88-796: (Redirected from U16 European Championship ) International boys' basketball tournament For the girls' competition, see FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket . FIBA U16 EuroBasket Current season, competition or edition: [REDACTED] 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Sport Basketball Founded 1971 Organising body FIBA Europe Divisions 3 No. of teams 16 (Division A) Continent Europe Most recent champion(s) [REDACTED] France (4th title) Most titles [REDACTED] Spain (6 titles) Related competitions FIBA U18 EuroBasket FIBA U20 EuroBasket Official website www.fiba.basketball/history The FIBA U16 EuroBasket
176-482: A constitution and representative assembly . Despite the absolutism of Otto's reign, it proved instrumental in developing institutions which are still the bedrock of Greek administration and education. Reforms were taken in education, maritime and postal communications, effective civil administration and the legal code . Historical revisionism took the form of de- Byzantinification and de- Ottomanisation , in favour of promoting Ancient Greek heritage. The capital
264-494: A 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 6.6/10, ranking it 70th globally out of 172 countries. In 2024, Greece became the first country in the European Union to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas what should protect its marine biodiversity . Rare marine species such as the pinniped seals and the loggerhead sea turtle live in the seas surrounding mainland Greece, while its dense forests are home to
352-540: A coup in 1967 by the Greek junta , led by Georgios Papadopoulos . Civil rights were suspended, political repression intensified, and human rights abuses, including torture, were rampant. Economic growth remained rapid before plateauing in 1972. The brutal suppression of the Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 set in motion the fall of the regime, resulting in a counter-coup that established brigadier Dimitrios Ioannidis as
440-517: A failed attempt to annex Crete from the Ottomans. He was replaced by Prince Wilhelm of Denmark, who took the name George I and brought with him the Ionian Islands as a coronation gift from Britain. A new Constitution in 1864 changed Greece's form of government from constitutional monarchy to the more democratic crowned republic . In 1875 parliamentary majority as a requirement for government
528-455: A population of over 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki and Patras . Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization , being the birthplace of democracy , Western philosophy , Western literature , historiography , political science , major scientific and mathematical principles, theatre , and the Olympic Games . From
616-698: A ruling minority. As a result, during the centuries that followed a vernacular form of Greek , known as koine , and Greek culture was spread , while the Greeks adopted Eastern deities and cults . Greek science, technology, and mathematics reached their peak during the Hellenistic period. Aspiring to maintain their autonomy and independence from the Antigonid kings of the Macedonians , many poleis of Greece united in koina or sympoliteiai i.e. federations, while after
704-743: A significant barrier to east–west travel. Its extensions cross through the Peloponnese, ending in the island of Crete. The Vikos Gorge , part of the Vikos-Aoos National Park in the Pindus range, is listed by the Guinness book of World Records as the deepest gorge in the world. Another notable formation are the Meteora rock pillars, atop which have been built medieval Greek Orthodox monasteries. Northeastern Greece features another high-altitude mountain range,
792-492: Is 1,160 km (721 mi). The country lies approximately between latitudes 34° and 42° N , and longitudes 19° and 30° E , with the extreme points being: the village Ormenio in the North and the islands Gavdos (South), Strongyli near Kastellorizo /Megisti (East), and Othonoi (West). The island Gavdos is considered the southernmost island of Europe. Approximately 80% of Greece consists of mountains or hills, making
880-550: Is mostly found in archaic or poetic contexts today. The Greek adjectival form ελληνικός ( ellinikos , [eliniˈkos] ) is sometimes also translated as Hellenic and is often rendered in this way in the formal names of Greek institutions, as in the official name of the Greek state, the Hellenic Republic ( Ελληνική Δημοκρατία , [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a] ). The English names Greece and Greek are derived, via
968-629: Is the new name for the FIBA U16 European Championship , originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadets . It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition . Through the 2003 edition , it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year. The tournament serves as a qualification for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in odd years, for
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#17331147960521056-570: Is the new name for the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship , originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadettes . It's a women's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1976 edition . Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year. The tournament serves as a qualification for the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in odd years, for
1144-605: Is today the European Union in 1981 and is part of the eurozone . It is a member of other international institutions, including the Council of Europe , NATO (since 1952), the OECD , the WTO , and the OSCE . Greece has a unique cultural heritage, large tourism industry , and prominent shipping sector . The country's rich historical legacy is reflected in part by its 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Greece
1232-735: The Balkan peninsula , Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland , the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin , featuring thousands of islands . The country comprises nine traditional geographic regions , and has
1320-1007: The Boreal Kingdom and is shared between the East Mediterranean province of the Mediterranean Region and the Illyrian province of the Circumboreal Region . According to the World Wide Fund for Nature and the European Environment Agency , the territory of Greece can be subdivided into six ecoregions : the Illyrian deciduous forests , Pindus Mountains mixed forests , Balkan mixed forests , Rhodope montane mixed forests , Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests , and Crete Mediterranean forests . It had
1408-577: The Cyclades , as well as some areas in the north featuring a cold equivalent climate ( Köppen : BSk ), such as the cities of Thessaloniki and Larissa . The mountainous areas and the higher elevations of northwestern Greece (parts of Epirus , Central Greece , Thessaly , Western Macedonia ) as well as in the mountainous central parts of Peloponnese – including parts of the regional units of Achaea , Arcadia , and Laconia – feature an Alpine climate ( Köppen : D , E ) with heavy snowfalls during
1496-617: The FIBA Europe region. The current champions are Finland . * Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament. Greece – in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green) Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in Southeast Europe . Located on the southern tip of
