EuroBasket Women 1981 explained

Gender:	women
Continent:	Europe
Year:	1981
Host:	Italy
Dates:	13–20 September
Teams:	12
Champions:	URS
Title Number:	16
Website:	Official website (archive)
Prevseason:	1980
Nextseason:	1983

The 1981 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1981, was the 18th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from 13 September to 20 September 1981. won the gold medal and the silver medal while won the bronze.

Squads

See main article: EuroBasket Women 1981 squads.

First stage

Group A

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1	Poland	5	4	1	361	282
2	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	329	303
3	Netherlands	5	3	2	280	307
4	Italy	5	2	3	313	305
5	West Germany	5	2	3	282	317
6	Finland	5	1	4	302	353

September 13	Italy	73–47	Finland
September 13	West Germany	71–67	Poland
September 13	Yugoslavia	63–43	Netherlands
September 14	Netherlands	60–59	Italy
September 14	Finland	55–50	West Germany
September 14	Poland	59–56	Yugoslavia
September 15	Netherlands	76–46	West Germany
September 15	Poland	82–65	Finland
September 15	Yugoslavia	68–67	Italy
September 16	Yugoslavia	82–72	Finland
September 16	Italy	59–53	West Germany
September 16	Poland	76–35	Netherlands
September 17	West Germany	62–60	Yugoslavia
September 17	Netherlands	66–63	Finland
September 17	Poland	77–55	Italy

Group B

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1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	489	304
2	Czechoslovakia	5	3	2	355	337
3	Bulgaria	5	3	2	354	368
4	Romania	5	2	3	281	348
5	Hungary	5	2	3	335	352
6	Sweden	5	0	5	284	389

September 13	Czechoslovakia	83–49	Sweden
September 13	Romania	64–73	Bulgaria
September 13	Soviet Union	94–68	Hungary
September 14	Bulgaria	66–50	Sweden
September 14	Soviet Union	90–40	Romania
September 14	Hungary	67–66	Czechoslovakia
September 15	Bulgaria	71–63	Hungary
September 15	Romania	63–62	Sweden
September 15	Soviet Union	99–58	Czechoslovakia
September 16	Romania	58–55	Hungary
September 16	Soviet Union	95–60	Sweden
September 16	Czechoslovakia	80–66	Bulgaria
September 17	Hungary	82–63	Sweden
September 17	Soviet Union	111–78	Bulgaria
September 17	Czechoslovakia	68–56	Romania

Play-off stages

9th to 12th places
September 19	West Germany	69–67	Sweden
September 19	Hungary	92–46	Finland
5th to 8th places
September 19	Netherlands	56–51	Romania
September 19	Bulgaria	82–66	Italy
11th place
September 20	Sweden	70–68	Finland
9th place
September 20	Hungary	76–46	West Germany
7th place
September 20	Italy	72–66	Romania
5th place
September 20	Bulgaria	80–65	Netherlands

Final standings

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