In the summer of 1990, the World Cup was held in Argentina, where Yugoslavia won the Gold medal by defeating the Soviet Union by a clear 92-75 in the final. At that time the Yugoslavs were by far the best team in the world
In the summer of 1988, the Olympic Games were held in Seoul, where Gold was won by the Soviet Union after defeating Yugoslavia in the final by 76-63, in a game dominated by Sabonis and Marciulionis
In the summer of 1987 the EuroBasket was held in Athens, where the Greek ords led by the Greek god Nikos Gallis won the gold medal beating in the final to the power of the moment, the Soviet Union by 103-101 with extra time included in one of the most historic games of basketball
In 1.986 the World-wide celebrated in Spain was disputed, in its decisive phase results in Madrid. The great final was disputed by the two world powers of the moment, the United States and the Soviet Union, with victory for the North Americans by 87-85
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
In 1982 the World Cup was held in Colombia, disputing the decisive phase in Cali, and the Soviet Union was finally crowned champion after beating the United States in the final by a tight 95-94
The 1981 EuroBasket was held in Czechoslovakia, where the Gold went to the Soviet Union after defeating Yugoslavia 84-67 in the final
The Eurobasket was held in Italy in 1979, with the Grand Final in Turin. After two phases, the medals were played between the Soviet Union and Israel for Gold, and Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia for Bronze. In the final we didn’t have much of a match (98-76), where Israel seemed to be aware of their inferiority against the Soviets and very happy for their silver, and without the possibility of being able to stop Belov, Tarakanov and Tkatchenko
In 1978 the World Cup was held in the Philippines, with the tournament taking place in Manila. After passing the previous stages, the medals were played between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union for Gold, and Brazil and Italy for Bronze. Both matches were decided by a point. In the final the plavi won by (82-81), led by a Dalipagic chosen as the MVP of the tournament
In 1977 the EuroBasket was held in Belgium, with the Grand Final in Liege. After the preliminary stages, medals were played between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union for Gold, and Czechoslovakia and Italy for Bronze. In the final, the Balkans won (74-61) thanks to the offensive inspiration of Dalipagic (19 points) and Kicanovic (16 points)
In 1975 the EuroBasket was held in Yugoslavia, with the grand final being held in Belgrade. After passing the previous rounds, the fight for the medals was, for Gold, between the local Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, and for Bronze, between Italy and Bulgaria. The final was won by the Yugoslavs by a tight score (90-84), with Kikanovic (22 points) and Belov (29 points) as the best players on each side