1584-29851: The FIBA Europe region. The current champions are France . Division A [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place 1971 details [REDACTED] Italy ( Gorizia ) [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 74–60 [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] Soviet Union 56–55 [REDACTED] Spain 1973 details [REDACTED] Italy ( Angri & Summonte ) [REDACTED] Soviet Union 68–57 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 77–74 [REDACTED] Italy 1975 details [REDACTED] Greece ( Athens & Thessaloniki ) [REDACTED] Soviet Union 64–61 [REDACTED] Greece [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 74–72 [REDACTED] Italy 1977 details [REDACTED] France ( Le Touquet & Berck ) [REDACTED] Turkey 68–66 [REDACTED] Yugoslavia [REDACTED] Soviet Union 95–70 [REDACTED] Italy 1979 details [REDACTED] Syria ( Damascus ) [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 103–100 [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] Spain 122–82 [REDACTED] West Germany 1981 details [REDACTED] Greece ( Thessaloniki & Katerini ) [REDACTED] Soviet Union 72–57 [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] West Germany 78–64 [REDACTED] Finland 1983 details [REDACTED] West Germany ( Tübingen & Ludwigsburg ) [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 89–86 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] West Germany 72–69 [REDACTED] Greece 1985 details [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Ruse ) [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 99–81 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Italy 85–81 [REDACTED] West Germany 1987 details [REDACTED] Hungary ( Székesfehérvár & Kaposvár ) [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 83–77 [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] Soviet Union 84–76 [REDACTED] Spain 1989 details [REDACTED] Spain ( Guadalajara , Tarancón & Cuenca ) [REDACTED] Greece 81–79 [REDACTED] Yugoslavia [REDACTED] Italy 63–59 [REDACTED] Turkey 1991 details [REDACTED] Greece ( Kastoria , Komotini & Thessaloniki ) [REDACTED] Italy 106–91 [REDACTED] Greece [REDACTED] Spain 87–67 [REDACTED] Turkey 1993 details [REDACTED] Turkey ( Trabzon , Giresun & Samsun ) [REDACTED] Greece 76–58 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Russia 72–62 [REDACTED] Turkey 1995 details [REDACTED] Portugal ( Setúbal , Seixal & Almada ) [REDACTED] Croatia 75–62 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Greece 73–72 [REDACTED] North Macedonia 1997 details [REDACTED] Belgium ( Pepinster , Kortrijk & Quaregnon ) [REDACTED] FR Yugoslavia 100–87 [REDACTED] Russia [REDACTED] Israel 65–55 [REDACTED] France 1999 details [REDACTED] Slovenia ( Polzela , Celje & Laško ) [REDACTED] FR Yugoslavia 59–48 [REDACTED] Greece [REDACTED] Turkey 81–63 [REDACTED] France 2001 details [REDACTED] Latvia ( Riga ) [REDACTED] FR Yugoslavia 55–43 [REDACTED] Russia [REDACTED] Spain 75–74 [REDACTED] Lithuania 2003 details [REDACTED] Spain ( Madrid ) [REDACTED] Serbia and Montenegro 83–68 [REDACTED] Turkey [REDACTED] Russia 92–70 [REDACTED] Spain 2004 details [REDACTED] Greece ( Amaliada & Pyrgos ) [REDACTED] France 65–60 [REDACTED] Russia [REDACTED] Turkey 75–69 [REDACTED] Lithuania 2005 details [REDACTED] Spain ( León ) [REDACTED] Turkey 61–55 [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Spain 70–63 [REDACTED] Lithuania 2006 details [REDACTED] Spain ( Linares , Andújar & Martos ) [REDACTED] Spain 110–106 [REDACTED] Russia [REDACTED] Serbia and Montenegro 85–69 [REDACTED] Croatia 2007 details [REDACTED] Greece ( Ierapetra , Rethymno & Heraklion ) [REDACTED] Serbia 56–55 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Lithuania 65–55 [REDACTED] Turkey 2008 details [REDACTED] Italy ( Chieti ) [REDACTED] Lithuania 75–33 [REDACTED] Czech Republic [REDACTED] Turkey 77–65 [REDACTED] France 2009 details [REDACTED] Lithuania ( Kaunas ) [REDACTED] Spain 70–64 [REDACTED] Lithuania [REDACTED] Serbia 75–69 [REDACTED] Poland 2010 details [REDACTED] Montenegro ( Bar ) [REDACTED] Croatia 80–52 [REDACTED] Lithuania [REDACTED] Turkey 75–64 [REDACTED] Spain 2011 details [REDACTED] Czech Republic ( Pardubice , Hradec Králové ) [REDACTED] Croatia 67–57 [REDACTED] Czech Republic [REDACTED] Spain 61–53 [REDACTED] France 2012 details [REDACTED] Lithuania ( Panevėžys , Vilnius ) & [REDACTED] Latvia ( Ventspils ) [REDACTED] Turkey 66–61 [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Serbia 83–69 [REDACTED] Italy 2013 details [REDACTED] Ukraine ( Kyiv ) [REDACTED] Spain 65–63 [REDACTED] Serbia [REDACTED] Greece 78–50 [REDACTED] Italy 2014 details [REDACTED] Latvia ( Riga , Ogre , Liepāja , Grobiņa ) [REDACTED] France 78–53 [REDACTED] Latvia [REDACTED] Spain 77–73 [REDACTED] Turkey 2015 details [REDACTED] Lithuania ( Kaunas ) [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina 85–83 [REDACTED] Lithuania [REDACTED] Turkey 83–72 [REDACTED] Spain 2016 details [REDACTED] Poland ( Radom ) [REDACTED] Spain 74–72 [REDACTED] Lithuania [REDACTED] Turkey 77–70 [REDACTED] Croatia 2017 details [REDACTED] Montenegro ( Podgorica ) [REDACTED] France 75–68 [REDACTED] Montenegro [REDACTED] Serbia 76–71 [REDACTED] Croatia 2018 details [REDACTED] Serbia ( Novi Sad ) [REDACTED] Croatia 71–70 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Turkey 82–59 [REDACTED] France 2019 details [REDACTED] Italy ( Udine ) [REDACTED] Spain 70–61 [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Italy 73–68 [REDACTED] Russia 2020 [REDACTED] North Macedonia ( Skopje ) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia . 2021 [REDACTED] North Macedonia (Skopje) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe . The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were played instead. 2022 details [REDACTED] North Macedonia (Skopje) [REDACTED] Lithuania 77–68 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] France 65–46 [REDACTED] Greece 2023 details [REDACTED] North Macedonia (Skopje) [REDACTED] Spain 77–68 [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] France 88–62 [REDACTED] Lithuania 2024 details [REDACTED] Greece ( Heraklion ) [REDACTED] France 82–70 [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Serbia 74–65 [REDACTED] Greece Medal table [ edit ] Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 [REDACTED] Spain 6 9 6 21 2 [REDACTED] Yugoslavia 5 2 2 9 3 [REDACTED] France 4 3 2 9 4 [REDACTED] Serbia and Montenegro 4 0 1 5 5 [REDACTED] Croatia 4 0 0 4 6 [REDACTED] Turkey 3 1 7 11 7 [REDACTED] Soviet Union 3 0 3 6 8 [REDACTED] Lithuania 2 4 1 7 9 [REDACTED] Greece 2 3 2 7 10 [REDACTED] Italy 1 5 3 9 11 [REDACTED] Serbia 1 1 4 6 12 [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 13 [REDACTED] Russia 0 4 2 6 14 [REDACTED] Czech Republic 0 2 0 2 15 [REDACTED] Latvia 0 1 0 1 [REDACTED] Montenegro 0 1 0 1 17 [REDACTED] Germany 0 0 2 2 18 [REDACTED] Israel 0 0 1 1 Totals (18 entries) 36 36 36 108 Defunct countries in italics. Participating nations [ edit ] Nation [REDACTED] 1971 [REDACTED] 1973 [REDACTED] 1975 [REDACTED] 1977 [REDACTED] 1979 [REDACTED] 1981 [REDACTED] 1983 [REDACTED] 1985 [REDACTED] 1987 [REDACTED] 1989 [REDACTED] 1991 [REDACTED] Austria 11th 15th 17th – 11th – – – – – – [REDACTED] Belgium – 10th 7th 7th 8th – – 9th 11th 12th 11th [REDACTED] Bulgaria – – 10th 12th 6th – – 6th – 10th 9th [REDACTED] Czechoslovakia † – 11th 8th – – – – – – – 10th [REDACTED] England – 