The 1937 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937, was the second

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regional

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championship, held by FIBA. Eight national teams affiliated with the

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(FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions

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hosted the tournament, held in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the ...

Results

First round

The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format tournament, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals and the bottom two playing in the lower classification matches. Wins counted for 2 points, losses for 1 point.

Group A

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Note: Egypt originally won against Italy 31–28, but due to a referee's error, FIBA declared the game null and void, and ordered a replay. Egypt objected to the ruling and did not appear for the replay before withdrawing from the tournament.

Group B

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Classification 5–8

The bottom four teams from the preliminary group faced off in the classification matches.

Classification semifinals

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7th/8th playoff

5th/6th playoff

Semifinals

The semifinals pitted the four top teams of the preliminary round against each other. Winners advanced to the final, with the losers playing in a match for 3rd and 4th place. ----

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

Lithuania national basketball team - EuroBasket 1937 champions

Team rosters

1. Lithuania:

Feliksas Kriaučiūnas Feliksas Kriaučiūnas (Americanized his name as Phil Krause; August 18, 1911 – October 28, 1977) was a Lithuanian American basketball player and coach. He won two gold medals with Lithuania national basketball team and silver medal with Lithu ...

, Pranas Talzūnas, Stasys Šačkus, Juozas Žukas, Leonas Baltrūnas,

Zenonas Puzinauskas Zenonas Puzinauskas (March 4, 1920 – July 16, 1995) was a Lithuanian basketball player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939.Artūras Andrulis, Leopoldas Kepalas, Pranas Mažeika,

Česlovas Daukša Česlovas Daukša (born 1916) is a Lithuanian former basketball player. He won gold medal with Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937. Biography Daukša born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. After returning to Lithuani ...

, Leonas Petrauskas,

Eugenijus Nikolskis Eugenijus Nikolskis (born 1917) was a Lithuanian basketball and table tennis player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939.Feliksas Kriaučiūnas Feliksas Kriaučiūnas (Americanized his name as Phil Krause; August 18, 1911 – October 28, 1977) was a Lithuanian American basketball player and coach. He won two gold medals with Lithuania national basketball team and silver medal with Lithu ...

) 2. Italy:

Livio Franceschini Livio Franceschini (14 April 1913 – 20 November 1975) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northe ...

Ambrogio Bessi Ambrogio Bessi (born 1 July 1915, date of death unknown) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...

Galeazzo Dondi Galeazzo Dondi (19 March 1915 – 23 October 2004) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...

Emilio Giassetti Emilio Giassetti (February 11, 1906 – July 4, 1957) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern ...

Giancarlo Marinelli Giancarlo Marinelli (4 December 1915 – 12 May 1987) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and al ...

Camillo Marinone Camillo is an Italian masculine given name, descended from Latin Camillus. Its Slavic cognate is Kamil. People with the name include: *Camillo Agrippa, Italian Renaissance fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician *Camillo Almici (1714–17 ...

Sergio Paganella Sergio Paganella (August 1, 1911 – June 2, 1992) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Mantua (Lombardy) and died in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in n ...

Mino Pasquini Mino may refer to: Places in Japan * Mino, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture * Mino, Kagawa, a former town in Kagawa Prefecture * Mino, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture * Mino, an alternate spelling of Minoh, a city in Osaka Prefecture * Mi ...

Michele Pelliccia Mike Pelliccia (born 27 October 1910, date of death unknown) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as ...

Ezio Varisco Ezio is an Italian masculine name, originating from the Latin name ''Aetius''. It may refer to: * Flavius Aetius (c. 396–454), Roman general, after whom Metastasio's libretto and all the operas below are named. ** Ezio (libretto), opera libretto ...

3. France:

Pierre Boel Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

Robert Cohu Robert Cohu (20 August 1911 – 21 January 2011) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), offi ...

Jacques Flouret Jacques Flouret (8 September 1907 – 4 October 1973) was a multi-talented French athlete. Track and field career Flouret won three medals in the pentathlon and javelin throw, at the Student World Championships of 1927 and 1928. He finished 2 ...

, Henri Hell,

Edmond Leclere Edmond Leclere (25 January 1912 – 24 March 1986) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), of ...

Henri Lesmayoux Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Mon ...

Fernand Prudhomme Fernand Prudhomme (3 July 1916 – 29 April 1993) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), off ...

, Etienne Roland,

Eugene Ronner Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

, Marcel Vérot (Coach:

Henri Kretzschmar Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Mon ...

) 4. Poland:

Pawel Stok Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel ...

Michal Czajczyk Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah ...

Stefan Gendera Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

Florian Grzechowiak Florian Grzechowiak (June 7, 1914 in Bottrop, Germany – July 24, 1972 in Poznań) was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially kno ...

, Zdzislaw Kasprzak, Janusz Patrzykont,

Andrzej Plucinski Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and m ...

Zbigniew Resich Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "ange ...

Zenon Rozycki Zenon may refer to * Zenon, an Ancient Greek name, derived from the theonym Zeus Industry * ZENON Environmental, a Canadian water treatment company based in Oakville, Ontario * Zenon Petroleum and Gas, importer of fuel products Fiction ...

, Jaroslaw Smigielski (Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko) 5. Estonia:

Heino Veskila Heino Veskila (14 December 1918 – 22 July 1941) was an Estonian basketball player who played for Tartu YMCA, Tartu EASK and Tartu Dünamo. He also represented the Estonia men's national basketball team internationally. Veskila competed for Est ...

Oskar Erikson Oskar may refer to: * oskar (gene), the Drosophila gene * Oskar (given name) Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ' ...

Evald Mahl Evald Mahl (14 April 1915 – 18 January 2001) was an Estonian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games ...

, Vladimir Kärk,

Robert Keres Robert Keres (14 August 1907 – 29 October 1946) was an Estonian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the G ...

Aleksander Illi Aleksander Illi (22 December 1912 – 25 January 2000) was an Estonian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as t ...

, Alfred Zimmermann, Albert Suurna,

Ralf Viksten Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

(Coach:

Herbert Niiler Herbert Niiler (27 April 1905 – 13 April 1982) was an Estonian American basketball player and coach. Niiler coached the Estonia men's national basketball team in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where the team placed 9th. He also led Estonia to EuroBa ...

)

External links

FIBA Europe EuroBasket 1937Eurobasket.com 1937 EChampionship
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