European Women's Basketball Championship (1952.05)

The USSR women's basketball team at Dynamo Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2018 European Women's Basketball Championship on May 18, 1952. International Basketball Federation Secretary General William Jones delivers the opening speech.

The teams at the stadium.

The European Cup won by the Soviet women's basketball team in 1952. Soviet basketball players framed by a wreath on the cup's shield (combined shot).

At the end of the final match of the European Women's Basketball Championship, Soviet basketball players congratulate each other on their victory on the court in the pouring rain.

Basketball players from the Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union teams pose on the court in the rain after the final match on May 25, 1952. The USSR national flag was raised in honor of the Soviet team's victory.

The national flags of the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, raised in honor of the teams winning the first three places in the European Women's Basketball Championship on May 25, 1952. The cups awarded to the teams that finished first through third.

Medals for the winners of the 1952 European Women's Basketball Championship.

Members of the women's basketball teams in the hall during the individual awards ceremony.

Presentation of the honorary prize to the captain of the USSR team, Lidiya Alekseyeva.

Ceremony participants applaud.

Presentation of the cup and diploma to one of the Soviet basketball players.

A free throw is taken by the Czechoslovakian team during the final match of the European Women's Basketball Championship.

Fans in the stands in the rain.

The Soviet women's basketball players execute a play and score.

The scoreboard favors the Soviet team.

The USSR national basketball team players walk through the Dynamo Stadium during the opening of the 1952 European Women's Basketball Championship on May 18, 1952.

The Hungarian national basketball team scores a basket.

The Soviet team applauds from the stands.

A scene from the match.

The captain of the Soviet women's basketball team raises the USSR national flag during the awards ceremony for the winners of the European Women's Basketball Championship.

Young Pioneers carrying flowers run into the stadium (top).

Soviet women's basketball players execute an attacking play and score a basket against the GDR team during a match at the European Women's Basketball Championship on May 18, 1952. The referee panel records the result.

A scene from the USSR-GDR basketball match.

The French national basketball team walks into the Dynamo Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2018 European Women's Basketball Championship on May 18, 1952.