FIBA World Championship for Women
Encyclopedia
The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world basketball
tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It is held on the same cycle and in the same year as the FIBA World Championship for Men
, but in a different country.
(FIBA). It began in 1953
, three years after the first men's event, and was first held in Chile
. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship, and did not establish a consistent quadrennial cycle until 1967
. After the 1983
event, FIBA changed the scheduling so that the women's tournament would be held in even-numbered non-Olympic
years, a change that had come to the men's tournament in 1970
.
For 2006, the number of participating teams will remain at 16, unlike the men's event, which has been expanded to 24.
Only four teams have won titles in the history of the World Championship for Women. The United States
has won eight titles, including five of the last seven. The Soviet Union
won six titles, including five in a row from 1959
to 1975
. The only other countries to win have been Brazil
in 1994
and Australia
in 2006
.
Note: From 1953 through 1979 the medalists were decided in a league format instead of in a knockout tournament.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It is held on the same cycle and in the same year as the FIBA World Championship for Men
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
, but in a different country.
History
Like the men's event, the Women’s World Championship was created by the International Basketball FederationInternational 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). It began in 1953
1953 FIBA World Championship for Women
- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
, three years after the first men's event, and was first held in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship, and did not establish a consistent quadrennial cycle until 1967
1967 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Czechoslovakia from 1967. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Korea 83-50 in the final.- Final standings :-References:*...
. After the 1983
1983 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
event, FIBA changed the scheduling so that the women's tournament would be held in even-numbered non-Olympic
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
years, a change that had come to the men's tournament in 1970
1970 FIBA World Championship
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Yugoslavia at Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from May 10 to 24 , 1970...
.
For 2006, the number of participating teams will remain at 16, unlike the men's event, which has been expanded to 24.
Only four teams have won titles in the history of the World Championship for Women. The United States
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....
has won eight titles, including five of the last seven. The Soviet Union
Soviet Union women's national basketball team
The Soviet Union women's national basketball team was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions...
won six titles, including five in a row from 1959
1959 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the USSR from 1959. The Soviet Union won the tournament.-Results:Every squad played against each other once, determining the final standings.-References:**...
to 1975
1975 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Colombia from 1975. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Japan 106-75 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
. The only other countries to win have been Brazil
Brazil 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...
in 1994
1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 2 June to 12 June, 1994. Brazil won the tournament, defeating China 96-87 in the final.- Competing nations :-Final standings:-References:...
and Australia
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
in 2006
2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation....
.
Summaries
| Year | Host (final location) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1953 Details 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women - Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
 Chile (SantiagoSantiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... ) |
49–36 | 49–37 | ||||
| 1957 Details 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women 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.-Competing nations:FIBA Americas FIBA Oceania... |
 Brazil (Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... ) |
51–48 | 83–70 | ||||
| 1959 Details 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the USSR from 1959. The Soviet Union won the tournament.-Results:Every squad played against each other once, determining the final standings.-References:**... |
 Soviet Union (MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... ) |
51–38 | 79–43 | ||||
| 1964 Details 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted in Peru from 1964. The Soviet Union won the tournament.- Final standings :-References:*... |
 Peru |
70–35 | 46–42 | ||||
| 1967 Details 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Czechoslovakia from 1967. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Korea 83-50 in the final.- Final standings :-References:*... |
 Czechoslovakia |
83–50 | 60–54 | ||||
| 1971 Details 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1971. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Czechoslovakia 88-69 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
 Brazil |
88–69 | 70–63 | ||||
| 1975 Details 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Colombia from 1975. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Japan 106-75 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
 Colombia |
106–75 | 55–45 | ||||
| 1979 Details 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
 South Korea (SeoulSeoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... ) |
94–82 | 66–57 | ||||
| 1983 Details 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
Brazil |
84–82 | 71–63 | ||||
| 1986 Details 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Soviet Union from 1986. USA won the tournament, defeating Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.-Venues:*Olympic Stadium *Minsk Sports Palace -Final four:-Final standings:... |
 Soviet Union |
108–88 | 64–59 | ||||
| 1990 Details 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1990 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women was held in four cities in Malaysia , from July 17 to July 22, 1990. The USA won the tournament before Yugoslavia and Cuba.-Final ranking:-References:* *... |
 Malaysia |
88–78 | 83–61 | ||||
| 1994 Details 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 2 June to 12 June, 1994. Brazil won the tournament, defeating China 96-87 in the final.- Competing nations :-Final standings:-References:... |
 Australia |
96–87 | 100–95 | ||||
| 1998 Details 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.-Final standings:-References:*... |
 Germany |
71–65 | 72–67 | ||||
| 2002 Details 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women 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 and the Chinese federation... |
 Mainland China |
79–74 | 91–63 | ||||
| 2006 Details 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation.... |
 Brazil |
91–74 | 99–59 | ||||
| 2010 Details 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games... |
 Czech Republic |
89–69 | 77–68 | ||||
| 2014 Details 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 17th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, will be held in Turkey.-References:... |
 Turkey |
||||||
Note: From 1953 through 1979 the medalists were decided in a league format instead of in a knockout tournament.
