EuroBasket Women 1985

EuroBasket 1985 Women
20th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates8–15 September
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (18th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1985 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1985, was the 20th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from 8 September to 15 September 1985. 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 Bulgaria 5 3 2 369 332
2 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 359 380
3 France 5 3 2 208 296
4 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 373 329
5 Romania 5 2 3 332 357
6 Netherlands 5 1 4 284 331








September 8 Yugoslavia 92–57 Romania
September 8 Bulgaria 78–58 Netherlands
September 8 Czechoslovakia 71–65 France
September 9 Romania 79–52 Czechoslovakia
September 9 France 57–39 Netherlands
September 9 Yugoslavia 67–66 Bulgaria
September 10 France 70–62 Romania
September 10 Yugoslavia 71–52 Netherlands
September 10 Bulgaria 93–89 Czechoslovakia
September 11 Netherlands 71–60 Romania
September 11 Bulgaria 60–44 France
September 11 Czechoslovakia 82–79 Yugoslavia
September 12 Romania 74–72 Bulgaria
September 12 Czechoslovakia 65–64 Netherlands
September 12 France 72–64 Yugoslavia

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA
1 Soviet Union 5 5 0 449 261
2 Hungary 5 4 1 363 297
3 Italy 5 2 3 344 293
4 Poland 5 2 3 328 328
5 Spain 5 2 3 307 386
6 Belgium 5 0 5 210 436








September 8 Hungary 78–65 Spain
September 8 Poland 84–36 Belgium
September 8 Soviet Union 75–57 Italy
September 9 Hungary 76–54 Poland
September 9 Soviet Union 95–46 Belgium
September 9 Italy 77–46 Spain
September 10 Soviet Union 87–65 Hungary
September 10 Italy 90–37 Belgium
September 10 Spain 70–65 Poland
September 11 Spain 84–51 Belgium
September 11 Soviet Union 77–51 Poland
September 11 Hungary 61–51 Italy
September 12 Soviet Union 115–42 Spain
September 12 Hungary 83–40 Belgium
September 12 Poland 74–69 Italy

Play-off stages

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 14
 
 
Bulgaria73
 
September 15
 
Hungary67
 
Bulgaria69
 
September 14
 
Soviet Union103
 
Soviet Union111
 
 
Czechoslovakia43
 
Third place
 
 
September 15
 
 
Hungary103
 
 
Czechoslovakia76



9th to 12th places
September 14 Romania 70–55 Belgium
September 14 Spain 56–44 Netherlands
5th to 8th places
September 14 Poland 59–57 France
September 14 Yugoslavia 83–71 Italy
11th place
September 15 Netherlands 70–41 Belgium
9th place
September 15 Romania 93–73 Spain
7th place
September 15 Italy 63–55 France
5th place
September 15 Yugoslavia 76–58 Poland


 1985 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion 

Soviet Union
Eighteenth title

Final standings

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