1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
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| 11th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Poland | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 July – 6 August 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Russia (2nd title)
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The 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women (known at that time as 1995 European Championship for Cadettes) was the eleventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Wladyslawowo, Poland, from 29 July to 6 August 1995.
Russia won their second title in a row in their second appearance after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
For the first time since the inception of the tournament, a qualification round was played. Nineteen countries entered the qualification round. They were divide in three groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the main tournament.
Poland (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and Spain (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament and did not play in the qualification round.
The games were played in Espoo, Finland, from August 10 to 14, 1994.
The games were played in Marsala, Italy, from August 8 to 14, 1994.
The games were played in Žilina, Slovakia, from August 10 to 14, 1994.
The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.
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