1959 FIBA World Championship for Women
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| th FIBA World Championship for Women | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Soviet Union |
| Dates | 10–18 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (1st title) |
The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian: Чемпионат мира по баскетболу среди женщин 1959) was the third FIBA World Championship for Women basketball championship held by FIBA. It was held in the Soviet Union between 10 October and 18 October 1959. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA, the sport's governing body. The city of Moscow hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won its first title after finishing in first place in round-robin group. The United States were the defending champions, but did not participate in the tournament.
Squads
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Soviet Union
- 3 Nina MAKSIMELIANOVA
- 4 Skaidrite SMILDZINIA-BUDOVSKA
- 5 Valentina KOSTIKOVA
- 6 Maret-Mai Otsa
- 7 Nina POZNANSKAYA
- 8 Raisa KUZNETSOVA-MIKHAILOVA
- 9 Ene Kitsing
- 10 Jurate DOKTORAITE
- 11 Nina ARCISEVSKAYA
- 12 Nina EREMINA
- 13 Galina JAROSEVSKAYA
- 14 Helena BITNERE
Results
The tournament consisted of a single round-robin group. Every team played each other once and the top team in the group was declared champion.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 467 | 263 | +204 | 14 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria | 7 | 6 | 1 | 403 | 318 | +85 | 13 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 467 | 358 | +109 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 317 | 395 | −78 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 362 | 370 | −8 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania | 7 | 2 | 5 | 312 | 371 | −59 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 7 | 2 | 5 | 323 | 431 | −108 | 9 |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 299 | 444 | −145 | 7 |
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10 October
11:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 76–61 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 48–32, 28–29 | ||
| Pts: Hubálková 29 | Pts: Roga 19 | |
10 October
12:30 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 52–41 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 24–18, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Romfeld 17 | Pts: Ok 12 | |
10 October
19:00 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 70–41 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 43–18, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Vojnova 13 | Pts: Kovács 12 | |
10 October
20:30 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 42–80 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 23–35, 19–45 | ||
| Pts: Krvavica 16 | Pts: Kostikova 24 | |
11 October
16:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 55–38 | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| Scoring by half: 34–26, 21–12 | ||
| Pts: Grubrová, Mázlová 14 | Pts: Rakovica 15 | |
11 October
17:30 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 49–48 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 24–25, 25–23 | ||
| Pts: Parti 13 | Pts: Radovanović 11 | |
11 October
19:00 |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 45–67 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 27–40, 18–27 | ||
| Pts: Bajer 12 | Pts: Kostikova 19 | |
12 October
18:00 |
| North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg | 42–48 | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 14–24 | ||
| Pts: Za 14 | Pts: Kuzova, Vojnova 17 | |
12 October
19:30 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 45–52 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 30–27, 15–25 | ||
| Pts: Nikolescu 17 | Pts: Szostak 13 | |
12 October
21:00 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 51–29 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 25–15, 26–14 | ||
| Pts: Maksimelianova 13 | Pts: Lik, Parti 5 | |
13 October
19:00 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 50–47 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–24, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Radovanović 24 | Pts: Za 13 | |
13 October
20:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 54–47 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 27–24, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Calkaskanova 16 | Pts: Hubálková 23 | |
14 October
11:00 |
| North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg | 24–89 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 12–47, 12–42 | ||
| Pts: Suk 8 | Pts: Maksimelianova 22 | |
14 October
12:30 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 37–64 | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 15–32, 22–32 | ||
| Pts: Kraus 12 | Pts: Vojnova 12 | |
14 October
19:00 |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 62–40 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 36–19, 26–21 | ||
| Pts: Roga 23 | Pts: PRKen 10 | |
14 October
20:30 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 79–43 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 45–21, 34–22 | ||
| Pts: Hubálková 15 | Pts: Baraga, Ciprus 9 | |
15 October
19:00 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 40–38 | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| Scoring by half: 22–13, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Krvavica 12 | Pts: Kukuruz 12 | |
15 October
20:30 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 59–46 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–22 | ||
| Pts: Maksimelianova 17 | Pts: Hubálková, Mázlová 10 | |
16 October
19:00 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 62–57 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–26 | ||
| Pts: PRKen 14 | Pts: Za 18 | |
16 October
19:00 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 62–48 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 31–20, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: Vojnova 18 | Pts: Olesevicz 16 | |
17 October
11:00 |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 59–38 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 26–14, 33–24 | ||
| Pts: Roga 19 | Pts: Ok 12 | |
17 October
12:30 |
| Romania File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg | 39–70 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 18–37, 21–33 | ||
| Pts: Rakovica 11 | Pts: Smildziņa 17 | |
17 October
17:00 |
| Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 80–53 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 38–28, 42–25 | ||
| Pts: Hubálková 32 | Pts: PRKen 12 | |
17 October
18:30 |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg | 67–52 | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 44–26, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Borisova 17 | Pts: Kalušević 14 | |
18 October
12:00 |
| North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg | 50–84 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 22–50, 28–34 | ||
| Pts: Ok, Sin 13 | Pts: Mázlová 19 | |
18 October
13:30 |
| Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 49–63 | File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania |
| Scoring by half: 24–42, 25–21 | ||
| Pts: Kalo 11 | Pts: Nikolescu 18 | |
18 October
15:00 |
| Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | 42–35 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Scoring by half: 22–20, 20–15 | ||
| Pts: Radovanović 11 | Pts: Olesevicz 16 | |
18 October
16:30 |
| Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 51–38 | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 21–16, 30–22 | ||
| Pts: Smildziņa 26 | Pts: Vojnova 12 | |
Awards
| 1959 World Championship winner |
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| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union First title |
References
- ↑ "Soviet Union 1959 World Championship for Women". FIBA Archive. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
