The 1981 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd
FIBA EuroBasket regional
basketball
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championship, held by
FIBA Europe
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. The competition was hosted by
Czechoslovakia
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and took place from 26 May to 5 June 1981.
Venues
Participants
Twelve national teams took part in the competition, divided in 2 six-teams groups.
First stage
The winner of each match earns two points, the loser one. The first three teams advance to the final stage, the last three team take part in the classification round.
Group A –
Bratislava
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Group B – Havířov
Places 7–12
Places 1–6 in Prague
Finals
Finals
Final standings
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Awards
Team rosters
1. Soviet Union:
Valdis Valters
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,
Anatoly Myshkin,
Vladimir Tkachenko
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Sergejus Jovaiša,
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
,
Stanislav Yeryomin
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,
Sergei Tarakanov,
Andrey Lopatov
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,
Nikolay Deryugin
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,
Aleksandr Salnikov
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Gennadi Kapustin,
Nikolai Fesenko
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(Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky)
2. Yugoslavia:
Krešimir Ćosić
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Dražen Dalipagić,
Mirza Delibašić,
Dragan Kićanović
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A 1.92m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is cons ...
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Andro Knego,
Peter Vilfan,
Predrag Benaček,
Ratko Radovanović,
Boban Petrović,
Branko Skroče,
Željko Poljak
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,
Petar Popović (Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević)
3. Czechoslovakia:
Kamil Brabenec
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,
Stanislav Kropilák
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Zdenek Kos,
Vlastimil Klimes
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,
Vojtech Petr,
Vlastimil Havlik
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,
Jaroslav Skala,
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The English equivalent of the name is George.
Notable people
* Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politicia ...
,
Peter Rajniak
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See also
*Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leaders
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Zdenek Bohm,
Justin Sedlak
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Gustav Hraska
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(Coach:
Pavel Petera)
4. Spain:
Juan Antonio Corbalán,
Juan Antonio San Epifanio
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Wayne Brabender,
Fernando Martín,
Candido "Chicho" Sibilio,
Manuel Flores,
Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal,
Rafael Rullán,
Juan Domingo de la Cruz
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Quim Costa,
Josep Maria Margall
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Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m (6'6"), he played at the small forward position.
Professional career
Margall's number 7 ...
,
Fernando Romay (Coach:
Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
References
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1981 in Czechoslovak sport
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