The 1962 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 8th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in

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and took place on September 22–29, 1962. The

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won their sixth gold medal (third in a row) while

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and

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won silver and bronze, respectively.

Preliminary round

The teams where divided into two groups. The first two from each group would advance to the bracket that defined the first four places. The system to determine the 5th–10th places consisted in three final matches between teams that had the same position in both groups.

Group A

Group B

Classification

5th place match

7th place match

9th place match

Medal Bracket

Final standings

External links

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FIBA Archive
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