# EuroBasket Women 1968

The 1968 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1968, was the 11th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy. Soviet Union (with 16 years old 7footer Uljana Semjonova) easily won the gold medal and Yugoslavia the silver medal while Poland won the bronze.

## First stage
### Group A

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 83 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 179 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 181 |
| 4 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 211 |
| July 5 | Netherlands | 48–36 | West Germany |
| July 5 | Soviet Union | 83–27 | Belgium |
| July 6 | Belgium | 54–49 | Netherlands |
| July 6 | Soviet Union | 105–27 | West Germany |
| July 7 | Belgium | 58–47 | West Germany |
| July 7 | Soviet Union | 91–29 | Netherlands |

### Group B

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 149 |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 161 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 170 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 174 |
| July 5 | East Germany | 61–46 | France |
| July 5 | Yugoslavia | 62–43 | Hungary |
| July 6 | Yugoslavia | 65–56 | France |
| July 6 | East Germany | 61–49 | Hungary |
| July 7 | Hungary | 48–47 | France |
| July 7 | Yugoslavia | 66–50 | East Germany |

### Group C

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 158 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 143 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 140 |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 163 |
| July 5 | Bulgaria | 52–49 | Romania |
| July 5 | Poland | 72–58 | Czechoslovakia |
| July 6 | Poland | 55–44 | Romania |
| July 6 | Czechoslovakia | 47–38 | Bulgaria |
| July 7 | Czechoslovakia | 56–30 | Romania |
| July 7 | Bulgaria | 56–47 | Poland |

## Second stage
### Championship Group

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 0 | 498 | 266 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 337 | 318 |
| 3 | Poland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 323 | 325 |
| 4 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 354 | 337 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 4 | 296 | 350 |
| 6 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 270 | 281 |
| 7 | Belgium | 6 | 0 | 6 | 235 | 436 |
| July 9 | Yugoslavia | 59–47 | Poland |
| July 9 | Italy | 61–36 | Belgium |
| July 9 | Soviet Union | 81–37 | Bulgaria |
| July 10 | Poland | 61–30 | Belgium |
| July 10 | Yugoslavia | 54–44 | Bulgaria |
| July 10 | East Germany | 54–43 | Italy |
| July 11 | Bulgaria | 65–43 | Belgium |
| July 11 | Soviet Union | 84–51 | Yugoslavia |
| July 11 | Poland | 58–50 | East Germany |
| July 12 | Soviet Union | 84–34 | Belgium |
| July 12 | East Germany | 64–41 | Bulgaria |
| July 12 | Poland | 38–37 | Italy |
| July 13 | Yugoslavia | 82–44 | Belgium |
| July 13 | Soviet Union | 96–58 | East Germany |
| July 13 | Bulgaria | 52–44 | Italy |
| July 14 | Soviet Union | 61–31 | Italy |
| July 14 | Yugoslavia | 51–45 | East Germany |
| July 14 | Poland | 64–57 | Bulgaria |
| July 15 | East Germany | 83–48 | Belgium |
| July 15 | Soviet Union | 92–55 | Poland |
| July 15 | Italy | 54–40 | Yugoslavia |
* 1968 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
* Soviet Union Ninth title

### 8th to 13th Places Group

| Pl | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 298 | 246 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 322 | 234 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 248 | 210 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 257 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 248 | 282 |
| 6 | West Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 | 193 | 364 |
| July 9 | Czechoslovakia | 54–49 | France |
| July 9 | Hungary | 48–42 | Netherlands |
| July 9 | Romania | 55–43 | West Germany |
| July 10 | Czechoslovakia | 79–32 | West Germany |
| July 10 | Hungary | 42–36 | France |
| July 10 | Romania | 52–46 | Netherlands |
| July 11 | Netherlands | 64–41 | West Germany |
| July 11 | Romania | 59–48 | France |
| July 11 | Czechoslovakia | 43–39 | Hungary |
| July 13 | Czechoslovakia | 81–41 | Netherlands |
| July 13 | Romania | 59–44 | Hungary |
| July 13 | France | 91–47 | West Germany |
| July 14 | Hungary | 75–30 | West Germany |
| July 14 | France | 60–55 | Netherlands |
| July 14 | Romania | 73–65 | Czechoslovakia |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team | PE |
| | Soviet Union | |
| | Yugoslavia | 4 |
| | Poland | 5 |
| 4 | East Germany | 1 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 4 |
| 7 | Belgium | |
| 8 | Romania | 4 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 7 |
| 10 | Hungary | 1 |
| 11 | France | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 7 |
| 13 | West Germany | 1 |