6 | 3-5 | |
| 7 | 4-4 | |
| 8 | 2-6 | |
| 9 | 6-2 | |
| 10 | 5-3 |