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1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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1981 EuroBasket Under-16
6th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates18–28 August 1981
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
1979
1983

The 1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1981 European Championship for Cadets) was the 6th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Thessaloniki and Katerini, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won the trophy for the third time and became the most winning country in the tournament.

Teams

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Preliminary round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Italy 5 5 0 482 332 10
 West Germany 5 4 1 310 290 9
 Greece 5 3 2 346 345 8
 Turkey 5 2 3 357 381 7
 Poland 5 1 4 320 403 6
 Sweden 5 0 5 350 414 5

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 463 270 10
 Finland 5 3 2 388 415 8
 Israel 5 3 2 399 463 8
 Yugoslavia 5 2 3 497 471 7
 France 5 1 4 348 440 6
 Spain 5 1 4 403 439 6

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Poland65
 
 
 
 Spain93
 
 Spain96
 
 
 
 France63
 
 Sweden71
 
 
 France97
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Poland88
 
 
 Sweden85

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Turkey100
 
 
 
 Israel99
 
 Turkey80
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia97
 
 Yugoslavia125
 
 
 Greece76
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Israel83
 
 
 Greece96

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Soviet Union90
 
 
 
 West Germany57
 
 Soviet Union72
 
 
 
 Italy57
 
 Italy104
 
 
 Finland65
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 West Germany78
 
 
 Finland64


 1981 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

Soviet Union
Third title

Final standings

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Rank Team
 Soviet Union
 Italy
 West Germany
4th  Finland
5th  Yugoslavia
6th  Turkey
7th  Greece
8th  Israel
9th  Spain
10th  France
11th  Poland
12th  Sweden

References

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