The 1956 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 5th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia and took place June 2–10, 1956. The Soviet Union won their fourth consecutive gold medal, with Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria 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 RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +68 2 2 1 5 +43 3 1 2 4 +13 4 0 3 3 −124
Group B RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +231 2 2 1 5 +84 3 1 2 4 −168 4 0 3 3 −147
Group C RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +280 2 2 1 5 −30 3 1 2 4 −29 4 0 3 3 −221
Group D RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +52 2 2 1 5 +24 3 1 2 4 0 4 0 3 3 −76
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
RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +127 2 2 1 5 +60 3 1 2 4 −48 4 0 3 3 −139
Group 2
RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +168 2 2 1 5 −30 3 1 2 4 −71 4 0 3 3 −67
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
RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +84 2 2 1 5 +3 3 1 2 4 −10 4 0 3 3 −77
Group 2
RankTeamWLPtsDiff 1 3 0 6 +160 2 2 1 5 +48 3 1 2 4 −49 4 0 3 3 −159
5th–8th place
Medal bracket
Final standings Qualified for the 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women
Rank Team Record 8–0 6–2 7–1 4 5–3 5 5–3 6 3–5 7 4–4 8 2–6 9 6–2 10 5–3 11 3–5 12 3–5 13 3–5 14 2–6 15 2–6 16 0–8
External links FIBA Archive