Back بطولة أمم أوروبا لكرة السلة 1979 Arabic بطولة امم اوروبا لكورة السله 1979 ARZ Campionat d'Europa de bàsquet masculí de 1979 Catalan Mistrovství Evropy v basketbalu mužů 1979 Czech Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1979 German Ευρωμπάσκετ 1979 Greek Campeonato Europeo de Baloncesto Masculino de 1979 Spanish Koripallon Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 1979 Finnish Championnat d'Europe masculin de basket-ball 1979 French אליפות אירופה בכדורסל 1979 HE
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 9–19 June |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Israel |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Miki Berkovich |
| Top scorer |  Mieczysław Młynarski (26.6 points per game) |
The 1979 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1979, was the 21st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Italy. Mestre, Siena, Gorizia and Turin were the venues of the event.