The 1983 women's volleyball championship took place in the GDR from September 17th to 25th . The games were played in Rostock , Cottbus and Schwerin . The hosts were the first German team to become European champions.
mode
The twelve participants were divided into three groups of four in the preliminary round. The group winners and runners-up were combined into one group in the final round. In the mode “everyone against everyone” they determined the tournament winner. The remaining teams played for positions seven to twelve. Results from teams that met in the preliminary round were carried over to the final round.
game schedule
Preliminary round
Group A in Schwerin
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
2
1
8: 3
2.
Germany BR BR Germany
2
1
6: 4
3.
Poland Poland
2
1
7: 6
4th
France France
0
3
1: 9
17th of September
BR Germany
Poland
3: 1
Bulgaria
France
3-0
September 18
Bulgaria
BR Germany
3-0
Poland
France
3: 1
September 19th
BR Germany
France
3-0
Poland
Bulgaria
3: 2
17th of September
Soviet Union
Romania
3: 1
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
3-0
September 18
Romania
Czechoslovakia
3-0
Soviet Union
Netherlands
3-0
September 19th
Romania
Netherlands
3: 1
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
3-0
Group C in Rostock
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
3
0
9-0
2.
Hungary 1957 Hungary
2
1
6: 3
3.
Italy Italy
1
2
3: 6
4th
Sweden Sweden
0
3
0: 9
17th of September
GDR
Italy
3-0
Hungary
Sweden
3-0
September 18
Hungary
Italy
3-0
GDR
Sweden
3-0
September 19th
GDR
Hungary
3-0
Italy
Sweden
3-0
Final round
The GDR became European champions with Maike Arlt , Grit Jensen , Ramona Landgraf , Heike Lehmann , Ariane Radfan , Silke Schott (all SC Dynamo Berlin), Monika Beu (TSC Berlin), Andrea Heim , Cathrin Heydrich , Karla Mügge , Ute Oldenburg and Martina Schwarz (all SC Traktor Schwerin) '. The trainer was Dieter Grund .
The Federal Republic of Germany took fifth place with Beate Bühler , Almut Kemperdick , Angela Liebelt , Terry Place-Brandel , Renate Riek , Regina Vossen , Gudrun Witte (all SV Lohhof), Gabi Lorenz (TG Rüsselsheim), Danuta Niemietz (TG Viktoria Augsburg) , Christa Schubert , Sigrid Terstegge (both USC Münster) and Marina Staden (VfL Oythe). The coach was Andrzej Niemczyk .
Final group in Rostock
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
5
0
15: 5
2.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
4th
1
14: 7
3.
Hungary 1957 Hungary
3
2
11: 6
4th
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
2
3
9: 9
5.
Germany BR BR Germany
1
4th
4:13
6th
Romania 1965 Romania
0
5
2:15
Groups 7–12 in Cottbus
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Italy Italy
4th
1
12: 4
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
4th
1
14: 6
3.
Poland Poland
4th
1
12: 6
4th
France France
2
3
10:11
5.
Netherlands Netherlands
1
4th
4:12
6th
Sweden Sweden
0
5
2:15
September 22
Hungary
Bulgaria
3-0
GDR
Romania
3-0
Soviet Union
BR Germany
3-0
September 23rd
Hungary
Romania
3-0
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
3: 1
GDR
BR Germany
3: 1
September 24th
BR Germany
Romania
3: 1
GDR
Bulgaria
3: 2
Soviet Union
Hungary
3: 2
25th of September
Bulgaria
Romania
3-0
Hungary
BR Germany
3-0
GDR
Soviet Union
3: 2
September 22
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
3: 1
Italy
France
3: 1
Poland
Netherlands
3-0
September 23rd
Czechoslovakia
Italy
3-0
Poland
Sweden
3-0
France
Netherlands
3: 1
September 24th
Italy
Poland
3-0
Netherlands
Sweden
3-0
Czechoslovakia
France
3: 2
25th of September
Italy
Netherlands
3-0
France
Sweden
3: 1
Poland
Czechoslovakia
3: 2
Final score
qualification
The GDR was set as the host. The top five teams from the 1981 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were Bulgaria as the defending champions, the second Soviet Union , the third Hungary , the fifth Poland and the sixth Czechoslovakia .
Six other teams reached the finals through qualifying tournaments held in April and May. In Group A, the Federal Republic and the Netherlands prevailed against Finland , Norway and Belgium . In Group B, which played in Vienna , Italy and France were successful against Yugoslavia , Austria and Switzerland . Group C is qualified Romania and Sweden .
Web links
European women's volleyball championships
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