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.
| 6th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Poland |
| Dates | May 9–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bulgaria (1st title) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
Preliminary round
editThe 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
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union
|
2 | 0 | 4 | +74 |
| 2 |  France
|
1 | 1 | 3 | −3 |
| 3 |  East Germany
|
0 | 2 | 2 | −71 |
May 9, 1958
10:00 |
| East Germany 25, Soviet Union 74
| ||
| Scoring by half: 13–39, 12–35 | ||
| Pts: Kobek (7) | Pts: Eremina (12) | |
May 10, 1958
10:00 |
| East Germany 29, France 51
| ||
| Scoring by half: 9–18, 20–33 | ||
| Pts: Kobek (9) | Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (13) | |
May 11, 1958
19:30 |
| Soviet Union 66, France 41
| ||
| Scoring by half: 34–17, 32–24 | ||
| Pts: Maksimelianova (13) | Pts: Stephan (7) | |
Group B
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland
|
3 | 0 | 6 | +85 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia
|
2 | 1 | 5 | +16 |
| 3 |  Hungary
|
1 | 2 | 4 | +6 |
| 4 |  Netherlands
|
0 | 3 | 3 | −107 |
May 9, 1958
11:30 |
| Hungary 37, Yugoslavia 40
| ||
| Scoring by half: 13–22, 24–18 | ||
| Pts: Noficzer (12) | Pts: Kalusevic (14) | |
May 9, 1958
18:30 |
| Netherlands 32, Poland 81
| ||
| Scoring by half: 19–47, 13–34 | ||
| Pts: van der Velde-Remeyer (9) | Pts: Chlodzinska-Urbaniak (20) | |
May 10, 1958
18:00 |
| Netherlands 24, Hungary 49
| ||
| Scoring by half: 10–17, 14–32 | ||
| Pts: Koper-van Es (6) | Pts: Lick (8) | |
May 10, 1958
19:30 |
| Yugoslavia 47, Poland 67
| ||
| Scoring by half: 25–32, 22–35 | ||
| Pts: Kalusevic (14) | Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (25) | |
May 11, 1958
11:30 |
| Netherlands 39, Yugoslavia 72
| ||
| Scoring by half: 23–35, 16–37 | ||
| Pts: Jansen-van Gent (11) | Pts: Ciprus (17) | |
May 11, 1958
18:00 |
| Hungary 40, Poland 56
| ||
| Scoring by half: 16–26, 24–30 | ||
| Pts: Noficzer (9) | Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (18) | |
Group C
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia
|
2 | 0 | 4 | +60 |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
1 | 1 | 3 | +19 |
| 3 |  Austria
|
0 | 2 | 2 | −79 |
May 9, 1958
20:00 |
| Bulgaria 42, Czechoslovakia 55
| ||
| Scoring by half: 18–26, 24–29 | ||
| Pts: Rangelova (11) | Pts: Moutellikova-Kocandrlova (14) | |
May 10, 1958
11:30 |
| Austria 20, Czechoslovakia 67
| ||
| Scoring by half: 8–30, 12–37 | ||
| Pts: Hantschel (8) | Pts: Zachvejova-Novakova (20) | |
Classification round
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
|
3 | 0 | 6 | +58 |
| 2 | Netherlands
|
2 | 1 | 5 | −12 |
| 3 | East Germany
|
1 | 2 | 4 | +8 |
| 4 | Austria
|
0 | 3 | 3 | −54 |
May 13, 1958
10:00 |
| East Germany 35, Hungary 53
| ||
| Scoring by half: 16–26, 19–27 | ||
| Pts: Heiss (10) | Pts: Gyimes (10) | |
May 14, 1958
10:00 |
| Netherlands 42, Austria 34
| ||
| Scoring by half: 21–19, 21–15 | ||
| Pts: Fronczek-Gootjes (15) | Pts: Fuchs (10) | |
May 15, 1958
10:00 |
| Hungary 70, Austria 52
| ||
| Scoring by half: 31–25, 39–27 | ||
| Pts: Noficzer (14) | Pts: Fuchs (15) | |
May 17, 1958
10:00 |
| East Germany 42, Netherlands 44
| ||
| Scoring by half: 16–19, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: Heiss (17) | Pts: van der Velde-Remeyer (16) | |
May 18, 1958
10:00 |
| Austria 31, East Germany 59
| ||
