Renato Villalta is a former professional basketball player from Italy. He played for Virtus Bologna for 13 seasons, winning three Italian championships and two national cups. Villalta is considered one of the greatest European power forwards of all time and was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

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 their first title.