2002 FIBA World Championship for Women
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The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women
was hosted by China
from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA) and the Chinese federation. The USA
won the tournament, defeating Russia 79-74 for the gold medal.
, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments:
September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002
September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002
September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002
September 14, 2002
September 15, 2002
September 16, 2002
September 18, 2002
September 19, 2002
September 20, 2002
September 18, 2002
September 19, 2002
September 20, 2002
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 China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
(FIBA) and the Chinese federation. The USA
United States women's national basketball team
The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....
won the tournament, defeating Russia 79-74 for the gold medal.
Venues
| City | Venue |
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| Wuzhong | |
| Taicang Taicang Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is approximately to the northwest of Shanghai, and to the east of Suzhou. It is a county level city under jurisdiction of Suzhou prefecture level city. In 2008, the registered population was at 466,300, and total GDP... |
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| Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,300,000, with around 2000000residents of the city proper .... |
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| Changshu Changshu Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and is located in the south-eastern part of eastern-China’s Jiangsu Province as well as the Yangtze River Delta... |
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| Suzhou Suzhou Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part... |
Suzhou Sports Center Suzhou Sports Center Suzhou Sports Center is a multi-use stadium in Suzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people.-Footnotes:... |
| Changzhou Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, Jinling, and Wujin. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the... |
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| Huai'an Huai'an Huai'an , known as Huaiyin before 2001, is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu province of Eastern China. It borders Suqian to the northwest, Lianyungang to the north, Yancheng to the east, Yangzhou to the southeast, and the province of Anhui to the southwest.The municipality has 4,799,889... |
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| Zhenjiang Zhenjiang Zhenjiang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Jiangsu province in the eastern People's Republic of China . Sitting on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Changzhou to the east, and Yangzhou across the river to the north.Once... |
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| Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
Wutaishan Gymnasium Wutaishan Gymnasium The Wutaishan Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Nanjing, China. The arena is used mainly for indoor sports such as basketball, and it hosted the final round of the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women. The facility has a capacity of 10,000 people.... |
Competing nations
Except China, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic championBasketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
Group A
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | | PF | | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 164 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 191 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 247 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 272 |
September 14, 2002
| 65–74 | Wuzhong | ||
| 73–58 |
September 15, 2002
| 53–85 | Wuzhong | ||
| 100–63 |
September 16, 2002
| 98–53 | |||
| 55–97 | Wuzhong |
Group B
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | | PF | | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 200 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 213 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 224 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 268 |
September 14, 2002
| 85–73 | Taicang Taicang Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is approximately to the northwest of Shanghai, and to the east of Suzhou. It is a county level city under jurisdiction of Suzhou prefecture level city. In 2008, the registered population was at 466,300, and total GDP... |
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| 94–66 |
September 15, 2002
| 72–65 | Taicang Taicang Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is approximately to the northwest of Shanghai, and to the east of Suzhou. It is a county level city under jurisdiction of Suzhou prefecture level city. In 2008, the registered population was at 466,300, and total GDP... |
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| 52–93 |
September 16, 2002
| 63–81 | |||
| 86–75 | Taicang Taicang Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is approximately to the northwest of Shanghai, and to the east of Suzhou. It is a county level city under jurisdiction of Suzhou prefecture level city. In 2008, the registered population was at 466,300, and total GDP... |
Group C
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | | PF | | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 142 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 196 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 282 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 255 |
September 14, 2002
| 92–80 | Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,300,000, with around 2000000residents of the city proper .... |
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| 89–55 |
September 15, 2002
| 97–61 | Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,300,000, with around 2000000residents of the city proper .... |
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| 39–80 |
September 16, 2002
| 46–83 | |||
| 105–48 | Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,300,000, with around 2000000residents of the city proper .... |
Group D
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | | PF | | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 176 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 231 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 235 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 345 |
September 14, 2002
| 124–70 | Changshu Changshu Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and is located in the south-eastern part of eastern-China’s Jiangsu Province as well as the Yangtze River Delta... |
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| 92–61 |
September 15, 2002
| 71–78 | Changshu Changshu Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and is located in the south-eastern part of eastern-China’s Jiangsu Province as well as the Yangtze River Delta... |
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| 35–131 |
September 16, 2002
| 65–90 | |||
| 90–80 | Changshu Changshu Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and is located in the south-eastern part of eastern-China’s Jiangsu Province as well as the Yangtze River Delta... |
Group E
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | | PF | | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 492 | 176 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 524 | 231 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 472 | 235 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 473 | 345 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 466 | 235 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 352 | 345 |
September 18, 2002
| 82–93 | Suzhou Suzhou Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part... |
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| 85–39 | |||
| 72–59 |
September 19, 2002
| 76–83 | Suzhou Suzhou Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part... |
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| 78–68 | |||
| 101–72 |
September 20, 2002
| 67–81 | |||
| 75–74 | Suzhou Suzhou Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part... |
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| 102–55 |
Group F
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | | PF | | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 553 | 307 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 482 | 368 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 511 | 414 | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 458 | 484 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 397 | 489 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 392 | 466 |
September 18, 2002
| 47–92 | Changzhou Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, Jinling, and Wujin. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the... |
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| 44–87 | |||
| 71–63 |
September 19, 2002
| 91–53 | Changzhou Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, Jinling, and Wujin. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the... |
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| 63–60 | |||
| 74–59 |
September 20, 2002
| 76–70 | |||
| 66–81 | Changzhou Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, Jinling, and Wujin. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the... |
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| 68–101 |
Championship bracket
5th through 8th place
9th through 12th place
13th through 16th place
Awards
| Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Player In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests... |
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 Lisa LeslieLisa Leslie Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood is a former American professional women's basketball player in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner... |
Final standings
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