Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Girka ta kuma lashe lambar azurfa guda ɗaya (1989) da tagulla biyu (1949, 2009) a EuroBasket, bayan da ta rasa lambar yabo a lokuta da yawa a duniya da kuma gasa ta nahiyar (wuri na 4 a gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIBA ta 1994 da 1998, wuri na 4 a 1993, 1995, 1997 da 2007 EuroBasket), da kuma kammala a matsayi na biyar a cikin wasannin Olympics uku na baya-bayan nan (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004,
Beijing 2008). Tsakanin 1990 da 1997, bayan nasarorin da suka samu a EuroBasket, Helenawa sun halarci dukkan manyan wasannin kasa da kasa sai guda daya, tare da mafi ƙarancin matsayi a matsayi na shida a gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIBA ta 1990.