Czechs Edge Serbia For Bronze 05 August 2007


Alena Hanusova scored 15 points as the Czech Republic beat Serbia 65-62 to capture the bronze medal at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Woman, increasing their U16 medal total to three.

The 1997 and 2006 finalists won other medals in the past, but they came under the Czechoslovakia national flag - including the 1989 gold.


Cleopatra Forsman B. Goga collected 10 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals as Sweden captured a best-ever fifth-place showing at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women by beating Russia 60-55.

Amanda Zahui Bazoukou had 16 points and 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the U16 event.


The Spain-France final of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women has plenty of story-lines. But none are bigger than a dose of French revenge going against the possible start of the next generation of Spanish domination.

Spain are attempting to capture their fourth consecutive U16 title - only the Soviet Union's seven-crown run from 1976-1987 would be longer.


France advanced to the final of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women with a convincing 76-57 victory over Serbia and will have a chance to get double revenge against three-time reigning champions Spain.

A balanced French side held Serbia scoreless for more than five minutes in the fourth quarter and used a 15-0 run to blow the contest wide open.


Spain will get the chance to capture their fourth straight Termosteps U16 European Championship Women crown after knocking off the Czech Republic 68-58 in the first semi-final on Saturday. 

In a re-match of last summer's final, Leonor Rodriguez Manso collected 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Spain, who will play for title number five in total in this age category.


Sweden will play for fifth place at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women after holding hosts Latvia scoreless for nearly the final four minutes in collecting 55-47 victory.

Cleopatra Forsman B. Goga scored 14 points while Farhiya Abdi had 11 points and Amanda Zahui Bazoukou's 14 rebound helped the Swedes to a 42-30 rebounding advantage.


Anastasiya Shilova scored 12 points and fellow bench player Veronika Dorosheva added 10 as Russia's reserves guided Russia to a 63-44 victory over Hungary in the games for 5th-8th Place at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women.

The Russian bench players out-scored the first five 34-29 with Alexandra Tarasova the only starter with 10 points or more.


The Czech Republic are the reigning EuroBasket Women champions, and they captured the silver medal last summer at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women.

But this year's Czech U16 team does not feel any pressure to take home silverware froml Latvia.


Serbia used a 16-4 fourth quarter run to grab first place in Group E of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women with a 67-65 victory over fellow semi-finalists Czech Republic.

The Czechs will get a re-match of the 2006 final against three-time reigning champions Spain in the first semi-final on Saturday and Serbia will take on France afterwards.


Defending champions Spain not only avoided missing out on the semi-finals of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women, but they grabbed top honours in Group F with a 77-63 victory over France.

Facing a must-win to reach the Saturday semis in Valmiera, Leonor Rodriguez Manso scored 20 points and Vega Gimeno Martinez added 19 points, five rebounds, three assists and five steals as Spain improved to 4-1 in the group.


Hosts Latvia finished off their Qualifying Round action at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women with a convincing 85-65 victory over Ukraine in Group F.

Sabine Niedola collected 17 points and 12 rebounds in leading four players in double figures scoring as Latvia improved to 2-3 to take fourth place in the group and play in the 5th-8th place games.

Hungary See Off Poland 02 August 2007

Hungary finished off their Qualfiying Round of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women with a 70-54 victory over Poland, securing clearance for 2006 finalists Czech Republic into the semi-finals.

Krisztina Raksanyi had 16 points to improve Hungary's record to 3-2 in Group E.

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France
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Spain
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Czech Republic
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Serbia
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Sweden
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Russia
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Latvia
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Hungary
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Belarus
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Poland
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Ukraine
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Belgium
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Lithuania
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Turkey
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Greece
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Slovak Republic
Final 
France60
Spain57
3rd to 4th Place 
Serbia62
Czech Republic65
5th to 6th Place 
Sweden60
Russia55
7th to 8th Place 
Latvia82
Hungary54
9th to 10th Place 
Belarus59
Poland47
11th to 12th Place 
Belgium66
Ukraine72
Classification Round
GROUP G
Slovak Republic58
Lithuania72
Turkey77
Greece52
1.Lithuania3/06
2.Turkey2/15
3.Greece1/24
4.Slovak Republic0/33

Olesya Malashenko

UKR

Avg: 25.6

Born : 21.02.1991

Height: 1.88

Points Per Game
NameAvg

1

Malashenko , O.

25.6

2

Niedola , S.

19.9

3

Filonchyk , M.

19.6

4

Karaman , S.

18.0

5

Tarasova , A.

17.1

Olesya Malashenko

UKR

Avg: 15.6

Born : 21.02.1991

Height: 1.88

Total Rebounds
NameAvg

1

Malashenko , O.

15.6

2

Niedola , S.

15.3

3

Krnjic , S.

13.5

4

Filonchyk , M.

13.4

5

Tarasova , A.

12.3

Leonor Rodriguez

ESP

Avg: 5.0

Born : 21.10.1991

Height: 1.77

Assists
NameAvg

1

Rodriguez , L.

5.0

2

Kabengano , S.

3.9

3

Mayombo , N.

3.6

4

Zintikaite , D.

3.3

5

Tongar , D.

3.3

Semi-Finals 
Spain68
Czech Republic58
Serbia57
France76
Classification Games for the 5th to 8th places 
Russia63
Hungary44
Sweden55
Latvia47
Classification game for the 9th to 12th places 
Ukraine71
Poland97
Belarus64
Belgium56
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