EuroBasket 1951
1951 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Eighteen national teams affiliated with FIBA entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had competed two years earlier. The competition was hosted by France, who had taken second place at EuroBasket 1949, behind 1949 hosts Egypt. The Vélodrome d'hiver, Paris was the location of the event.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | France |
City | Paris |
Dates | 3–12 May |
Teams | 18 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Czechoslovakia |
Third place | France |
Fourth place | Bulgaria |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 73 |
MVP | Ivan Mrázek |
Top scorer | Ivan Mrázek (17.1 points per game) |
← 1949 1953 → |
73 matches were held over the course of the tournament, including the three walkovers caused by Romania withdrawing after the competition schedule had been set.