FIBA EuroBasket 1983 | |||||||
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23rd FIBA European Basketball Championship | |||||||
Tournament details | |||||||
Host nation | France | ||||||
Dates | 25 May – 4 June | ||||||
Teams | 12 (from 33 federations) | ||||||
Venues | 3 Caen, Limoges, Nantes (in 3 host cities) | ||||||
Champions | Italy (1st title) | ||||||
MVP | Juan Antonio Corbalán | ||||||
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The 1983 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1983, was the 23rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 26 May to 4 June 1983 in France. Italy defeated Spain in the final to win its first title.
A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top eight teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament.