3x3 basketball at the European Games

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3x3 basketball has been a European Games sport since the inaugural edition.

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)3003
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1102
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)1102
4Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)1001
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0123
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)0101
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0101
9Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0022
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0011
Totals (11 entries)66618

Men's tournament

YearHostFinalThird Place Game
Gold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScoreFourth place
2015
Details
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Baku
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
18–14Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
21–14Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
2019
Details
Flag of Belarus.svg
Minsk
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
21–14Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
21–15Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
2023
Details
Flag of Poland.svg
KrakówMałopolska
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
19–11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
21–18Flag of Germany.svg
Germany

Participating nations

Nation 15 19 Years
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)12th16th2
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)5th1
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)3rd1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)11th1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)6th8th2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)13th14th2
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)7th1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)7th1
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)15th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)9th15th2
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)2nd1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)8th6th2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)10th1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4th1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)10th11th2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1st1st2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)3rd5th2
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)4th12th2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2nd1
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)16th1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)14th13th2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)9th1

Women's tournament

YearHostFinalThird Place Game
Gold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScoreFourth place
2015
Details
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Baku
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
22–17Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
19–9Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
2019
Details
Flag of Belarus.svg
Minsk
Flag of France.svg
France
21–8Flag of Estonia.svg
Estonia
Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
21–16Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
2023
Details
Flag of Poland.svg
KrakówMałopolska
Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania
19–16Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
21–15Flag of Romania.svg
Romania

Participating nations

Nation 15 19 Years
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)15th1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)6th1
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)3rd1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)12th1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)9th5th2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)2nd1
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1st1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4th1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)7th1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)13th1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)8th1
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)16th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)14th1
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)16th1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)11th1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)13th8th2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)10th12th2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1st6th2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)10th1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)14th1
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)4th1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3rd7th2
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)5th11th2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)15th1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2nd9th2

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