The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth

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regional

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championship, held by

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. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the

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(FIBA) entered the competition. The tournament was hosted by

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

, and was held at the

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City Fair.

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Second round

Group 1

Group 2

Classification Round

Group 1

Group 2

13th-16th place classification playoffs

17th-19th place classification playoffs

Final round

Medals Round

5th-8th place playoffs

9th-12th place playoffs

Final standings

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Team rosters

1. Soviet Union:

Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...

Gennadi Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...

Valdis Muižnieks Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player. Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956 ...

Maigonis Valdmanis Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league c ...

Viktor Zubkov Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the 36th Pr ...

Armenak Alachachian Armenak Alachachian (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ( hy, Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. A point ...

Yuri Korneev Yuri Korneev (March 26, 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union – June 17, 2002), was a Russian basketball player.

Vladimir Ugrekhelidze Vladimer Nestorovich Ugrekhelidze ( ka, ვლადიმერ უგრეხელიძე; 18 August 1939 – 3 February 2009) was a Soviet-Georgian basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal ...

, Aleksander Petrov,

Aleksander Kandel Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

Viacheslav Novikov Viacheslav is a Slavonic masculine given name (also can be transliterated as Vyacheslav or Viatcheslav). Notable people with the name include: *Viacheslav Aliabiev (1934–2009), Ukrainian professional footballer *Viacheslav Belavkin, professor in ...

, Albert Valtin (Coach: Stepan Spandaryan) 2. Yugoslavia:

Radivoj Korać Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known f ...

Ivo Daneu Ivo Daneu (born 6 October 1937) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He represented the Yugoslav ...

Slobodan Gordić Slobodan "Rica" Gordić ( sr-cyr, Слободан "Рица" Гордић; born 28 September 1937)Radovan Radović Radovan "Bata" Radović ( sr-cyr, Рaдовaн Рaдовић; 19 January 1936 – 25 August 2022) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Radović playe ...

Nemanja Đurić Nemanja Đurić ( sr-cyr, Немања Ђурић; June 18, 1936), is a Serbian former professional basketball player and former coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Early life Đurić was raised in a ...

Vital Eiselt Vital Eiselt (born 6 May 1941) is a Slovenian former basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavi ...

, Sreten Dragojlović,

Marjan Kandus Marjan Kandus (born 23 September 1932) is a Slovenian former basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. National team career Kandus was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that competed i ...

Miha Lokar Miha Lokar (born 10 September 1935) is a Slovenian former basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Lokar was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that competed in the men's tournament at th ...

Miodrag Nikolić Miodrag "Sija" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Миодрaг "Сија" Николић; 22 August 1938 – 17 February 2005) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. P ...

Zvonko Petričević Zvonimir "Džimi" Petričević (26 July 1940 – 20 January 2009) was a Croatian basketball player and architect. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Petričević was a member of the Yugoslavia national te ...

, Željko Troskot (Coach:

Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Sp ...

) 3. Bulgaria:

Viktor Radev Viktor Bonev Radev (Bulgarian: Виктор Бонев Радев) (November 19, 1936 – August 31, 2014) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He was born in Maritsa Municipality, Bulgaria. He was a 1.96 m (6'5") tall forward. Club career Rade ...

Mincho Dimov Mincho Dimov ( bg, Минчо Димов, born 4 January 1940) is a former Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), offi ...

Ljubomir Panov Lyubomir Ivanov Panov ( bg, Любомир Иванов Панов, born 16 February 1933) is a Bulgarian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer ...

Georgi Panov Georgi Marinov Panov ( bg, Георги Маринов Панов, born 14 February 1933) is a Bulgarian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympic ...

, Atanas Atanasov,

Ilija Mirchev Ilija may refer to: * Ilija, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Ilija, Slovakia, a village and municipality in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region * Ilija (given name), South Slavic given name *ilija (puki) ka ...

Petko Lazarov Petko Lazarov ( bg, Петко Лазаров, born 28 October 1935) is a former Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), off ...

, Tsvetko Savov,

Khristo Tsvetkov Khristo Tsvetkov ( bg, Христо Цветков, 6 March 1934 – 31 January 2018) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi ...

Khristo Donev Hristo ( bg, Христо, also spelled Khristo) is a Bulgarian masculine given name, ultimately derived from "Christ". Notable people with the name include: * Hristo Arangelov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer * Hristo Batandzhiev (died 1913), ...

, Radko Zlatev, Stefan Stojkov (Coach: Veselin Temkov) 4. France: Jean-Paul Beugnot,

Henri Grange Henri Grange (born 14 September 1934) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially know ...

Christian Baltzer Christian Baltzer (born 5 July 1936) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known ...

Bernard Mayeur Bernard Eugène Mayeur (23 February 1938 – 11 January 2004) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially know ...

, Michel Rat, Lucien Sedat, Jerome Christ,

Michel House Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...

, Michel le Ray, Andre Goisbault, Jean-Claude Vergne, Andre Souvre (Coach:

André Buffière Pierre André Buffière (12 November 1922 – 2 October 2014) was a French basketball player and coach. He was born in Vion, Ardèche.

)

References

External links

EuroBasket 1961 archive.fiba.com
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1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

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