The 1956 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 5th regional championship held by

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for women. The competition was held in

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and took place June 2–10, 1956. The

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won their fourth consecutive gold medal, with

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and

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repeating their performance of the previous tournament, winning silver and bronze respectively.

Preliminary round

The teams were divided into four groups. The first two from each group would go to the Semi-Final Round. The remaining teams went to the Classification Round to determine the 9th–16th spots.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Classification round

The top two from each group advanced to the 9th–12th classification bracket. The 13th–16th spots were decided between the remaining teams in a separate bracket.

Group 1

Group 2

9th–12th place

13th–16th place

Semi-final round

The top two from each group advanced to the medal bracket. The 5th–8th spots were decided between the remaining teams in a separate bracket.

Group 1

Group 2

5th–8th place

Medal bracket

Final standings

External links

FIBA Archive
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