16th 18th – – – – – – – – [REDACTED] Finland – – – – – 4th 12th 10th – – – [REDACTED] France 7th 7th 15th 6th – 10th 7th 12th 5th 8th – [REDACTED] Greece 5th 5th 2nd 8th 9th 7th 4th – 7th 1st 2nd [REDACTED] Hungary – – – – – – 11th – 12th – – [REDACTED] Iceland – – 16th – – – – – – – – [REDACTED] Israel 6th 6th 11th 11th – 8th – 7th 9th 7th 6th [REDACTED] Italy 2nd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st [REDACTED] Netherlands – – 6th – – – 8th – – – – [REDACTED] Poland – 9th 14th 9th – 11th – – – 11th – [REDACTED] Portugal – 14th 13th – – – – – – – – [REDACTED] Romania – – – – – – – – 8th – – [REDACTED] Scotland – – 19th – – – – – – – – [REDACTED] Soviet Union † 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 5th 1st 6th 5th 3rd 5th 5th [REDACTED] Spain 4th 2nd 5th 5th 3rd 9th 2nd 2nd 4th 6th 3rd [REDACTED] Sweden 10th 12th 12th – – 12th 10th 11th – – – [REDACTED] Switzerland 12th – – – – – – – – – 12th [REDACTED] Syria – – – – 7th – – – – – – [REDACTED] Turkey 8th 8th – 1st 10th 6th 9th 8th 10th 4th 4th [REDACTED] Wales – – 20th – – – – – – – – [REDACTED] West Germany 9th 13th 9th 10th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 9th 7th [REDACTED] Yugoslavia † 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 5th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 8th Nation [REDACTED] 1971 [REDACTED] 1973 [REDACTED] 1975 [REDACTED] 1977 [REDACTED] 1979 [REDACTED] 1981 [REDACTED] 1983 [REDACTED] 1985 [REDACTED] 1987 [REDACTED] 1989 [REDACTED] 1991 Nation [REDACTED] 1993 [REDACTED] 1995 [REDACTED] 1997 [REDACTED] 1999 [REDACTED] 2001 [REDACTED] 2003 [REDACTED] 2004 [REDACTED] 2005 [REDACTED] 2006 [REDACTED] 2007 [REDACTED] 2008 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5th 5th 1st 2nd 5th 6th 4th 7th 6th 4th 2nd 5th 1st 5th 6th 1st 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 33 [REDACTED] Georgia – – 9th 7th 11th – 15th – – 12th 16th – – – – – – – – – 16th – – – 13th 7 [REDACTED] Germany 10th – 16th – – – – – 15th – – 11th 13th 8th 5th 8th 7th 7th 9th 13th 9th 14th – 5th 10th 26 [REDACTED] Greece 1st 3rd 5th 2nd 6th 8th 5th 13th 9th 7th 12th 14th 10th 11th 9th 3rd 9th 13th 16th – 6th 6th 4th 8th 4th 33 [REDACTED] Hungary – – – – – – – – – – 15th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 [REDACTED] Iceland 9th – – – – – – 14th 16th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 [REDACTED] Israel 8th 8th 3rd – 9th 10th 11th 9th 7th 11th 11th 13th 15th – – – – 15th – 11th 10th 11th 5th 13th 6th 27 [REDACTED] Italy 6th 5th 11th – 10th 9th 6th 7th 6th 5th 13th 12th 9th 10th 4th 4th 5th 10th 7th 9th 12th 3rd 6th 2nd 5th 34 [REDACTED] Latvia – – – 5th 8th – 13th 11th 11th 9th 10th 9th 14th 6th 10th 13th 2nd 11th 11th 8th 8th 13th 10th 11th 7th 20 [REDACTED] Lithuania 5th – – – 4th 11th 4th 4th 10th 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 13th 11th 9th 10th 2nd 2nd 6th 7th 9th 1st 4th 9th 21 [REDACTED] Montenegro played as part of [REDACTED] – – 10th 8th 16th – 15th – 12th 8th 2nd 14th – 9th 14th 9 [REDACTED] Netherlands – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15th – 15th – 4 [REDACTED] North Macedonia – 4th 10th 6th – 7th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12th 12th 16th 7 [REDACTED] Poland 11th – – 10th – – 14th 15th – – 14th 4th 11th 14th 6th 12th 15th – 15th – – – 11th 9th 14th 19 [REDACTED] Portugal – 9th – – – – – – 14th 16th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 [REDACTED] Russia 3rd – 2nd 11th 2nd 3rd 2nd 6th 2nd 14th 8th 5th 7th 5th 13th 11th 12th 16th – 16th – 4th – – 20 [REDACTED] Serbia played as part of [REDACTED] 1st 5th 3rd 5th 9th 3rd 2nd 6th 8th 10th 3rd 5th 7th 13th 7th 3rd 15 [REDACTED] Slovenia – – 7th 12th – 6th 8th 12th 13th 15th – – – – 14th – – – – 10th 13th 10th 7th 6th 12th 13 [REDACTED] Spain 2nd 2nd 6th 8th 3rd 4th 7th 3rd 1st 2nd 6th 1st 4th 3rd 7th 1st 3rd 4th 1st 7th 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 35 [REDACTED] Sweden – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16th – – 12th 14th – – – – 9 [REDACTED] Turkey 4th 7th – 3rd 7th 2nd 3rd 1st 8th 4th 3rd 8th 3rd 7th 1st 7th 4th 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 5th 8th 10tth 8th 33 [REDACTED] Ukraine – – – – – – – 5th 12th 10th 9th 15th – 12th 12th 10th 14th – – – – – – – 9 Nation [REDACTED] 1993 [REDACTED] 1995 [REDACTED] 1997 [REDACTED] 1999 [REDACTED] 2001 [REDACTED] 2003 [REDACTED] 2004 [REDACTED] 2005 [REDACTED] 2006 [REDACTED] 2007 [REDACTED] 2008 [REDACTED] 2009 [REDACTED] 2010 [REDACTED] 2011 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 2012 [REDACTED] 2013 [REDACTED] 2014 [REDACTED] 2015 [REDACTED] 2016 [REDACTED] 2017 [REDACTED] 2018 [REDACTED] 2019 [REDACTED] 2022 [REDACTED] 2023 [REDACTED] 2024 Total [REDACTED] Austria playing in lower divisions 4 [REDACTED] Romania playing in lower divisions 1 [REDACTED] Switzerland playing in lower divisions 2 [REDACTED] England † – 12th – – – – – – – – – – – – 16th – – 14th [REDACTED] Great Britain 5 [REDACTED] Scotland † playing in lower divisions 1 [REDACTED] Wales † playing in lower divisions 1 [REDACTED] Syria playing in FIBA Asia 1 [REDACTED] Czechoslovakia † defunct 3 [REDACTED] Soviet Union † defunct 11 [REDACTED] Yugoslavia † defunct 11 [REDACTED] FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro – – 1st 1st 1st 1st 9th 10th 3rd defunct 7 As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2001, 3 participations, 3 gold medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 4 participations, 2 medals) MVP Awards (since 1999) [ edit ] Year MVP Award Winner 1999 [REDACTED] Aleksandar Gajić 2001 [REDACTED] Veljko Tomović 2003 [REDACTED] Nemanja Aleksandrov 2004 [REDACTED] Vitaly Kuznetsov 2005 [REDACTED] Antoine Diot 2006 [REDACTED] Ricky Rubio 2007 [REDACTED] Dejan Musli 2008 [REDACTED] Jonas Valančiūnas 2009 [REDACTED] Tauras Jogėla 2010 [REDACTED] Dario Šarić 2011 [REDACTED] Mario Hezonja 2012 [REDACTED] Okben Ulubay 2013 [REDACTED] Stefan Peno 2014 [REDACTED] Killian Tillie 2015 [REDACTED] Džanan Musa 2016 [REDACTED] Usman Garuba 2017 [REDACTED] Killian Hayes 2018 [REDACTED] Roko Prkačin 2019 [REDACTED] Rubén Domínguez 2022 [REDACTED] Mario Saint-Supery 2023 [REDACTED] Guillermo del Pino 2024 [REDACTED] Cameron Houindo Division B [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Year Host Promoted to Division A Bronze medal game Gold Score Silver Bronze * Score Fourth place 2004 details [REDACTED] England ( Brighton ) [REDACTED] Iceland Round-robin group [REDACTED] Macedonia [REDACTED] England Round-robin group [REDACTED] Czech Republic 2005 details [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Pravets ) [REDACTED] Germany 77–63 [REDACTED] Portugal [REDACTED] Georgia 77–67 [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006 details [REDACTED] Estonia ( Tallinn ) [REDACTED] Czech Republic 67–54 [REDACTED] Georgia [REDACTED] Bulgaria 85–75* [REDACTED] Austria 2007 details [REDACTED] Macedonia ( Skopje ) [REDACTED] Poland 80–73 [REDACTED] Hungary [REDACTED] Sweden 66–65* [REDACTED] England 2008 details [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Sarajevo ) [REDACTED] Germany 76–69 [REDACTED] Montenegro [REDACTED] Bulgaria 81–61 [REDACTED] Sweden 2009 details [REDACTED] Portugal ( São João da Madeira ) [REDACTED] Bulgaria 81–63 [REDACTED] Denmark [REDACTED] England 78–63 [REDACTED] Slovenia 2010 details [REDACTED] Estonia ( Tallinn ) [REDACTED] Czech Republic 61–53 [REDACTED] Ukraine [REDACTED] Slovenia 