EuroBasket Women 1989

EuroBasket 1989 Women

22nd FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Dates	13–19 June
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (20th title)
Official website
Official website (archive)

The 1989 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1989, was the 22nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Bulgaria and took place from 13 June to 19 June 1989. Soviet Union won the gold medal and Czechoslovakia the silver medal while Bulgaria won the bronze.

Qualification

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Italy 5 ? ? ? ? 2 Netherlands 5 4 1 310 266 3 Romania 5 ? ? ? ? 4 Israel 5 ? ? ? ? 5 Sweden 5 1 4 303 333 6 Poland 5 ? ? ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

May 11, 1988 Netherlands 58–52 Poland May 11, 1988 Romania 59–54 Israel May 11, 1988 Italy 84–61 Sweden May 12, 1988 Netherlands 63–59 Romania May 12, 1988 Sweden 81–66 Poland May 12, 1988 Italy ?–? Israel May 13, 1988 Romania ?–? Poland May 13, 1988 Israel 69–58 Sweden May 13, 1988 Italy 58–49 Netherlands May 14, 1988 Italy ?–? Romania May 14, 1988 Netherlands 58–44 Sweden May 14, 1988 Israel ?–? Poland May 15, 1988 Italy ?–? Poland May 15, 1988 Netherlands 82–53 Israel May 15, 1988 Romania 56–49 Sweden

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 377 213 2 France 5 3 2 306 269 3 Spain 5 3 2 288 301 4 West Germany 5 2 3 384 381 5 Finland 5 2 3 372 389 6 England 5 0 5 209 383 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

May 11, 1988 France 77–76 Spain May 11, 1988 Finland 81–59 England May 11, 1988 Czechoslovakia 91–71 West Germany May 12, 1988 Spain 104–68 England May 12, 1988 West Germany 91–79 Finland May 12, 1988 Czechoslovakia 77–62 France May 13, 1988 Spain 76–70 West Germany May 13, 1988 Czechoslovakia 87–62 Finland May 13, 1988 France 87–61 England May 14, 1988 Czechoslovakia 76–54 Spain May 14, 1988 Finland 72–70 France May 14, 1988 West Germany 92–63 England May 15, 1988 Spain 82–78 Finland May 15, 1988 Czechoslovakia 123–26 England May 15, 1988 France 72–60 West Germany

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket Women 1989 squads

First stage

Group A

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Soviet Union 3 3 0 216 179 2 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 210 189 3 Italy 3 1 2 166 198 4 Netherlands 3 0 3 168 194

June 13, 1989 Italy 67–52 Netherlands June 13, 1989 Soviet Union 78–75 Czechoslovakia June 14, 1989 Czechoslovakia 68–60 Netherlands June 14, 1989 Soviet Union 79–48 Italy June 15, 1989 Soviet Union 59–56 Netherlands June 15, 1989 Czechoslovakia 67–51 Italy

Group B

Pl Team Pld W L PF PA 1 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 236 183 2 Bulgaria 3 2 1 251 210 3 France 3 1 2 181 234 4 Hungary 3 0 3 192 233

June 13, 1989 Yugoslavia 76–52 Hungary June 13, 1989 Bulgaria 90–54 France June 14, 1989 Yugoslavia 81–62 France June 14, 1989 Bulgaria 92–77 Hungary June 15, 1989 France 65–63 Hungary June 15, 1989 Yugoslavia 79–69 Bulgaria

Play-off stages

Semifinals Final                 June 17     Soviet Union 90   June 18   Bulgaria 71   Soviet Union 64   June 17   Czechoslovakia 61   Yugoslavia 62     Czechoslovakia 76   Third place     June 18     Bulgaria 79     Yugoslavia 69

5th to 8th places June 17 Netherlands 55–45 France June 17 Italy 77–62 Hungary 7th place June 18 Hungary 84–66 France 5th place June 18 Italy 51–42 Netherlands

1989 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Twentieth title

Final standings

Place	Team	PE
File:Gold medal icon.svg	Soviet Union	Same position
File:Silver medal icon.svg	Czechoslovakia	Rise2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg	Bulgaria	Rise6
4	Yugoslavia	Fall2
5	Italy	Same position
6	Netherlands	New entry
7	Hungary	Fall4
8	France	Same position

External links

• FIBA Europe profile
• Todor66 profile