EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.

Venues

The tournament was held in three cities in France:

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
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and

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. The arenas, in which the tournament was held, were: in Orléans, Palais des Sports; in Le Mans,

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; and in Gravelines, Gravelines Sportica.

Qualification

The qualification to the tournament was held in 1999 and 2000. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four. The top two qualified to the tournament. The following teams qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2001: In addition to the qualified teams, who went through the qualification process, the host nation France automatically qualified to the tournament. Also, Poland, the gold medalist of EuroBasket 1999 Women, qualified to the tournament automatically.

Squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

5th place bracket

Final standings

External links

FIBA official website

Eurobasket official website
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