The 1985 European Women's Volleyball Championship took place in the Netherlands from September 29th to October 6th . The games were played in Arnhem , Beverwijk , Enschede and Leeuwarden . The Soviet Union won the title for the eleventh time and the GDR took second place.
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 Beverwijk
space
team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
3
0
9: 2
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
2
1
7: 4
3.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
1
2
5: 6
4th
Greece Greece
0
3
0: 9
Group B in Enschede
space
team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
3
0
9: 1
2.
Germany BR BR Germany
2
1
6: 5
3.
Poland Poland
1
2
5: 6
4th
France France
0
3
1: 9
September 29th
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
3: 1
GDR
Greece
3-0
30. September
Czechoslovakia
Greece
3-0
GDR
Bulgaria
3: 1
October 1
Bulgaria
Greece
3-0
GDR
Czechoslovakia
3: 1
September 29th
Soviet Union
Poland
3: 1
BR Germany
France
3: 1
30. September
Soviet Union
BR Germany
3-0
Poland
France
3-0
October 1
BR Germany
Poland
3: 1
Soviet Union
France
3-0
Group C in Leeuwarden
space
team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Netherlands Netherlands
2
1
6: 3
2.
Italy Italy
2
1
6: 7
3.
Romania 1965 Romania
1
2
6: 6
4th
Hungary 1957 Hungary
1
2
5: 7
September 29th
Romania
Netherlands
3-0
Italy
Hungary
3: 2
30. September
Netherlands
Italy
3-0
Hungary
Romania
3: 1
October 1
Italy
Romania
3: 2
Netherlands
Hungary
3-0
Final round
Gudrun Witte , Beate Bühler , Terry Place-Brandel , Karen Baumeister , Constanze Wolter , Renate Riek , Andrea Sauvigny , Ute Hankers , Gabi Lorenz , Sigrid Terstegge , Danuta Niemietz and Sabine Tóth played for the Federal Republic of Germany .
Maike Arlt , Monika Beu , Grit Jensen , Ramona Landgraf , Heike Lehmann , Ariane Radfan , Ute Oldenburg , Martina Schwarz , Heike Jensen , Kathleen Bonath , Petra Zendel and Dörte Stüdemann played for the GDR .
Final group in Arnhem
space
team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
5
0
15: 2
2.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
4th
1
12: 5
3.
Netherlands Netherlands
3
2
11: 7
4th
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
2
3
7:12
5.
Italy Italy
1
4th
4:13
6th
Germany BR BR Germany
0
5
5:15
Group 7-12 in Arnhem
space
team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Poland Poland
4th
1
12: 3
2.
France France
4th
1
12: 6
3.
Hungary 1957 Hungary
4th
1
12: 6
4th
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
2
3
9:10
5.
Romania 1965 Romania
1
4th
7:12
6th
Greece Greece
0
5
0:15
October 3
GDR
Italy
3-0
Czechoslovakia
BR Germany
3: 2
Soviet Union
Netherlands
3: 2
4th of October
GDR
BR Germany
3: 1
Soviet Union
Italy
3-0
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
3-0
5th October
Italy
BR Germany
3: 1
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
3-0
GDR
Netherlands
3-0
October 6th
Czechoslovakia
Italy
3: 1
Netherlands
BR Germany
3: 1
Soviet Union
GDR
3-0
October 3
Poland
Greece
3-0
Hungary
Bulgaria
3: 2
France
Romania
3: 2
4th of October
Hungary
Greece
3-0
France
Bulgaria
3: 1
Poland
Romania
3-0
5th October
France
Hungary
3-0
Romania
Greece
3-0
Poland
Bulgaria
3-0
October 6th
France
Greece
3-0
Bulgaria
Romania
3: 1
Hungary
Poland
3-0
Final score
qualification
The Netherlands were set as hosts. The top five teams from the 1983 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were the GDR as defending champions, the second Soviet Union , the third Hungary , the fourth Bulgaria and the Federal Republic as fifth.
Six other teams made it to the finals through qualifying tournaments that were held in May. In Group A, which played in Mulhouse , France and Italy beat Belgium , Norway and Turkey . At the Group B tournament in Viana do Castelo , Czechoslovakia and Poland prevailed against Yugoslavia , Spain , England and Portugal . Group C is qualified Romania and Greece .
Web links
European women's volleyball championships
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