Soviet Union men's national under-16 basketball team

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Soviet Union
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSoviet Basketball Federation
U16 European Championship
Appearances11
Medals Gold: 3 (1973, 1975, 1981)
Bronze: 3 (1971, 1977, 1987)

The Soviet Union men's national under-16 basketball team was a men's junior national basketball team of the Soviet Union. It represented the country in international under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions,[1] until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. After 1992, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.[citation needed]

FIBA U16 European Championship participations[edit]

Year Result in
Division A
1971[2] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1973[3] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1975[4] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1977[5] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1979[6] 5th
1981[7] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1983[8] 6th
1985[9] 5th
1987[10] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1989[11] 5th
1991[12] 5th

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