| EuroBasket 1970 Women | |||||||
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| 12th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |||||||
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| Host nation |  Netherlands | ||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||
| Champions |  Soviet Union (10th title) | ||||||
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The 1970 European Women Basketball Championship , commonly called EuroBasket Women 1970, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in the Netherlands. Soviet Union won the gold medal and France the silver medal while Yugoslavia won the bronze.
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| 1970 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion |
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 Soviet Union Tenth title |
| Rank | Team | PE |
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 | Soviet Union |  |
 |  France |  9 |
 |  Yugoslavia |  1 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 1 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 5 |
| 8 |  Romania | |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 |
| 10 |  Hungary | |
| 11 |  Austria |  |
| 12 |  Belgium | 5 |
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