| Scoring by half: 14–28, 17–31 | ||
| Pts: Lange (8) | Pts: Schulze (19) | |
May 18, 1958
11:30 |
| Netherlands 24, Hungary 46
| ||
| Scoring by half: 9–19, 15–27 | ||
| Pts: Fronczek-Gootjes (6) | Pts: Halasz-Padarne (12) | |
Final round
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
5 | 0 | 10 | +92 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
4 | 1 | 9 | +97 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 2 | 8 | +28 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia
|
2 | 3 | 7 | −54 |
| 5 | Poland
|
1 | 4 | 6 | +8 |
| 6 | France
|
0 | 5 | 5 | −171 |
May 13, 1958
11:30 |
| France 23, Bulgaria 70
| ||
| Scoring by half: 12–38, 11–32 | ||
| Pts: Etienne-Planque (7) | Pts: Calaskanova (17) | |
May 13, 1958
18:00 |
| Poland 50, Yugoslavia 61
| ||
| Scoring by half: 22–33, 28–28 | ||
| Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (20) | Pts: Ciprus (22) | |
May 13, 1958
19:30 |
| Soviet Union 52, Czechoslovakia 46
| ||
| Scoring by half: 24–24, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Otsa-Vishneva (13) | Pts: Theissigova (9) | |
May 14, 1958
11:30 |
| Yugoslavia 39, Soviet Union 79
| ||
| Scoring by half: 15–38, 24–41 | ||
| Pts: Kalusevic (9) | Pts: Eremina (18) | |
May 14, 1958
18:00 |
| Czechoslovakia 68, France 40
| ||
| Scoring by half: 42–21, 26–19 | ||
| Pts: Trojkova-Sulcova (16) | Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (14) | |
May 14, 1958
19:30 |
| Bulgaria 53, Poland 48
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–23, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Calaskanova (17) | Pts: Chlodzinska-Urbaniak (14) | |
May 15, 1958
11:30 |
| Yugoslavia 37, Bulgaria 63
| ||
| Scoring by half: 20–29, 17–34 | ||
| Pts: Radovanovic (16) | Pts: Vojnova (24) | |
May 15, 1958
18:00 |
| Soviet Union 81, France 32
| ||
| Scoring by half: 40–15, 41–17 | ||
| Pts: Kostikova (16) | Pts: Ribot (10) | |
May 15, 1958
19:30 |
| Poland 59, Czechoslovakia 61
| ||
| Scoring by half: 24–30, 35–31 | ||
| Pts: Chlodzinska-Urbaniak (20) | Pts: Theissigova (18) | |
May 17, 1958
11:30 |
| France 48, Poland 79
| ||
| Scoring by half: 22–38, 26–41 | ||
| Pts: Kloechner-Tavert (13) | Pts: Gruszczynska-Olesiewicz (19) | |
May 17, 1958
18:00 |
| Yugoslavia 37, Czechoslovakia 52
| ||
| Scoring by half: 18–26, 19–26 | ||
| Pts: Ciprus (16) | Pts: Grubrova-Horakova (12) | |
May 17, 1958
19:30 |
| Bulgaria 54, Soviet Union 51 (OT)
| ||
| Scoring by half: 25–22, 24–27 Overtime: 5–2 | ||
| Pts: Vojnova (19) | Pts: Eremina (11) | |
May 18, 1958
15:00 |
| Yugoslavia 64, France 48
| ||
| Scoring by half: 35–29, 29–19 | ||
| Pts: Kalusevic (23pts) | Pts: Mazel (14pts) | |
May 18, 1958
16:30 |
| Bulgaria 55, Czechoslovakia 44
| ||
| Scoring by half: 29–24, 26–20 | ||
| Pts: Vojnova (22pts) | Pts: Veckova (12pts) | |
May 18, 1958
19:30 |
| Soviet Union 65, Poland 60
| ||
| Scoring by half: 35–35, 30–25 | ||
| Pts: Kuznetsova-Mikhailova (16pts) | Pts: Chlodzinska-Urbaniak (21pts) | |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
6–1 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
6–1 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
5–2 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia
|
4–4 |
| 5 | Poland
|
4–4 |
| 6 | France
|
1–6 |
| 7 | Hungary
|
4–2 |
| 8 | Netherlands
|
2–4 |
| 9 | East Germany
|
1–4 |
| 10 | Austria
|
0–5 |
References
edit- EuroBasket 1958; fibaeurope.com
- Women Basketball European Championship 1958; todor66.com