The 1952 European Women Basketball Championship was the 3rd regional championship held by

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for women. The competition was held in

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, on the

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and took place May 18–25, 1952. The

won their second gold medal in a row, with

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and

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winning silver and bronze, respectively.

Squads

Preliminary round

The teams where divided in three groups of 4 squads each, where the first from each group would go on to compete for the gold medal.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Final round

Four new groups were formed, with the three 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places from each group to determine the final standings.

1st to 3rd Place

4th to 6th Place

7th to 9th Place

10th to 12th Place

Final ranking

External links

FIBA Archive
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