EuroBasket 1950 Women
2nd FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
DatesMay 14 – May 20
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerFrance Colchen (14.5)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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The 1950 European Championship for Women was the 2nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Budapest, Hungary and took place May 14–20, 1950. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, with Hungary and Czechoslovakia winning silver and bronze, respectively.

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket Women 1950 squads

Preliminary round

The teams where divided in three groups of 4 squads each, with only the top two from each group advancing to the medal round. The remaining teams were put on a second group to define the 7th to 12th spot in the final standings.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 229 67 +162 6 Advance to final round
2  France 3 2 1 109 143 −34 5
3  Romania 3 1 2 91 146 −55 4 Advance to 7th–12th round
4  Belgium 3 0 3 117 190 −73 3
Source: Archive FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
May 14, 1950
10:30
Soviet Union  91–31  Belgium
Scoring by half: 42–19, 49–12
Pts: Moiseeva, Alekseeva 19 Pts: Thijs 9
May 14, 1950
21:45
France  39–26  Romania
Scoring by half: 25–12, 14–14
Pts: Colchen 13 Pts: Sadeanu 9
May 15, 1950
16:00
Romania  49–41  Belgium
Scoring by half: 26–19, 23–22
Pts: Sadeanu 16 Pts: Van Geert 10
May 15, 1950
21:45
Soviet Union  72–20  France
Scoring by half: 31–9, 41–11
Pts: Maksimelianova 24 Pts: Henry 5
May 16, 1950
17:30
Soviet Union  66–16  Romania
Scoring by half: 26–4, 40–12
Pts: Maksimova 11 Pts: Cristea 5
May 16, 1950
21:45
Belgium  45–50  France
Scoring by half: 17–26, 28–24
Pts: Verset 9 Pts: Colchen 24

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary (H) 3 3 0 215 66 +149 6 Advance to final round
2  Poland 3 2 1 127 95 +32 5
3  Austria 3 1 2 72 126 −54 4 Advance to 7th–12th round
4  Israel 3 0 3 44 171 −127 3
Source: Archive FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
May 14, 1950
12:00
Poland  52–18  Austria
Scoring by half: 20–7, 32–11
Pts: Czopek, Parszniak 12 Pts: Lechner 5
May 14, 1950
20:15
Hungary  95–13  Israel
Scoring by half: 53–7, 42–6
Pts: Szabo-Nagyne 20 Pts: Schwarz, Bronstein 4
May 15, 1950
11:00
Israel  12–32  Austria
Scoring by half: 5–15, 7–17
Pts: Kaminer 7 Pts: Lechner 10
May 15, 1950
17:30
Poland  31–58  Hungary
Scoring by half: 15–24, 16–34
Pts: Rogowska-Markowska, Czopek 7 Pts: Nagy 22
May 16, 1950
11:00
Hungary  62–22  Austria
Scoring by half: 42–11, 20–11
Pts: Pirik-Blahone 23 Pts: Kronenbitter 10
May 16, 1950
16:00
Poland  44–19  Israel
Scoring by half: 25–7, 19–12
Pts: Wojewodzka 12 Pts: Kaminer 6

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 158 69 +89 6 Advance to final round
2  Italy 3 2 1 166 75 +91 5
3  Netherlands 3 1 2 66 148 −82 4 Advance to 7th–12th round
4   Switzerland 3 0 3 63 161 −98 3
Source: Archive FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
May 14, 1950
16:00
Italy  71–17  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 27–13, 44–4
Pts: Caciolli 13 Pts: Jansen-van Gent 7
May 14, 1950
17:30
Czechoslovakia  70–16   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 28–5, 42–11
Pts: Chytilova 19 Pts: Pfeuti 8
May 15, 1950
12:30
Netherlands  30–29   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 9–16, 21–13
Pts: Woudhuizen 8 Pts: Hugonner 8
May 15, 1950
20:15
Italy  34–40  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 21–21, 13–19
Pts: L. Ronchetti 12 Pts: Kopackova-Ezrova 10
May 16, 1950
12:30
Czechoslovakia  48–19  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 16–11, 32–8
Pts: Fragnerova 14 Pts: van Petten 7
May 16, 1950
20:15
Italy  61–18   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 36–10, 25–8
Pts: Tommasini, Folliero 11 Pts: Bartschi 5