Successful national teams
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation details
| Team | 1953 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women - Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
1957 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women 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.-Competing nations:FIBA Americas FIBA Oceania... |
1959 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the USSR from 1959. The Soviet Union won the tournament.-Results:Every squad played against each other once, determining the final standings.-References:**... |
1964 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted in Peru from 1964. The Soviet Union won the tournament.- Final standings :-References:*... |
1967 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Czechoslovakia from 1967. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Korea 83-50 in the final.- Final standings :-References:*... |
1971 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1971. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Czechoslovakia 88-69 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
1975 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Colombia from 1975. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Japan 106-75 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
1979 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
1983 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*... |
1986 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Soviet Union from 1986. USA won the tournament, defeating Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.-Venues:*Olympic Stadium *Minsk Sports Palace -Final four:-Final standings:... |
1990 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1990 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women was held in four cities in Malaysia , from July 17 to July 22, 1990. The USA won the tournament before Yugoslavia and Cuba.-Final ranking:-References:* *... |
1994 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 2 June to 12 June, 1994. Brazil won the tournament, defeating China 96-87 in the final.- Competing nations :-Final standings:-References:... |
1998 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.-Final standings:-References:*... |
2002 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women 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 and the Chinese federation... |
2006 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation.... |
2010 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games... |
Total |
| 6th | 9th | - | 13th | - | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 10th | 9th | 14th | 8 | |
| - | 10th | - | - | 10th | 9th | 10th | 4th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 13 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 4th | 4th | - | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 12th | 9th | 5th | 11th | 10th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 4th | 9th | 15 | |
| - | - | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | - | - | - | 6th | 7th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 11th | 3rd | 9th | 3rd - | 7th | 7th | - | - | 10th | 12th | 9 | |
| 2nd | 7th | - | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 12th | 6th | 12th | 13th | 8 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | 14th | - | 14th | 14th | - | 4 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 10th | 12th | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | 10th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 9th | 11th | - | 10 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 2nd | 2 | |
| - | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | - | - | 4th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | 15th | - | 16th | - | - | - | 3 | |
| - | - | - | - | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 3rd | - | - | 10th | - | 6th | - | 7th | - | - | - | 9th | - | 8th | 5th | 6th | 8 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 1 | |
| - | 5th | 7th | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | 8th | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | 5 | |
| - | - | - | - | 9th | - | 4th | 5th | - | - | 13th | 11th | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| - | - | - | 9th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 12th | - | 12th | 12th | 9th | 13th | - | 10th | 11 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 4th | 13th | 8th | 13 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 11th | 6th | - | 3 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | - | - | 16th | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 1 | |
| 8th | 8th | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | 1 | |
| 5th | 6th | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 7th | 11th | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 4 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 12th | - | - | 14th | - | 14th | 15th | 15th | 16th | 7 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 8th | - | - | - | 2 | |
| - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 2nd | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 5 | |
| 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | 1 | |
| 1st | 1st | - | 4th | 11th | 8th | 8th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 15 | |
| - | - | 4th | 6th | 6th | - | - | - | 8th | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
See also
- FIBA World Championship for MenFIBA World ChampionshipThe FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
- Netball World ChampionshipsNetball World ChampionshipsThe World Netball Championships is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australian national netball team and the New...