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1979 FIBA Europe Under 16 Championship

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Host nation
  
Syria

Champions
  
Yugoslavia (2nd title)

Dates
  
19–27 July 1977

1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

Teams
  
11 (from 1 federations)

The 1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1979 European Championship for Cadets) was the 5th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Damascus, in Syria, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.

Contents

Teams

  •  Austria
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  West Germany
  •  Greece
  •  Italy
  •  Soviet Union
  •  Spain
  •  Syria
  •  Turkey
  •  Yugoslavia
  • Preliminary round

    The eleven teams were allocated in two groups (one of five and one of six teams).

    References

    1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Wikipedia