Final round

1st to 6th place

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 350 128 +222 10 Champions
2  Hungary (H) 5 4 1 224 185 +39 9
3  Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 205 206 −1 8
4  France 5 2 3 197 257 −60 7
5  Italy 5 1 4 168 217 −49 6
6  Poland 5 0 5 116 267 −151 5
Source: Archive FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
May 17, 1950
16:00
Czechoslovakia  41–81  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 13–41, 28–40
Pts: Fragnerova 12 Pts: Moiseeva 25
May 17, 1950
17:30
Italy  39–20  Poland
Scoring by half: 17–6, 22–14
Pts: Tommasini 12 Pts: Rogowska-Markowska 6
May 17, 1950
20:15
Hungary  56–49  France
Scoring by half: 39–14, 17–35
Pts: Pirik-Blahone 20 Pts: Boisset 14
May 18, 1950
17:30
Czechoslovakia  52–22  France
Scoring by half: 25–3, 27–19
Pts: Fragnerova 19 Pts: Bejaud 8
May 18, 1950
20:15
Soviet Union  87–19  Poland
Scoring by half: 51–11, 36–8
Pts: Pimenova 22 Pts: Rogowska-Markowska 4
May 18, 1950
21:45
Hungary  29–28  Italy
Scoring by half: 13–15, 16–13
Pts: Szabo-Nagyne 7 Pts: L. Ronchetti 9
May 19, 1950
17:30
Poland  26–43  France
Scoring by half: 15–24, 11–19
Pts: Parszniak 8 Pts: Colchen 15
May 19, 1950
20:15
Soviet Union  65–16  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–4, 32–12
Pts: Mamentieva 19 Pts: Bertea 5
May 19, 1950
21:45
Hungary  49–32  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 29–9, 20–23
Pts: Fekete-Molnarne 11 Pts: Chytilova 8
May 20, 1950
16:00
Poland  20–40  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 6–16, 14–24
Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz 6 Pts: Fragnerova 12
May 20, 1950
17:30
France  63–51  Italy
Scoring by half: 30–22, 33–29
Pts: Colchen 25 Pts: L. Ronchetti 11
May 20, 1950
19:05
Hungary  32–45  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 24–22, 8–23
Pts: Pirik-Blahone 11 Pts: Zarkovskaya 12

7th to 12th place

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
7  Romania 5 5 0 193 130 +63 10
8  Belgium 5 4 1 211 161 +50 9
9   Switzerland 5 2 3 141 143 −2 7
10  Austria 5 2 3 131 149 −18 7
11  Israel 5 1 4 121 172 −51 6
12  Netherlands 5 1 4 120 162 −42 6
Source: Archive FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
May 17, 1950
11:00
Switzerland  28–21  Israel
Scoring by half: 11–6, 17–15
Pts: Vuagniaux 9 Pts: Nudel 6
May 17, 1950
12:30
Austria  31–47  Belgium
Scoring by half: 13–22, 18–25
Pts: Ivan 12 Pts: Van Mol 14
May 17, 1950
21:45
Netherlands  25–27 (OT)  Romania
Scoring by half: 13–10, 10–13 Overtime: 2–4
Pts: van Beek 10 Pts: Deli 10
May 18, 1950
11:00
Austria  26–28   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 8–12, 18–16
Pts: Dambock 10 Pts: Vuagniaux 11
May 18, 1950
12:30
Romania  41–21  Israel
Scoring by half: 27–9, 14–12
Pts: Sadeanu 11 Pts: Kaminer 7
May 18, 1950
16:00
Netherlands  24–41  Belgium
Scoring by half: 12–14, 12–27
Pts: Brun-Bouwmuster 14 Pts: Van Geert 19
May 19, 1950
11:00
Israel  28–50  Belgium
Scoring by half: 11–22, 17–28
Pts: Kaminer 12 Pts: Van Mol 18
May 19, 1950
12:30
Romania  34–27   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 20–16, 14–11
Pts: Deli 9 Pts: Bartschi 8
May 19, 1950
16:00
Austria  26–20  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 9–10, 17–10
Pts: Dambock 9 Pts: Brun-Bouwmuster 8
May 20, 1950
9:00
Israel  39–21  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 9–11, 30–10
Pts: Bronstein 11 Pts: Woudhuizen 9
May 20, 1950
10:20
Belgium  32–29   Switzerland
Scoring by half: 15–16, 17–13
Pts: Verset 12 Pts: Hugonner 10
May 20, 1950
11:40
Austria  16–42  Romania
Scoring by half: 11–23, 5–19
Pts: Dambock 8 Pts: Sadeanu 21

Final ranking

Rank Team Record
 Soviet Union 7–0
 Hungary 6–1
 Czechoslovakia 5–2
4th  France 4–3
5th  Italy 3–4
6th  Poland 2–5
7th  Romania 5–2
8th  Belgium 4–3
9th   Switzerland 2–5
10th  Austria 2–5
11th  Israel 1–6
12th  Netherlands 1–6


External links

EuroBasket Women
International women's basketball
European championships in 1950
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