62–60 [REDACTED] Netherlands 2011 details [REDACTED] Macedonia ( Strumica ) [REDACTED] Slovenia 82–73 [REDACTED] England [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina 72–71 [REDACTED] Israel 2012 details [REDACTED] Romania ( Bucharest ) [REDACTED] Belgium 56–46 [REDACTED] Montenegro [REDACTED] Sweden 79–55 [REDACTED] Hungary 2013 details [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Sarajevo ) [REDACTED] Denmark 72–69 [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina [REDACTED] Finland 96–62 [REDACTED] Slovenia 2014 details [REDACTED] Macedonia ( Strumica ) [REDACTED] Montenegro 76–73 [REDACTED] Israel [REDACTED] England 84–60 [REDACTED] Czech Republic 2015 details [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Sofia ) [REDACTED] Estonia 64–56 [REDACTED] Poland [REDACTED] Sweden 57–56 [REDACTED] Slovakia 2016 details [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Sofia ) [REDACTED] Russia 82–76 [REDACTED] Israel [REDACTED] Slovenia 79–71 [REDACTED] Ukraine 2017 details [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Sofia ) [REDACTED] Greece 74–60 [REDACTED] Netherlands [REDACTED] Georgia 64–63 [REDACTED] Great Britain 2018 details [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Sarajevo ) [REDACTED] Russia 83–77 [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina [REDACTED] North Macedonia 84–66 [REDACTED] Czech Republic 2019 details [REDACTED] Montenegro ( Podgorica ) [REDACTED] Poland 71–58 [REDACTED] Netherlands [REDACTED] Denmark 85–54 [REDACTED] Montenegro 2020 [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Sofia ) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria . 2021 [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Sofia ) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe . The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were played instead. 2022 details [REDACTED] Bulgaria ( Sofia ) [REDACTED] Germany 100–72 [REDACTED] Finland [REDACTED] Belgium 81–61 [REDACTED] Bulgaria 2023 details [REDACTED] Romania (Pitești) [REDACTED] Croatia 85–67 [REDACTED] Bulgaria [REDACTED] Georgia 70–68 [REDACTED] Romania 2024 details [REDACTED] North Macedonia ( Skopje ) [REDACTED] Estonia 76–71 [REDACTED] Romania [REDACTED] Switzerland 80–75 [REDACTED] Belgium Since 2012,
1672-573: The Golden Age of Athens , a seminal period that laid many foundations of Western civilization. Lack of political unity resulted in frequent conflict between Greek states. The most devastating intra-Greek war was the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which marked the demise of the Athenian Empire and the emergence of Spartan and later Theban hegemony . Weakened by constant wars among them during
1760-458: The Greek genocide (1914–22), when Ottoman and Turkish officials contributed to the death of several hundred thousand Asia Minor Greeks, along with similar numbers of Assyrians and a larger number of Armenians . The resultant Greek exodus from Asia Minor was made permanent, and expanded, in an official population exchange between Greece and Turkey , as part of the Treaty of Lausanne which ended
1848-500: The London Conference of 1832 , Britain, France and Russia installed Bavarian Prince Otto von Wittelsbach as monarch . Otto's reign was despotic , and in its first 11 years of independence Greece was ruled by a Bavarian oligarchy led by Josef Ludwig von Armansperg and, later, by Otto himself, as King and Premier. Greece remained under the influence of its three protecting great powers. In 1843 an uprising forced Otto to grant
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#17331147960521936-602: The Macedonian Struggle , which ended with the Young Turk Revolution in 1908. Amidst dissatisfaction with the seeming inertia and unattainability of national aspirations , military officers organised a coup in 1909 and called on Cretan politician Eleftherios Venizelos , who conveyed a vision of national regeneration. After winning two elections and becoming prime minister in 1910, Venizelos initiated fiscal, social, and constitutional reforms , reorganised
2024-615: The Persian Empire controlled the Greek city states in Asia Minor and Macedonia. Attempts by Greek city-states of Asia Minor to overthrow Persian rule failed , and Persia invaded the states of mainland Greece in 492 BC, but was forced to withdraw after defeat at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. In response, the Greek city-states formed the Hellenic League in 481 BC, led by Sparta , which
2112-499: The Rhodope range, spreading across the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ; this area is covered with vast, thick, ancient forests, including the famous Dadia Forest in the Evros regional unit , in the far northeast of the country. Extensive plains are primarily located in the regions of Thessaly , Central Macedonia , and Thrace . They constitute key economic regions as they are among
2200-680: The Russian -instigated Orlov Revolt in 1770. These uprisings were put down by the Ottomans with great bloodshed. Many Greeks were conscripted as Ottoman subjects to serve in the Ottoman army and especially the navy, while the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, responsible for the Orthodox, remained in general loyal to the Empire. In the 18th century, Greek merchants came to dominate trade within
2288-598: The Second Hellenic Republic declared. In 1935, a royalist general-turned-politician Georgios Kondylis took power after a coup and abolished the republic, holding a rigged referendum , after which King George II was restored to the throne. An agreement between Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas and George II followed in 1936, which installed Metaxas as head of a dictatorship known as the 4th of August Regime , inaugurating authoritarian rule that would last until 1974. Greece remained on good terms with Britain and
2376-494: The Slavic invasion in the 7th century resulted in a collapse in imperial authority in the Greek peninsula . The imperial government retained control of only the islands and coastal areas, particularly the populated walled cities such as Athens, Corinth and Thessalonica. However, the view that Greece underwent decline, fragmentation and depopulation is considered outdated, as cities show institutional continuity and prosperity between
2464-861: The United Kingdom , each sent a navy. The allied fleet destroyed the Ottoman–Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Navarino , and the Greeks captured Central Greece by 1828. The nascent Greek state was recognised under the London Protocol in 1830. In 1827, Ioannis Kapodistrias , was chosen by the Third National Assembly at Troezen as the first governor of the First Hellenic Republic . Kapodistrias established state, economic and military institutions. Tensions appeared between him and local interests and, following his assassination in 1831 and
2552-455: The election . In 2020, Greece's parliament elected a non-partisan candidate, Katerina Sakellaropoulou , as the first female President of Greece . In February 2024, Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to recognise same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Located in Southern and Southeast Europe, Greece consists of a mountainous, peninsular mainland jutting out into
