1957 FIBA World Championship for Women
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The 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women
was hosted by Brazil
on October 13–26, 1957. USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 51-48 in the final.
(8+2) (Host Country) (World Champions)
FIBA Oceania
(1)
FIBA Europe
(3)
advanced to the Final Round directly.
FIBA World Championship for Women
The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...
was hosted by Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on October 13–26, 1957. USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 51-48 in the final.
Competing nations
FIBA AmericasFIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...
(8+2) (Host Country) (World Champions)
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 21 national basketball associations in Oceania.- Top two FIBA Oceania teams :C Current zone champion- Competitions :* FIBA Oceania Championship...
(1)
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
(3)
Preliminary round
Best two teams from each group advance to the Final Round, the rest to the Classification Round to define the 8th-12th places. BrazilBrazil women's national basketball team
Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place...
advanced to the Final Round directly.
Group A
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +95 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +60 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -45 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -110 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +57 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +15 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -72 |
Group C
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +91 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +19 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -36 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -74 |
Classification Round
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | +24 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +40 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -13 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -50 |
Final round
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | +86 | |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | +73 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | +75 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -41 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -20 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -64 | |
| 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -109 |
Final standings
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