The 1950 European Championship for Women was the 2nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in

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and took place May 14–20, 1950. The

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won the gold medal, with

and

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winning silver and bronze, respectively.

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

Group B

Group C

Final round

1st to 6th place

7th to 12th place

Final ranking

External links

FIBA Archive
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