2640-450: The 19th century, many "crypto-Christians" returned to their old religious allegiance. The nature of Ottoman administration of Greece varied, though it was invariably arbitrary and often harsh. Some cities had governors appointed by the Sultan , while others, like Athens, were self-governed municipalities. Mountainous regions in the interior and many islands remained effectively autonomous from
2728-475: The 2nd and 3rd centuries, and Christianity's early leaders and writers were mostly Greek-speaking, though not from Greece itself. The New Testament was written in Greek, and some sections attest to the importance of churches in Greece in early Christianity . Nevertheless, much of Greece clung to paganism, and ancient Greek religious practices were still in vogue in the late 4th century AD, when they were outlawed by
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Medal table [ edit ] Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 [REDACTED] Germany 3 0 0 3 2 [REDACTED] Poland 2 1 0 3 3 [REDACTED] Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 [REDACTED] Estonia 2 0 0 2 [REDACTED] Russia 2 0 0 2 6 [REDACTED] Montenegro 1 2 0 3 7 [REDACTED] Bulgaria 1 1 2 4 8 [REDACTED] Denmark 1 1 1 3 9 [REDACTED] Slovenia 1 0 2 3 10 [REDACTED] Belgium 1 0 1 2 11 [REDACTED] Croatia 1 0 0 1 [REDACTED] Greece 1 0 0 1 [REDACTED] Iceland 1 0 0 1 14 [REDACTED] Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2 1 3 15 [REDACTED] Israel 0 2 0 2 [REDACTED] Netherlands 0 2 0 2 17 [REDACTED] England 0 1 3 4 [REDACTED] Georgia 0 1 3 4 19 [REDACTED] Finland 0 1 1 2 [REDACTED] North Macedonia 0 1 1 2 21 [REDACTED] Hungary 0 1 0 1 [REDACTED] Portugal 0 1 0 1 [REDACTED] Romania 0 1 0 1 [REDACTED] Ukraine 0 1 0 1 25 [REDACTED] Sweden 0 0 3 3 26 [REDACTED] Switzerland 0 0 1 1 Totals (26 entries) 19 19 19 57 Participating nations [ edit ] Nation [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 2004 [REDACTED] 2005 [REDACTED] 2006 [REDACTED] 2007 [REDACTED] 2008 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– 3rd – 4th 5th 5 [REDACTED] Montenegro – – – – 8th – – 1 [REDACTED] Poland 2nd – – – – 8th – 2 [REDACTED] Serbia 5th – 3rd – 10th 5th – 4 [REDACTED] Slovenia – – – – – 7th – 1 [REDACTED] Spain 10th 4th 4th 4th – 2nd 7th 6 [REDACTED] Turkey – – – 2nd 5th – 3rd Q 4 Total 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 See also [ edit ] FIBA U18 EuroBasket FIBA U20 EuroBasket References [ edit ] ^ Draws complete for FIBA Youth EuroBasket 2024 ^ Draw results ^ "1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1979 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1989 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2016 FIBA U16 European Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2017 FIBA U16 European Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2018 FIBA U16 European Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2019 FIBA U16 European Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "FIBA Europe Board approves alternative format for Youth Competitions, new dates for Small Countries Championships" . 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Retrieved 21 July 2021 . ^ "2022 FIBA U16 European Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "FIBA SIGN OFF BRITISH BASKETBALL AGREEMENT" . www.gbbasketball.com . ^ "2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2000 European Promotion Cup for Cadets" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2002 European Promotion Cup for Cadets" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2004 Under-16 European Promotion Cup for Men" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2006 Under-16 European Promotion Cup for Men" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . ^ "2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division C" . www.fiba.basketball . 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2904-573: The 4th and 6th centuries. In the early 6th century, Greece had approximately 80 cities according to the Synekdemos chronicle, and the 4th to the 7th century is considered one of high prosperity. Until the 8th century almost all of modern Greece was under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of Rome . Byzantine Emperor Leo III moved the border of the Patriarchate of Constantinople westward and northward in
2992-489: The 4th century BC, the Greek poleis were subjugated to the rising power of the kingdom of Macedon under king Philip II into an alliance known as the Hellenic League . After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, his son and king of Macedon , Alexander , set himself leader of a Panhellenic campaign against the Persian Empire and abolished it. Undefeated in battle, he marched, until his untimely death in 323 BC, to
3080-578: The 5th century, is known as the Byzantine Empire , but called "Kingdom of the Romans" in its own time. With its capital in Constantinople , its language and culture were Greek and its religion was predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christian . The Empire's Balkan territories, including Greece, suffered from the dislocation of barbarian invasions ; raids by Goths and Huns in the 4th and 5th centuries and
3168-482: The 8th century. The Byzantine recovery of lost provinces during the Arab–Byzantine wars began in the 8th century and most of the Greek peninsula came under imperial control again. This process was facilitated by a large influx of Greeks from Sicily and Asia Minor to the Greek peninsula, while many Slavs were captured and re-settled in Asia Minor. During the 11th and 12th centuries the return of stability resulted in
3256-703: The Bulgarians 40,000, and the Italians 9,000. Following liberation, Greece annexed the Dodecanese Islands from Italy and regained Western Thrace from Bulgaria. The country descended into a civil war between communist forces and the anti-communist Greek government, which lasted until 1949, with the latter's victory. The conflict, one of the earliest struggles of the Cold War , resulted in further economic devastation, population displacement and political polarisation for
3344-687: The Dark Ages is traditionally dated to 776 BC, the year of the first Olympic Games . The Iliad and the Odyssey , the foundational texts of Western literature , are believed to have been composed by Homer in the 7th or 8th centuries BC. Poetry shaped beliefs to the Olympian gods , but ancient Greek religion had no priestly class or systematic dogmas and encompassed other currents, such as popular cults, like that of Dionysus , mysteries and magic . At this time there emerged kingdoms and city-states across
3432-598: The Great Powers, however, Greece lost little territory, while Crete was established as an autonomous state under Prince George of Greece . With state coffers empty, fiscal policy came under International Financial Control . The government, aiming to quell Komitadjis and detach the Slavophone peasants of the region from Bulgarian influence, sponsored a guerrilla campaign in Ottoman-ruled Macedonia , known as
3520-652: The Greek peninsula benefiting from economic growth. The Greek Orthodox Church was instrumental in the spread of Greek ideas to the wider Orthodox world . Following the Fourth Crusade and fall of Constantinople to the " Latins " in 1204, mainland Greece was split between the Greek Despotate of Epirus and French rule (the Frankokratia ). The re-establishment of the imperial capital in Constantinople in 1261
