The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women (Korean: 1979 FIBA 세계 여자 선수권 대회) was the eighth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by South Korea, from 29 April to 13 May 1979. The United States won the world championship for the third time.
8th FIBA World Championship for Women | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | South Korea |
Dates | 29 April – 13 May |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Official website | |
FIBA World Championship for Women | |
Venues
editCity | Venue |
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Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium |
Competing nations
editGroup A | Group B | Group C | Final round |
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Squads
editPreliminary round
editAdvanced to the final round | |
Relegated to Classification round for 8–12 |
Group A
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 157 | +87 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 177 | +70 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 196 | +20 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 285 | −177 | 3 |
(H) – host nation.
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 138 | +65 | 5 | 1–1, 1.123 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 166 | +27 | 5 | 1–1, 0.966 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 188 | +31 | 5 | 1–1, 0.924 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 250 | −123 | 3 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png)
30 April 1979 | Brazil ![]() | 98–57 | ![]() | Seoul |
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'Scoring by half: '49–27, 49–30 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
Group C
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 90 | +108 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 115 | +41 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 199 | −149 | 2 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png)
30 April 1979 | Italy ![]() | 80–36 | ![]() | Seoul |
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'Scoring by half: '33–18, 47–18 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
1 May 1979 | Italy ![]() | 76–79 | ![]() | Seoul |
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Scoring by half: 35–44, 41–35 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png)
2 May 1979 | Australia ![]() | 119–14 | ![]() | Seoul |
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'Scoring by half: '54–10, 65–4 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
Classification round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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8 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 378 | 193 | +185 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 373 | 258 | +115 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 291 | −95 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 217 | 333 | −116 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 207 | 296 | −89 | 4 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png)
6 May 1979 | Netherlands ![]() | 82–44 | ![]() | Seoul |
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'Scoring by half: '44–25, 38–19 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png)
9 May 1979 | Bolivia ![]() | 55–47 | ![]() | Seoul |
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'Scoring by half: '31–23, 26–24 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png)
10 May 1979 | Brazil ![]() | 73–82 | ![]() | Seoul |
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Scoring by half: 26–46, 47–36 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png)
12 May 1979 | Malaysia ![]() | 42–119 | ![]() | Seoul |
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Scoring by half: 24–48, 18–71 | ||||
Arena: Jangchung Gymnasium |
Final round
editThe United States qualified outright for the final round of the tournament by the virtue of silver medal finish at the 1976 Olympic Games.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 463 | 402 | +61 | 11 | 1–1,1.03 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 436 | 413 | +23 | 11 | 1–1,0.99 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 395 | 366 | +29 | 11 | 1–1,0.98 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 387 | 398 | −11 | 9 | |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 386 | 376 | +10 | 8 | |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 5 | 350 | 377 | −27 | 7 | |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | 338 | 423 | −85 | 6 |
Final standings
edit# | Team |
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5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
Awards
edit1979 World Championship winner |
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![]() United States Third title |
References
edit- Official results and squads (FIBA)
- Results (Archived 2009-05-06)
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