The 22nd European Basketball Championship was held in Czechoslovakia from May 26 to June 5, 1981 . Semifinal and final matches were held in the sports palace in Prague , the preliminary stage matches were hosted by Bratislava (group “A”) and Gavirzhov (group “B”). The USSR national team became the champion for the 13th time [1] .
| Eurobasket 1981 | ||
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| 22nd FIBA European Championship | ||
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| Tournament Data | ||
| Location |  Czechoslovakia( Gavirzhov , Bratislava , Prague ) | |
| the date of the | May 26 - June 5 | |
| Teams | 12 (from 33 federations) | |
| Stadiums | 3 (in 3 cities) | |
 Champion |  USSR (13th title) | |
| MVP | Valdis Walters | |
| Tournament statistics | ||
| Players | Team | |
| Glasses | ||
| Rebounds | ||
| Gears | ||
← 1979 | 1983 → | |
The formula of the tournament was changed again. 12 participating teams were divided into 2 preliminary groups, then semi-final games were held: the three best teams from each group played each other in the same round. There were no matches for the relegation : in the final, the 1st and 2nd teams met in the semifinal group tournament, in the match for bronze medals - 3rd and 4th.
Content
- 1 Stadiums
- 2 members
- 3 Preview Games
- 3.1 Group "A"
- 3.2 Group "B"
- 4 Semifinal Games
- 4.1 For 1st-6th places
- 4.2 For 7-12th places
- 5 Match for 3rd place
- 6 Final
- 7 Symbolic team
- 8 Summary table
- 9 Lineups of prize-winners
- 10 Lineups for the 1981 European Basketball Championships
- 11 Notes
- 12 Links
Stadiums
| Havirzhov | Bratislava | Prague |
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| Winter stadium Capacity 7000 | Winter stadium Capacity 10,000 | Palace of Sports Capacity 15,000 |
Members
The twelve national teams participating in the tournament were divided into 2 groups of six teams.
| Group A | Group B |
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Preliminaries
The winner of each match received two points, the loser did not receive points. The first three teams entered the final stage of the tournament, the last three teams took part in the qualification round.
| Semifinal Round |
Group A
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 452 | 362 | +90 | 10 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | four | one | 393 | 358 | +35 | 8 |
| 3 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 396 | +22 | 6 |
| four | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 402 | 409 | −7 | four |
| 3 | England | 5 | one | four | 313 | 371 | −58 | 2 |
| four | Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 356 | 438 | −82 | 0 |
| Israel | 82 - 74 | England |
| Greece | 70 - 95 | Czechoslovakia |
| Spain | 102 - 93 | France |
| Greece | 81 - 86 | France |
| Spain | 89 - 81 | Israel |
| Czechoslovakia | 71 - 62 | England |
| Greece | 62 - 64 | England |
| Czechoslovakia | 72 - 69 | Spain |
| France | 76 - 88 | Israel |
| England | 47 - 78 | Spain |
| France | 47 - 78 | Czechoslovakia |
| Greece | 71 - 82 | Israel |
| Israel | 85 - 86 | Czechoslovakia |
| Greece | 72 - 111 | Spain |
| England | 66 - 78 | France |
Group B
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | 5 | 5 | 0 | 489 | 377 | +112 | 10 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | four | one | 489 | 439 | +50 | 8 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 0 | +418 | 6 |
| four | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 429 | 429 | 0 | four |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | one | four | 334 | 395 | −61 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 346 | 458 | −112 | 0 |
| Germany | 66 - 51 | Turkey |
| the USSR | 101 - 89 | Poland |
| Yugoslavia | 99 - 88 | Italy |
| the USSR | 86 - 54 | Germany |
| Yugoslavia | 92 - 89 | Poland |
| Italy | 94 - 73 | Turkey |
| Yugoslavia | 112 - 68 | Turkey |
| Poland | 81 - 71 | Germany |
| Italy | 67 - 97 | the USSR |
| Turkey | 79 - 97 | the USSR |
| Poland | 81 - 90 | Italy |
| Yugoslavia | 98 - 86 | Germany |
| Germany | 57 - 79 | Italy |
| Turkey | 75 - 89 | Poland |
| Yugoslavia | 88 - 108 | the USSR |
Semifinal Games
For 1st-6th places
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | 5 | 5 | 0 | 537 | 424 | +113 | 10 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | four | one | 479 | 441 | +38 | 8 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 421 | 441 | −20 | four |
| four | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 425 | 445 | −20 | four |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | one | four | 440 | 481 | −41 | 2 |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | one | four | 435 | 505 | −70 | 2 |
Note: The results of personal meetings at the preliminary stage were taken into account.
