EuroBasket Women 1997
1997 edition of the EuroBasket Women
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The 1997 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1997, was the 26th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Hungary and took place from 6 June to 15 June 1997. Lithuania won the gold medal and Slovakia the silver medal while Germany won the bronze.
| 26th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Hungary |
| Dates | 6–15 June |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lithuania (1st title) |
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| Official website (archive) | |
Qualification
First stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Second stage
Group A
Group B
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Group C
Squads
First stage
Group A
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Group B
Final stages
Placement stages
| First round | Fifth place | |||||
 Moldova | 73 | |||||
 Russia | 76 | |||||
| Russia | 77 | |||||
 Spain | 82 | |||||
 Yugoslavia | 47 | |||||
| Spain | 71 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Moldova | 66 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 56 | |||||
| First round | Ninth place | |||||
 Ukraine | 75 | |||||
 Italy | 73 | |||||
| Ukraine | 76 | |||||
 Czech Republic | 90 | |||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 91 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Italy | 71 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 | |||||
Final standings
| Place | Team | PE |
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 | Lithuania |  4 |
 |  Slovakia | 2 |
 |  Germany | 11 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 8 |
| 5 | Spain | 4 |
| 6 | Russia |  3 |
| 7 | Moldova | 1 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 9 |
| 11 | Italy | 9 |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |  |