30th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Turkey |
Dates | September 2–11 |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Czech Republic (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Maria Stepanova |
Top scorer | Amaya Valdemoro 21.6 |
Top rebounds | Nevriye Yılmaz 11.3 |
Top assists | Catherine Melain 5.1 |
PPG (Team) | Russia 77.3 |
RPG (Team) | Russia 43.7 |
APG (Team) | France 16.9 |
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The 2005 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005 Women, was held in Turkey between 2 September and 11 September 2005. Czech Republic won the gold medal and Russia the silver medal while Spain won the bronze. Maria Stepanova from Russia was named the tournament MVP.
The FIBA European Women’s Basketball Championship is a bi-annual women’s basketball competition between national teams organised by FIBA Europe, the sport's governing body in Europe. This was the first time that the championship was hosted by Turkey.