| Israel | Yugoslavia | 87 - 102 |
| Spain | Italy | 87 - 86 |
| Czechoslovakia | the USSR | 84 - 110 |
| Spain | the USSR | 101 - 110 |
| Israel | Italy | 98 - 116 |
| Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia | 95 - 86 |
| the USSR | Israel | 112 - 84 |
| Italy | Czechoslovakia | 83 - 100 |
| Spain | Yugoslavia | 72 - 95 |
For 7-12 places
| A place | Team | Games | Pob | Por | Clogged | Skipped | +/- | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 453 | 386 | +67 | 10 |
| 8 | France | 5 | four | one | 407 | 379 | +28 | 8 |
| 9 | Greece | 5 | 2 | 3 | 364 | 370 | −6 | four |
| 10 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 344 | −5 | four |
| eleven | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 313 | 354 | −41 | four |
| 12 | England | 5 | one | four | 317 | 360 | −43 | 2 |
Note: The results of personal meetings at the preliminary stage were taken into account.
| Greece | Poland | 78 - 89 |
| England | Germany | 58 - 65 |
| France | Turkey | 67 - 70 |
| Turkey | Greece | 64 - 72 |
| Poland | England | 92 - 69 |
| France | Germany | 83 - 70 |
| Germany | Greece | 67 - 71 |
| England | Turkey | 60 - 63 |
| France | Poland | 93 - 102 |
3rd place match
- Spain - Czechoslovakia 90 - 101
Final
- USSR - Yugoslavia 84 - 67
| 1981 European Basketball Champion |
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| the USSR Thirteenth title |
Symbolic Team
According to the results of the tournament, the symbolic team included Valdis Valters , Anatoly Myshkin (both - the USSR ), Dragan Kichanovich ( Yugoslavia ), Stanislav Kropilak ( Czechoslovakia ) and Juan Domingo de la Cruz ( Spain ) [1] . The most useful player of the championship was named Valdis Valters, who received 91 votes of journalists, Dragan Kicanovich received 83 votes, Drazen Dalipagich (Yugoslavia) and Anatoly Myshkin - 43 votes each , Vladimir Tkachenko (USSR) - 32 votes [1] . The best in points scored on average for a game with an indicator of 23.1 was the Pole Mieczysław Mlynarski [2] .
Summary table
| A place | National team |
|---|---|
| one | the USSR |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
| four | Spain |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Israel |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Greece |
| 10 | Germany |
| eleven | Turkey |
| 12 | England |
The composition of the winning teams
USSR national team : 4. Stanislav Eremin , 5. Gennady Kapustin , 6. Sergey Tarakanov , 7. Alexander Salnikov , 8. Andrey Lopatov , 9. Nikolai Deryugin , 10. Valdis Valters , 11. Vladimir Tkachenko , 12. Anatoly Myshkin , 13. Sergey Jovaysha , 14. Alexander Belostenny , 15. Nikolay Fesenko ; coach - Alexander Gomelsky
The national team of Yugoslavia : 4. Petar Popovich , 5. Dragan Kichanovich , 6. Predrag Benachek , 7. Zeljko Pole , 8. Boban Petrovich , 9. Branko Skroce , 10. Peter Wilfan , 11. Kresimir Chosic , 12. Ratko Radovanovic , 13. Andro Knogo , 14. Drazen Dalipagic , 15. Mirza Delibasic ; coach - Bogdan Tanevich
Czechoslovakia's national team : 4. Yaroslav Skala , 5. Juraj Zhuffa , 6. Vlastimil Gavlik , 7. Peter Rainiak , 8. Stanislav Kropilak , 9. Zdenek Böhm , 10. Zdenek Kos , 11. Justin Sedlak , 12. Dominated by Klimesh , 13. Camil Brabenets , 14. Vojtech Peter , 15. Gustav Grashka ; trainer - Pavel Peter [3]
Lineups for the 1981 European Basketball Championship
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 World-class team // Basketball-82 / Compiled by Z. A. Genkin. - L .: Lenizdat , 1982. - S. 61-64.
- ↑ European Championship 1981 . Linguasport: Sport History and Statistics. Date of treatment February 9, 2013. Archived February 9, 2013.
- ↑ European Championship 1981 (National Squads ) . Linguasport: Sport History and Statistics. Date of treatment February 9, 2013. Archived February 9, 2013.
Links
- European Championship 1981 at the FIBA Archive site (English)
- European Championship 1981 at the FIBA Europe website
- 1981 European Championship at Eurobasket