Hungarian national basketball team
Hungary Magyarország |
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Association | Magyar Kosarlabdázók Országos Szövetsége |
FIBA member since | 1935 |
FIBA world rankings | 88 |
Trainer | |
World championships | |
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Participation in the finals | 0 |
Best results | |
Olympic games | |
Participation in the finals | 3 |
Best results | 9th place ( 1952 & 1960 ) |
Continental championships | |
championship | European Championship |
Participation in the finals | 14th |
Best results | 1st place ( 1955 ) |
Homepage | hunbasket.hu |
(As of May 10, 2014) |
The Hungarian national basketball team represents Hungary in men's international basketball matches, such as international tournaments and friendly matches.
So far, the team has participated in four Olympic Games and 14 European championships. Participation in a world championship has not yet succeeded.
history
The Hungarian national team joined FIBA in 1935 . In the same year, the team took part directly in the first European championship for national basketball teams in Switzerland and finished ninth there. As a result, the Hungarians established themselves among Europe's elite and took part in the Olympic Games four times.
European Champion 1955
After being runner-up behind the USSR in 1953 , the Hungarians were crowned European champions at their home European championships in 1955 . The team won nine of the ten games, including the decisive 82:68 against the favored selection of the USSR.
Squad at the home European championship 1955
János Greminger, Tibor Mezőfi, László Tóth, Tibor Zsíros, László Bánhegyi, János Hódy, László Hódy, Pál Bogár
Péter Papp, János Simon, Tibor Czinkán, Tibor Cselkó, János Dallosze Páder (Trainers: János Dallosze Páderos)
After this triumph the team was able to position itself three times in fourth place, better results could not be achieved. The last participation in a European Championship was in 1999 when the Hungarians finished 13th.
Performing in international competitions
World championships
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Olympic games |
European championships
Web links
- Official homepage of the Hungarian Basketball Federation
- Profile of the national team on the FIBA Europa website
- Hungarian national team on eurobasket.com
Individual evidence
- ^ National Squads Eurobasket 1955 , on linguasport.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.