Basketball
Men: European Championships 1951 in France
May 3-12:
1st Round:

Final Standings:

Group A:
1. Italy * 3-1 (233-132)
2. France * 3-1 (232-146)
3. Netherlans 3-1 (172-177)
4. Switzerland 1-3 (180-214)
5. Luxemburg 0-4 (114-262)

Group B:
1. Soviet Union * 4-0 (312-117)
2. Turkey * 3-1 (227-154)
3. Finland 2-2 (175-180)
4. Austria 1-3 (112-200)
5. Denmark 0-4 (94-269)
Group C:
1. Bulgaria * 2-0 (145-70)
2. Greece * 1-1 (119-103)
3. Portugal 0-2 (67-158)

Group D:
1. Belgium * 3-0 (208-81)
2. Czechoslovakia * 2-1 (203-99)
3. West Germany 1-2 (117-157)
4. Scotland 0-3 (68-259)

2nd Round:

Final Standings:

Group E:
1. France * 2-1 (149-140)
2. Bulgaria * 2-1 (152-142)
3. Turkey 2-1 (125-124)
4. Belgium 0-3 (122-142)
Group F:
1. Soviet Union * 3-0 (177-121)
2. Czechoslovakia * 2-1 (157-127)
3. Italy 1-2 (140-177)
4. Greece 0-3 (133-182)

Semifinals:
Czechoslovakia * - France 59-50
Soviet Union * - Bulgaria 72-54

3rd Place:
France * - Bulgaria 55-52

Final:
Soviet Union * - Czechoslovakia 45-44 (at Paris)