EuroBasket Women 1983

EuroBasket 1983 Women
19th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
Dates11–18 September
Teams12
Venue(s) (in Budapest, Miskolc, Zalaegerszeg host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (17th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1983 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1983, was the 19th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Hungary and took place from 11 September to 18 September 1983. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Bulgaria the silver medal while Hungary won the bronze.

Squads

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Yugoslavia 5 5 0 329 283
2 Hungary 5 4 1 390 337
3 Poland 5 3 2 384 353
4 Netherlands 5 2 3 273 300
5 Romania 5 1 4 367 369
6 Spain 5 0 5 296 397








September 11 Poland 92–59 Spain
September 11 Yugoslavia 60–50 Netherlands
September 11 Hungary 87–85 Romania
September 12 Poland 62–60 Netherlands
September 12 Yugoslavia 66–59 Romania
September 12 Hungary 94–64 Spain
September 13 Romania 83–64 Spain
September 13 Yugoslavia 68–60 Poland
September 13 Hungary 72–55 Netherlands
September 14 Netherlands 55–54 Romania
September 14 Yugoslavia 75–57 Spain
September 14 Hungary 80–73 Poland
September 15 Netherlands 53–52 Spain
September 15 Poland 97–86 Romania
September 15 Yugoslavia 60–57 Hungary

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 508 298
2 Bulgaria 5 4 1 420 418
3 Italy 5 2 3 323 348
4 Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 365 398
5 Sweden 5 1 4 364 418
6 West Germany 5 1 4 299 399








September 11 Soviet Union 105–74 Sweden
September 11 West Germany 54–50 Italy
September 11 Bulgaria 90–86 Czechoslovakia
September 12 Sweden 68–66 West Germany
September 12 Soviet Union 108–60 Bulgaria
September 12 Italy 74–68 Czechoslovakia
September 13 Bulgaria 88–62 West Germany
September 13 Italy 72–58 Sweden
September 13 Soviet Union 97–55 Czechoslovakia
September 14 Czechoslovakia 78–76 Sweden
September 14 Soviet Union 115–56 West Germany
September 14 Bulgaria 85–74 Italy
September 15 Soviet Union 83–53 Italy
September 15 Bulgaria 97–88 Sweden
September 15 Czechoslovakia 78–61 West Germany

Play-off stages

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 17
 
 
Yugoslavia62
 
September 18
 
Bulgaria72
 
Bulgaria70
 
September 17
 
Soviet Union91
 
Soviet Union103
 
 
Hungary69
 
Third place
 
 
September 18
 
 
Yugoslavia79
 
 
Hungary82



9th to 12th places
September 17 Romania 71–62 West Germany
September 17 Sweden 85–82 Spain
5th to 8th places
September 17 Czechoslovakia 69–59 Poland
September 17 Italy 60–57 Netherlands
11th place
September 18 Spain 64–63 West Germany
9th place
September 18 Romania 80–75 Sweden
7th place
September 18 Poland 82–73 Netherlands
5th place
September 18 Italy 55–54 Czechoslovakia


 1983 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Soviet Union
Seventeenth title

Final standings

Place Team PE
Soviet Union
Bulgaria 3
Hungary 6
4 Yugoslavia
5 Italy 2
6 Czechoslovakia 3
7 Poland 5
8 Netherlands 2
9 Romania 1
10 Sweden 1
11 Spain
12 West Germany 2