3608-429: The Greek peninsula, which spread to the shores of the Black Sea , Magna Graecia in southern Italy , and Asia Minor . These reached great prosperity that resulted in an unprecedented cultural boom, that of classical Greece , expressed in architecture , drama , science , mathematics and philosophy . In 508 BC, Cleisthenes instituted the world's first democratic system of government in Athens . By 500 BC,
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3696-443: The Ionian Islands, located to the west of the mainland in the Ionian Sea. The climate of Greece is primarily Mediterranean ( Köppen : Csa ), featuring mild to cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. This climate occurs at most of the coastal locations, including Athens , the Cyclades , the Dodecanese , Crete , the Peloponnese , the Ionian Islands , and parts of mainland Greece . The Pindus mountain range strongly affects
3784-412: The Ionian islands and Constantinople lived in prosperity, and Greeks of Constantinople ( Phanariots ) achieved power within the Ottoman administration, much of Greece suffered the economic consequences of Ottoman conquest. Heavy taxes were enforced, and in later years the Ottoman Empire enacted a policy of creation of hereditary estates, effectively turning the rural Greek populations into serfs , while
3872-421: The Latin Graecia and Graecus , from the name of the Graeci ( Γραικοί , Graikoí ; singular Γραικός , Graikós ), one of first ancient Greek tribes to settle Magna Graecia in southern Italy . The Apidima Cave in Mani , in southern Greece, has been suggested to contain the oldest remains of early modern humans outside of Africa, dated to 200,000 years ago. However others suggest
3960-448: The Ottoman Empire, established communities throughout the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Europe, and used their wealth to fund educational activities that brought younger generations into contact with Western ideas. In the 18th century, an increase in learning during the Modern Greek Enlightenment led to the emergence among Westernized Greek-speaking elites of the notion of a Greek nation . A secret organization formed in this milieu
4048-590: The Ottoman conquest had cut Greece off from European historical developments. The Greek Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople were considered by the Ottoman governments as the ruling authorities of the entire Orthodox Christian population of the Ottoman Empire, whether ethnically Greek or not. Although the Ottoman state did not force non-Muslims to convert to Islam , Christians faced discrimination. Discrimination, particularly when combined with harsh treatment by local Ottoman authorities, led to conversions to Islam, if only superficially. In
4136-462: The Ottomans in 1453 and by 1460, Ottoman conquest of mainland Greece was complete. While most of mainland Greece and the Aegean islands was under Ottoman control by the end of the 15th century, Cyprus and Crete remained Venetian and did not fall to the Ottomans until 1571 and 1669 respectively and Venice maintained control of the Ionian Islands until 1797, after which they fell under first French, then British control. While some Greeks in
4224-407: The Ottomans in 1877 , Greek sentiment rallied to Russia, but Greece was too poor and concerned about British intervention, to enter the war. Greeks in Crete continued to stage revolts, and in 1897, the Greek government, bowing to popular pressure, declared war on the Ottomans. In the ensuing Greco-Turkish War of 1897 , the badly trained and equipped Greek army was defeated. Through the intervention of
4312-465: The Polytechnic uprising. A democratic and republican constitution was promulgated in 1975 following a referendum which chose not to restore the monarchy. Meanwhile, Andreas Papandreou , George Papandreou's son, founded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in response to Karamanlis's conservative New Democracy party, with the two political formations dominating government over the next four decades. Greece rejoined NATO in 1980. Greece became
4400-427: The Roman emperor Theodosius I in 391–392. The last recorded Olympic games were held in 393, and many temples were destroyed or damaged in the century that followed. The closure of the Neoplatonic Academy of Athens by Emperor Justinian in 529 is considered the end of antiquity, although there is evidence that the academy continued. The Roman Empire in the east, following the fall of the Western Roman Empire in
4488-1834: The Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey) Basketball Champions League (BCL) Oceania FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) U-20 (defunct) U-17 U-15 Pacific Games Other tournaments FIBA Intercontinental Cup Arab Basketball Championship Arab Games Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophone Games Mediterranean Games [REDACTED] Basketball portal v t e Basketball in Europe Organizations FIBA Europe ULEB Euroleague Basketball Competitions for national teams Men EuroBasket Small Countries Under-20 Division B Under-18 Division B Division C Under-16 Division B Division C Women EuroBasket Women Small Countries Under-20 Under-18 Under-16 Active club competitions Men EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Next Generation Tournament (for youth) Women EuroLeague EuroCup FIBA Europe SuperCup Defunct club competitions Men FIBA EuroChallenge (2003–2015) FIBA EuroCup Challenge (2002–2007) FIBA Korać Cup (1971–2002) FIBA Saporta Cup (1966–2002) European Club Super Cup (1983–1991) FIBA SuproLeague (2000–2001) FIBA International Christmas Tournament (1966–2006) Women Ronchetti Cup (1971–2002) Team awards European Triple Crown Individual awards FIBA Europe Men's Player of
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#17331147960524576-428: The Turks and Egyptians ravaged the islands, committing massacres . This galvanized opinion in western Europe in favour of the Greeks. The Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II negotiated with Mehmet Ali of Egypt , who agreed to send his son Ibrahim Pasha with an army, in return for territorial gain. By the end of 1825, most of the Peloponnese was under Egyptian control. Three great powers , France , Russian Empire , and
4664-927: The Year Award FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year Award FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award European professional club basketball system FIBA Europe men's club competition winners FIBA Europe women's club competition winners Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FIBA_U16_EuroBasket&oldid=1260059672 " Categories : FIBA U16 European Championship Recurring sporting events established in 1971 FIBA Europe competitions for national teams Under-16 basketball competitions between national teams European championships in basketball European youth sports competitions Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata FIBA U16 Women%27s EuroBasket The FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket
4752-482: The adoption of the euro, Greece could no longer devalue its currency to regain competitiveness. In the 2012 elections, there was major political change, with new parties emerging from the collapse of the two main parties, PASOK and New Democracy. In 2015, Alexis Tsipras was elected as prime minister, the first outside the two main parties. The Greek government-debt crisis , and subsequent austerity policies, resulted in social strife. The crisis ended around 2018, with
