The 1960 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 7th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Sofia, Bulgaria and took place June 3–11, 1960. The Soviet Union won the gold medal, while hosts Bulgaria received the silver. Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal.
| 7th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bulgaria |
| Dates | June 3–11 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (5th title) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
Preliminary round
editThe 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
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
4 | 0 | 8 | +153 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia
|
3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| 3 |  Romania
|
2 | 2 | 6 | −14 |
| 4 |  Hungary
|
1 | 3 | 5 | −48 |
| 5 |  Belgium
|
0 | 4 | 4 | −85 |
June 3
17:00 |
| Soviet Union 78, Yugoslavia 35
| ||
| Scoring by half: 29–18, 49–17 | ||
| Pts: Kostikova (14) | Pts: Mrak (13) | |
June 4
17:45 |
| Soviet Union 89, Belgium 44
| ||
| Scoring by half: 43–18, 46–26 | ||
| Pts: Eremina (20) | Pts: Van Geert (13) | |
June 4
20:15 |
| Yugoslavia 56, Hungary 50
| ||
| Scoring by half: 32–26, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Radovanovic (20) | Pts: Mogyorosi-Korenne (12) | |
June 5
16:30 |
| Hungary 53, Belgium 41
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–16, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Noficzer (16) | Pts: Vanderheyden (8) | |
June 5
20:15 |
| Yugoslavia 59, Romania 46
| ||
| Scoring by half: 27–22, 32–24 | ||
| Pts: Kalusevic (21) | Pts: Firimide-Racovita (13) | |
June 6
18:30 |
| Belgium 38, Romania 48
| ||
| Scoring by half: 23–19, 15–29 | ||
| Pts: Vanderheyden (11) | Pts: Ivanovici (10) | |
June 6
19:45 |
| Hungary 32, Soviet Union 77
| ||
| Scoring by half: 16–35, 16–42 | ||
| Pts: Kalo-Laborczne (10) | Pts: Kostikova (21) | |
June 7
17:45 |
| Romania 40, Soviet Union 60
| ||
| Scoring by half: 18–30, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: Marian (10) | Pts: Kostikova (15) | |
Group B
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
|
4 | 0 | 8 | +91 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 1 | 7 | +76 |
| 3 |  Poland
|
2 | 2 | 6 | −11 |
| 4 |  Italy
|
1 | 3 | 5 | −41 |
| 5 |  Netherlands
|
0 | 4 | 4 | −115 |
June 3
19:30 |
| Bulgaria 87, Netherlands 39
| ||
| Scoring by half: 53–19, 34–20 | ||
| Pts: Borisova (20) | Pts: Wink-Duyf (7) | |
June 3
20:30 |
| Czechoslovakia 64, Poland 49
| ||
| Scoring by half: 19–33, 45–16 | ||
| Pts: Hubalkova (24) | Pts: Kapalczynska-Roga (18) | |
June 4
16:30 |
| Poland 55, Netherlands 36
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–15, 27–21 | ||
| Pts: Kapalczynska-Roga (14) | Pts: Van Der Heyden (9) | |
June 4
19:00 |
| Italy 40, Czechoslovakia 71
| ||
| Scoring by half: 21–35, 19–36 | ||
| Pts: Ronchetti (12) | Pts: Hubalkova (17) | |
June 5
17:45 |
| Netherlands 42, Italy 58
| ||
| Scoring by half: 22–27, 20–31 | ||
| Pts: Van Der Heyden (10) | Pts: Geroni (11) | |
June 5
19:00 |
| Bulgaria 66, Poland 45
| ||
| Scoring by half: 31–22, 35–23 | ||
| Pts: Popova (18) | Pts: Pabianczyk-Likszo (7) | |
June 6
16:00 |
| Czechoslovakia 76, Netherlands 44
| ||
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 39–15 | ||
| Pts: Hubalkova (12) | Pts: Wink-Duyf (11) | |
June 6
17:15 |
| Bulgaria 55, Italy 35
| ||
| Scoring by half: 32–12, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Calaskanova (13) | Pts: Ronchetti (10) | |
June 7
19:00 |
| Bulgaria 53, Czechoslovakia 51
| ||
| Scoring by half: 22–22, 31–29 | ||
| Pts: Popova (19) | Pts: Hubalkova (22) | |
Classification round
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
3 | 0 | 6 | +29 |
| 2 | Netherlands
|
2 | 1 | 5 | +3 |
| 3 | Hungary
|
1 | 2 | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Belgium
|
0 | 3 | 3 | −33 |
The results from the following matches were carried over to this round:
- Italy vs. Netherlands
- Hungary vs. Belgium
June 9
8:30 |
| Italy 49, Belgium 37
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–22, 21–15 | ||
| Pts: Ronchetti (20) | Pts: Blancke (10) | |
June 9
9:45 |
| Hungary 38, Netherlands 48
| ||
| Scoring by half: 21–24, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Kalo (11) | Pts: De Groot (13) | |
June 10
8:30 |
| Netherlands 53, Belgium 44
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–27, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: De Groot (13) | Pts: Blancke (9) | |
Final round
edit| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
5 | 0 | 10 | +112 |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
4 | 1 | 9 | +44 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 2 | 8 | +73 |
| 4 | Poland
|
2 | 3 | 7 | −69 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia
|
1 | 4 | 6 | -66 |
| 6 | Romania
|
0 | 5 | 5 | −94 |
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
June 9
17:00 |
| Poland 50, Romania 45
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Kapalczynska-Roga (18pts) | Pts: Antonescu-Niculescu (9pts) | |
June 9
18:15 |
| Bulgaria 47, Yugoslavia 45
| ||
| Scoring by half: 25–22, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Popova (16) | Pts: Mrak (18) | |
June 9
19:30 |
| Soviet Union 58, Czechoslovakia 56
| ||
| Scoring by half: 30–28, 28–28 | ||
| Pts: Smildzinia-Budovska (15) | Pts: Hubalkova (16) | |
June 10
17:00 |
| Bulgaria 72, Romania 51
| ||
| Scoring by half: 35–21, 37–30 | ||
| Pts: Popova (11) | Pts: Antonescu-Niculescu (16) | |
June 10
18:15 |
| Soviet Union 71, Poland 26
| ||
| Scoring by half: 36–10, 35–16 | ||
| Pts: Nikitina (14) | Pts: Rospondek-Sokul (13) | |
June 10
19:30 |
| Czechoslovakia 74, Yugoslavia 47
| ||
| Scoring by half: 35–28, 39–19 | ||
| Pts: Mazlova-Adamirova (16) | Pts: Kalusevic (12) | |
June 11
16:00 |
| Czechoslovakia 74, Romania 39
| ||
| Scoring by half: 44–16, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: Trojkova-Sulcova (13) | Pts: Firimide-Racovita (9) | |
June 11
17:15 |
| Yugoslavia 45, Poland 52
| ||
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 17–28 | ||
| Pts: Radovanovic (17) | Pts: Kapalczynska-Roga (17) | |
June 11
18:30 |
| Soviet Union 52, Bulgaria 50 (OT)
| ||
| Scoring by half: 13–22, 32–23 Overtime: 7–5 | ||
| Pts: Smildzinia-Budovska (15) | Pts: Borisova (14) | |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
7–0 |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
6–1 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
5–2 |
| 4 | Poland
|
4–3 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia
|
3–4 |
| 6 | Romania
|
2–5 |
| 7 | Italy
|
3–3 |
| 8 | Netherlands
|
2–4 |
| 9 | Hungary
|
1–5 |
| 10 | Belgium
|
0–6 |