The 1960 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 7th regional championship held by

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for women. The competition was held in

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and took place June 3–11, 1960. The

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won the gold medal, while hosts

received the silver.

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won the bronze medal.

Preliminary round

The teams where divided into two groups. The first three 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

Group B

Classification Round

The results from the following matches were carried over to this round: *Italy vs. Netherlands *Hungary vs. Belgium

Final round

The results from the following matches carried over to this round: *Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia *Soviet Union vs. Romania *Czechoslovakia vs. Bulgaria *Czechoslovakia vs. Poland *Poland vs. Bulgaria *Yugoslavia vs. Romania

Final standings

External links

FIBA Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eurobasket 1960 Women

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