EuroBasket 1981 Women

18th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	13–20 September
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (16th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)
← 1980 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. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Poland the silver medal while Czechoslovakia won the bronze.

Squads

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Semifinals Final                 September 19     Poland 72   September 20   Czechoslovakia 60   Poland 42   September 19   Soviet Union 85   Soviet Union 94     Yugoslavia 60   Third place     September 20     Czechoslovakia 76     Yugoslavia 74 0 0

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

1981 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
Soviet Union Sixteenth title

Final standings

Place	Team	PE
	Soviet Union
	Poland
	Czechoslovakia	1
4	Yugoslavia	1
5	Bulgaria
6	Netherlands
7	Italy	2
8	Romania
9	Hungary	2
10	West Germany
11	Sweden
12	Finland