The 1981 European men's volleyball championship Bulgaria from September 19-27 . Germany was represented by the Federal Republic and the GDR among the twelve participants. The games took place in Varna , Pazardzhik and Burgas . The Soviet Union became European champions for the sixth time in a row.
mode First there was a preliminary round, in which the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The two best teams in each group played in the final group "everyone against everyone" for the title. 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 Pazardzhik
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team
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N
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1.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
3
0
9: 1
2.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
2
1
6: 5
3.
France France
1
2
6: 8
4th
Germany BR BR Germany
0
3
2: 9
Group B in Burgas
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Poland Poland
3
0
9: 1
2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
2
1
7: 4
3.
Italy Italy
1
2
3: 6
4th
Spain 1977 Spain
0
3
1: 9
September 19th
GDR BR Germany
3-0
Soviet Union France
3: 1
September 20th
Soviet Union BR Germany
3-0
GDR France
3: 2
21st September
France BR Germany
3: 2
Soviet Union GDR
3-0
September 19th
Poland Spain
3-0
Czechoslovakia Italy
3-0
September 20th
Italy Spain
3-0
Poland Czechoslovakia
3: 1
21st September
Czechoslovakia Spain
3: 1
Poland Italy
3-0
Group C in Varna
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Romania 1965 Romania
3
0
9: 6
2.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
2
1
8: 5
3.
Finland Finland
1
2
5: 6
4th
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
0
3
4: 9
September 19th
Romania Finland
3: 2
Bulgaria Yugoslavia
3: 2
September 20th
Romania Yugoslavia
3: 2
Bulgaria Finland
3-0
21st September
Finland Yugoslavia
3-0
Romania Bulgaria
3: 2
Final round The GDR reached sixth place with Bernd Dankert , Joachim Hänsch , Roland Kühner , Jens Rathfelder , Gerald Zedler (all SC Dynamo Berlin), Hartmut Gommlich , René Hecht (all TSC Berlin), Steffen Bohne , Lutz Hofmann (all SC Leipzig), Peter Schulz , Diethard Uebel and Uwe Westphal (all SC Traktor Schwerin). The trainer was Lothar Schröter .
The Federal Republic of Germany took eleventh place with Burkhard Sude , Christoph Naumann , Frank Winkler , Jörg Zander , Ernst Schäfer , Gerhard Weber , Dieter Markus , Horst Rath , Jörg Brügge , Ulrich Kampa , Ralf Nitzlaff and Martin Keck .
Final group in Varna
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
5
0
15: 2
2.
Poland Poland
4th
1
12: 5
3.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
2
3
9:11
4th
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
2
3
10:13
5.
Romania 1965 Romania
2
3
8:13
6th
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
0
5
5:15
Groups 7-12 in Pazardzhik
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team
S.
N
sentences
1.
Italy Italy
5
0
15: 3
2.
France France
4th
1
12: 8
3.
Finland Finland
2
3
11:10
4th
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
2
3
6: 9
5.
Germany BR BR Germany
1
4th
8:12
6th
Spain 1977 Spain
1
4th
4:14
September 24th
Poland GDR
3-0
Bulgaria Czechoslovakia
3: 1
Soviet Union Romania
3-0
25th of September
Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
3: 2
Poland Bulgaria
3: 1
Romania GDR
3: 2
September 26th
Czechoslovakia Romania
3: 2
Bulgaria GDR
3: 1
Soviet Union Poland
3-0
September 27th
Czechoslovakia GDR
3: 2
Poland Romania
3-0
Soviet Union Bulgaria
3-0
September 24th
Italy Yugoslavia
3-0
France Spain
3: 1
Finland BR Germany
3: 1
25th of September
Spain Finland
3: 2
Italy France
3-0
Yugoslavia BR Germany
3-0
September 26th
BR Germany Spain
3-0
France Yugoslavia
3-0
Italy Finland
3: 1
September 27th
Yugoslavia Spain
3-0
Italy BR Germany
3: 2
France Finland
3: 2
Final score qualification Bulgaria was set as the host. The best five teams from the 1979 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were the Soviet Union as defending champions, the second Poland , the third Yugoslavia , the fourth France and the fifth Italy .
Sixteen teams played in three groups for six more places. The two best teams in each group qualified for the finals.
May 27th
Czechoslovakia Finland
3: 2
Netherlands Norway
3-0
28th of May
Czechoslovakia Norway
3-0
Netherlands Israel
3: 2
May 29th
Czechoslovakia Israel
3-0
Finland Norway
3-0
30th May
Czechoslovakia Netherlands
3-0
Finland Israel
3-0
31. May
Finland Netherlands
3-0
Norway Israel
3: 1
May 6th
GDR Hungary
3-0
Spain England
3-0
May 7th
Hungary England
3-0
Spain Austria
3-0
8th of May
Hungary Austria
3-0
GDR England
3-0
May 9
GDR Austria
3-0
Spain Hungary
3: 2
10th of May
England Austria
3: 1
GDR Spain
3-0
May 13th
BR Germany Turkey
3: 1
Switzerland Denmark
3: 2
Romania Greece
3: 1
May 14th
BR Germany Switzerland
3-0
Turkey Greece
3: 2
Romania Denmark
3-0
May 15
BR Germany Greece
3: 2
Turkey Denmark
3-0
Romania Switzerland
3-0
May 16
Romania Turkey
3-0
Greece Switzerland
3-0
BR Germany Denmark
3: 1
17th of May
Romania BR Germany
3: 1
Turkey Switzerland
3: 1
Greece Denmark
3-0
Web links
European women's volleyball championships
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