The 1962 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 8th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Mulhouse, France and took place on September 22–29, 1962. The Soviet Union won their sixth gold medal (third in a row) while Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria won silver and bronze, respectively.
| 8th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | September 22–29 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (6th title) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
Preliminary round
editThe teams where divided into two groups. The first two from each group would advance to the bracket that defined the first four places. The system to determine the 5th–10th places consisted in three final matches between teams that had the same position in both groups.
Group A
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
4 | 0 | 8 | +120 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 1 | 7 | +87 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia
|
2 | 2 | 6 | −17 |
| 4 |  Hungary
|
1 | 3 | 5 | −76 |
| 5 |  Italy
|
0 | 4 | 4 | −114 |
September 22
16:30 |
| Italy 37, Czechoslovakia 86
| ||
| Scoring by half: 8–42, 29–44 | ||
| Pts: Tarabocchia (10) | Pts: Hubalkova (12) | |
September 22
20:30 |
| Yugoslavia 47, Hungary 40
| ||
| Scoring by half: 20–16, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: Radovanovic (14) | Pts: Hegedos-Krizsan (14) | |
September 23
15:00 |
| Czechoslovakia 53, Yugoslavia 35
| ||
| Scoring by half: 29–19, 24–16 | ||
| Pts: Joskova-Malotova (12) | Pts: Radovanovic (10) | |
September 23
16:30 |
| Soviet Union 77, Italy 31
| ||
| Scoring by half: 39–11, 38–20 | ||
| Pts: Liutsepp-Kaasik (13) | Pts: Ronchetti (12) | |
September 24
15:00 |
| Yugoslavia 39, Soviet Union 52
| ||
| Scoring by half: 20–31, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Kalusevic (13) | Pts: Liutsepp-Kaasik (17) | |
September 24
16:30 |
| Hungary 52, Czechoslovakia 74
| ||
| Scoring by half: 24–41, 28–33 | ||
| Pts: Mogyorosi-Korenne (9) | Pts: Hubalkova (14) | |
September 25
15:00 |
| Soviet Union 88, Hungary 29
| ||
| Scoring by half: 41–13, 47–16 | ||
| Pts: Liutsepp-Kaasik (13) | Pts: Hegedos-Krizsan (8) | |
September 25
20:30 |
| Italy 43, Yugoslavia 50
| ||
| Scoring by half: 22–22, 21–28 | ||
| Pts: Tarabocchia (14) | Pts: Kalusevic (16) | |
September 26
16:30 |
| Hungary 55, Italy 43
| ||
| Scoring by half: 23–12, 32–31 | ||
| Pts: Kovacs (18) | Pts: Pausich (11) | |
September 26
22:00 |
| Czechoslovakia 49, Soviet Union 51 (OT)
| ||
| Scoring by half: 21–22, 22–21 Overtime: 6–8 | ||
| Pts: Sourkova (12) | Pts: Smildzinia-Budovska (23) | |
Group B
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
|
4 | 0 | 8 | +94 |
| 2 |  Romania
|
3 | 1 | 7 | +40 |
| 3 |  Poland
|
2 | 2 | 6 | +18 |
| 4 |  France
|
1 | 3 | 5 | −42 |
| 5 |  Belgium
|
0 | 4 | 4 | −110 |
September 22
15:00 |
| Poland 52, Belgium 25
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| Scoring by half: 26–18, 26–7 | ||
| Pts: Chlodzinska-Urbaniak (13) | Pts: Blancke (8) | |
September 22
22:00 |
| Bulgaria 55, France 26
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| Scoring by half: 33–6, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Gospodinova (18) | Pts: Stephan (8) | |
September 23
20:30 |
| France 42, Poland 58
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| Scoring by half: 19–33, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Verots (8) | Pts: Szydlowska (12) | |
September 23
22:00 |
| Romania 42, Bulgaria 44
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| Scoring by half: 23–27, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Ivanovici (12) | Pts: Borisova (24) | |
September 24
20:30 |
| Belgium 44, France 54
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| Scoring by half: 21–28, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Declercq (11) | Pts: Cator (14) | |
September 24
22:00 |
| Poland 35, Romania 38
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| Scoring by half: 19–20, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Szostak (17) | Pts: Ivanovici (16) | |
September 25
16:30 |
| Romania 72, Belgium 40
| ||
| Scoring by half: 39–20, 33–20 | ||
| Pts: Marian (21) | Pts: Declercq (12) | |
September 25
22:00 |
| Bulgaria 60, Poland 38
| ||
| Scoring by half: 25–18, 35–20 | ||
| Pts: Gospodinova (13) | Pts: Chlodzinska-Urbaniak (10) | |
Classification
edit5th place match
editSeptember 29
15:00 |
| Yugoslavia 52, Poland 44
| ||
| Scoring by half: 29–23, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Kalusevic (16) | Pts: Szostak (17) | |
7th place match
editSeptember 28
16:30 |
| Hungary 66, France 60
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| Scoring by half: 34–24, 32–36 | ||
| Pts: Hegedos-Krizsan (25) | Pts: Stephan (18) | |
9th place match
editMedal Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final place | |||||
| September 28 – 20:00 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 51 | |||||
| September 29 – 20:30 | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 54 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 46 | |||||
| September 28 – 20:30 | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 63 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 69 | |||||
| Romania | 29 | |||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||
| September 29 – 16:30 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 48 | |||||
| Romania | 36 | |||||
September 28
20:00 |
| Bulgaria 51, Czechoslovakia 54
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| Scoring by half: 26–24, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Borisova (20) | Pts: Joskova-Malotova (12) | |
September 28
20:30 |
Soviet Union 69,  Romania 29
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| Scoring by half: 31–15, 38–14 | ||
| Pts: Smildzinia-Budovska (17) | Pts: Marian (8) | |
September 29
16:30 |
| Bulgaria 48, Romania 36
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| Scoring by half: 29–8, 19–28 | ||
| Pts: Gospodinova (18) | Pts: Firimide-Racovita (13) | |
September 29
20:30 |
| Czechoslovakia 46, Soviet Union 63
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| Scoring by half: 20–39, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Joskova-Malotova (10) | Pts: Smildzinia-Budovska (13) | |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
6–0 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia
|
4–2 |
| 3 | Bulgaria
|
5–1 |
| 4 | Romania
|
3–3 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia
|
3–2 |
| 6 | Poland
|
2–3 |
| 7 | Hungary
|
2–3 |
| 8 | France
|
1–4 |
| 9 | Italy
|
1–4 |
| 10 | Belgium
|
0–5 |