1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

December 2023 Europe U-16 1981 Greece 18–28 August 1981 12 1 2 Soviet Union 3 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 16 FIN 16 FRA 16 GRE 16 ISR 16 ITA 16 POL 16 URS 16 ESP 1977 16 SWE 16 TUR 16 FRG 16 YUG Preliminary round 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 TeamPldWLPFPAPts16 ITA5504823321016 FRG541310290916 GRE532346345816 TUR523357381716 POL514320403616 SWE5053504145 Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts16 URS5504632701016 FIN532388415816 ISR532399463816 YUG523497471716 FRA514348440616 ESP 19775144034396 Knockout stage 9th–12th playoffs Playoffs Ninth place Eleventh place 16 POL 65 16 ESP 1977 93 16 SWE 71 16 FRA 97 16 ESP 1977 96 16 FRA 63 16 POL 88 16 SWE 85 5th–8th playoffs Playoffs Fifth place Seventh place 16 TUR 100 16 ISR 99 16 YUG 125 16 GRE 76 16 TUR 80 16 YUG 97 16 ISR 83 16 GRE 96 Championship Semifinals Final Third place 16 URS 90 16 FRG 57 16 ITA 104 16 FIN 65 16 URS 72 16 ITA 57 16 FRG 78 16 FIN 64 bku 16 1981 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship Soviet Union Third Final standings Rank TeamImage:Gold medal icon.svg16 URSImage:Silver medal icon.svg16 ITAImage:Bronze medal icon.svg16 FRG4th16 FIN5th16 YUG6th16 TUR7th16 GRE8th16 ISR9th16 ESP 197710th16 FRA11th16 POL12th16 SWE References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive 1981 Category:1981–82 in European basketball Category:1981 in Greek sport Category:International youth basketball competitions hosted by Greece Category:August 1981 sports events in Europe