In the summer of 1985 the EuroBasket was held in Stuttgart, where the Soviet Union, after the boycott suffered a year earlier in Los Angeles, swept Czechoslovakia in the final by 120-89
EuroBasket Final 1985: Soviet Union sweeps away
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EuroBasket 1967 Final: Soviet Union beats Czechoslovakia
In 1967 the EuroBasket was held in Finland, where the Soviet Union once again proved its dominance at that time. In the final they beat Czechoslovakia, who only held out until almost the first half, then (89-77), with Volnov and Paulauskas overcoming Zidek
EuroBasket 1959 Final: Soviet Union repeats title
In 1959, the EuroBasket was held in Turkey, where the Soviet Union once again won the gold medal. There was still no final as such, although the Soviets could not be completely relaxed until the final day, when they beat France (88-72), with giant Janis Krouminch as the most outstanding
EuroBasket 1955 Final: Hungary takes its European
In 1957, the EuroBasket was held in Hungary, where the locals, to the amazement of the whole world, took the Gold. The silver went to Czechoslovakia, the bronze to the favorite to be at the top, the Soviet Union
EuroBasket 1951 Final: The Soviet Union wins with great controversy
In 1951 the EuroBasket was held in France, where the final between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia ended with a great controversy, when at the last second with a draw on the score (44-44), Butautas received a foul. Ignoring the nerves, he converted the free kick that gave the victory to the Soviets, who took 20 minutes to celebrate: there was a great commotion because one of the referees cancelled the kick and the other one gave it for good
EuroBasket 1947 Final: The Soviet Union makes its debut as champion
In 1947 the Czechoslovakia EuroBasket was held, where the locals were seen in the final with the Soviet Union, who took advantage of the union of Russians, Lithuanians, Georgians and other countries to put together a great team that was justly champion of Europe. Egypt took the Bronze
EuroBasket 1946 Final: Czechoslovakia wins after the war
A new map of Europe had emerged from World War II. Basketball was no stranger to its consequences. Seven years after 1939, the continental tournament returned without its champion, Lithuania, a country that had been absorbed by the USSR. The Czechs won the gold medal after beating Italy in the final by a tight score (34-32)