4840-488: The banks of the Indus . Alexander's empire fragmented, inaugurating the Hellenistic period . After fierce conflict amongst themselves, the generals that succeeded Alexander and their successors founded large personal kingdoms in the areas he had conquered, such as that of the Ptolemies in Egypt and of the Seleucids in Syria , Mesopotamia and Iran . The newly founded poleis of these kingdoms, such as Alexandria and Antioch , were settled by Greeks as members of
4928-558: The birthplace of Western civilisation. The earliest of them was the Cycladic culture which flourished on the islands of the Aegean Sea , starting around 3200 BC, and produced an abundance of folded-arm and other marble figurines . From c. 3100 BC to 1100 BC, Crete , a major cultural and economic centre, was home to the Minoan civilization known for its colourful art , religious figurines , and monumental palaces . The Minoans wrote their undeciphered language using scripts known as Linear A and Cretan hieroglyphs . On
5016-401: The central Ottoman state for centuries. The 16th and 17th centuries are regarded as a "dark age" in Greek history, with the prospect of overthrowing Ottoman rule appearing remote. However, prior to the Greek Revolution of 1821, there had been wars which saw Greeks fight against the Ottomans, such as the Greek participation in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the Morean War of 1684–1699, and
5104-411: The climate of the country, as areas to the west of the range are considerably wetter on average (due to greater exposure to south-westerly systems bringing in moisture) than the areas lying to the east of the range (due to a rain shadow effect), resulting to some coastal areas in the south falling to the hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen : BSh ) category, such as parts of the Athens Riviera and some of
5192-482: The country one of the most mountainous in Europe. Mount Olympus , the mythical abode of the Greek Gods , culminates at Mytikas peak 2,918 metres (9,573 ft), the highest in the country. Western Greece contains a number of lakes and wetlands and is dominated by the Pindus mountain range. The Pindus, a continuation of the Dinaric Alps , reaches a maximum elevation of 2,637 m (8,652 ft) at Mt. Smolikas (the second-highest in Greece) and historically has been
5280-432: The dowry was abolished, while education and foreign policy doctrines changed. However, Papandreou's tenure has been associated with corruption, high inflation, stagnation and budget deficits that later caused problems. The country adopted the euro in 2001 and successfully hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. In 2010, Greece suffered from the Great Recession and related European sovereign debt crisis . Due to
5368-446: The eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states known as poleis (singular polis ) that spanned the Mediterranean and Black seas. Philip II of Macedon united most of present-day Greece in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the known ancient world from the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern India. The subsequent Hellenistic period saw
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#17331147960525456-399: The end of the bailout mechanisms and return of growth. Simultaneously, Tsipras, and the leader of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev , signed the Prespa Agreement , solving the naming dispute that had strained the relations and eased the latter's way to become a member of the EU and NATO. In 2019, Kyriakos Mitsotakis became Greece's new prime minister, after his centre-right New Democracy won
5544-410: The establishment of economic relations with the East, a stratum of wealthy euergetai dominated their internal life. From about 200 BC the Roman Republic became increasingly involved in Greek affairs and engaged in a series of wars with Macedon . Macedon's defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC signalled the end of Antigonid power. In 146 BC, Macedonia was annexed as a province by Rome, and
5632-399: The few arable places in the country. Greece features a vast number of islands —between 1,200 and 6,000, depending on the definition, 227 of which are inhabited. Crete is the largest and most populous island; Euboea , separated from the mainland by the 60 m-wide Euripus Strait , is the second largest, followed by Lesbos and Rhodes . The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into
5720-406: The following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands , a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the southeast between Crete and Turkey; the Sporades , a small tight group off the coast of northeast Euboea; and
5808-404: The height of Greek culture and influence in antiquity. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its continuation, the Byzantine Empire , which was predominately Greek in culture and language . The Greek Orthodox Church , which emerged in the first century AD, helped shape modern Greek identity and transmitted Greek traditions to
5896-449: The mainland, the Mycenaean civilization developed around 1750 BC and lasted until c. 1100 BC. The Mycenaeans possessed advanced military and built large fortifications . They worshiped many gods and used Linear B to write the earliest attested form of Greek known as Mycenaean Greek . The collapse of the Mycenean civilization ushered in the Greek Dark Ages , from which written records are absent. The end of
5984-400: The military, made Greece a member of the Balkan League , and led it through the Balkan Wars . By 1913, Greece's territory and population had doubled, annexing Crete, Epirus , and Macedonia . The struggle between King Constantine I and charismatic Venizelos over foreign policy on the eve of First World War dominated politics and divided the country into two opposing groups . During parts of
6072-415: The new junta strongman. On 20 July 1974, Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus in response to a Greek-backed Cypriot coup, triggering a crisis in Greece that led to the regime's collapse and restoration of democracy through Metapolitefsi . The former prime minister Konstantinos Karamanlis was invited back from self-exile and the first multiparty elections since 1964 were held on the first anniversary of
6160-456: The next thirty years. Although post-war was characterised by social strife and marginalisation of the left, Greece experienced rapid economic growth and recovery, propelled in part by the U.S. Marshall Plan . In 1952, Greece joined NATO , reinforcing its membership in the Western Bloc of the Cold War. King Constantine II 's dismissal of George Papandreou 's centrist government in 1965 prompted political turbulence, which culminated in
6248-410: The remains represent archaic humans . All three stages of the Stone Age are represented in Greece, for example in the Franchthi Cave . Neolithic settlements in Greece, dating from the 7th millennium BC, are the oldest in Europe, as Greece lies on the route by which farming spread from the Near East to Europe. Greece is home to the first advanced civilizations in Europe and is often considered
6336-465: The rest of Greece became a Roman protectorate. The process was completed in 27 BC, when emperor Augustus annexed the rest of Greece and constituted it as the senatorial province of Achaea . Despite their military superiority, the Romans admired and became heavily influenced by Greek culture. Greek-speaking communities of the Hellenised East were instrumental in the spread of Christianity in
6424-552: The sea at the southern end of the Balkans , ending at the Peloponnese peninsula (separated from the mainland by the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth ) and strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its highly indented coastline and numerous islands give Greece the 11th longest national coastline in the world, with 13,676 km (8,498 mi); its land boundary
6512-477: The tenth member of the European Communities in 1981, ushering in sustained growth. Investments in industrial enterprises and heavy infrastructure, as well as funds from the European Union and growing revenue from tourism, shipping, and a fast-growing service sector raised the standard of living . In 1981, the election of Andreas Papandreou resulted in reforms over the 1980s. He recognised civil marriage,
6600-680: The war, Greece had two governments: A royalist pro-German one in Athens and a Venizelist pro- Entente one in Thessaloniki . They united in 1917, when Greece entered the war on the side of the Entente. After the war, Greece attempted expansion into Asia Minor , a region with a large native Greek population, but was defeated in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) , contributing to a flight of Asia Minor Greeks . These events overlapped, happening during
6688-417: The war. The following era was marked by instability, as over 1.5 million propertyless Greek refugees from Turkey (some of whom could not speak Greek) had to be integrated into Greek society. The refugees made a dramatic population boost, as they were more than a quarter of Greece's prior population. Following the catastrophic events in Asia Minor, the monarchy was abolished via a referendum in 1924 and
6776-470: The wider Orthodox world . After the Fourth Crusade in 1204, Latin possessions were established in parts of the Greek peninsula, but most of the area fell under Ottoman rule by the mid-15th century. Following a protracted war of independence , which started in 1821, Greece emerged as a modern nation state in 1830. Over the first hundred years, the Kingdom of Greece sought territorial expansion , which
6864-705: The winter of 1941–42, tens of thousands more died because of reprisals by Nazis and collaborators , the economy was ruined, and most Greek Jews (tens of thousands) were deported and murdered in Nazi concentration camps. The Greek Resistance , one of the most effective resistance movements, fought against the Nazis. The German occupiers committed atrocities, mass executions, and wholesale slaughter of civilians and destruction of towns and villages in reprisals. Hundreds of villages were systematically torched and almost 1 million Greeks left homeless. The Germans executed around 21,000 Greeks,
6952-569: The winter. Most of the inland parts of northern Greece, in Central Macedonia , the lower elevations of Western Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace feature a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with cold, damp winters and hot, moderately dry summers with occasional thunderstorms. Snowfalls occur every year in the mountains and northern areas, and brief periods of snowy weather are possible even in low-lying southern areas, such as Athens . Phytogeographically , Greece belongs to
7040-566: Was restored in 1974–75, leading to the current parliamentary republic . It was a belligerent on the side of the Greek Cypriots in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Having achieved record economic growth from 1950 through the 1970s , Greece is a developed country with an advanced high-income economy . A founding member of the United Nations , Greece was the tenth member to join what
7128-625: Was accompanied by the empire's recovery of much of the Greek peninsula, while the islands remained under Genoese and Venetian control. During the Paleologi dynasty (1261–1453) a new era of Greek patriotism emerged accompanied by a turning back to ancient Greece. In the 14th century much of the Greek peninsula was lost by the Byzantine Empire to the Serbs and then the Ottomans . Constantinople fell to
7216-635: Was introduced, curbing the power of the monarchy to appoint minority governments . Corruption, coupled with increased spending to fund infrastructure like the Corinth Canal , overtaxed the weak economy and forced the declaration of public insolvency in 1893. Greeks were united, however, in their determination to liberate the Hellenic lands under Ottoman rule; the Cretan Revolt (1866–1869) had raised nationalist fervour. When war broke out between Russia and
7304-526: Was mainly realized in the early 20th century during the Balkan Wars and up until the catastrophic defeat of its Asia Minor Campaign in 1922. The short-lived republic that was established in 1924 was beset by the ramifications of civil strife and the challenge of resettling refugees from Turkey . In 1936 a royalist dictatorship inaugurated a long period of authoritarian rule, marked by military occupation , civil war and military dictatorship . Democracy
7392-535: Was moved from Nafplio , where it had been since 1829, to Athens , then a smaller town. The Church of Greece was established as Greece's national church and 25 March, the day of Annunciation , was chosen as the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence to reinforce the link between Greek identity and Orthodoxy . Otto was deposed in 1862 because of the Bavarian-dominated government, heavy taxation, and
7480-646: Was not allied with the Axis . In October 1940, Fascist Italy demanded the surrender of Greece, but it refused , and, in the Greco-Italian War , Greece repelled Italian forces into Albania. French general Charles de Gaulle praised the fierceness of the Greek resistance, but the country fell to urgently dispatched German forces during the Battle of Greece . The Nazis proceeded to administer Athens and Thessaloniki, while other regions were given to Fascist Italy and Bulgaria. Over 100,000 civilians died of starvation during
7568-781: Was the Filiki Eteria , in 1814. They engaged traditional strata of the Greek Orthodox world in their liberal nationalist cause. The first revolt began on 6 March 1821 in the Danubian Principalities , but was put down by the Ottomans. This spurred the Greeks of the Peloponnese and on 17 March the Maniots declared war on the Ottomans. By October 1821 the Greeks had captured Tripolitsa . There were revolts in Crete, Macedonia and Central Greece , which were suppressed. In 1822 and 1824
7656-584: Was the first recorded union of Greek states since the mythical union of the Trojan War . The second Persian invasion of Greece was decisively defeated in 480–479 BC, at Salamis and Plataea , marking the eventual withdrawal of the Persians from all their European territories. The Greek victories in the Greco-Persian Wars are a pivotal moment in history, as the 50 years of peace afterwards are known as
7744-591: Was the ninth most-visited country in the world in 2023. The native name of the country in Modern Greek is Ελλάδα ( Elláda , pronounced [eˈlaða] ). The corresponding form in Ancient Greek and conservative formal Modern Greek ( Katharevousa ) is Ἑλλάς ( Hellas , classical: [hel.lás] , modern: [eˈlas] ). This is the source of the English alternative name Hellas , which
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