1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

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1959 FIBA World Championship
for Women
th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationSoviet Union
Dates10–18 October
Teams8
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Soviet Union
(1st title)
< 1957
1964 >

The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian: 1959 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди женщин)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[]

Soviet Union[]

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14

[1]

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
 Soviet Union 7 7 0 467 263 +204 14
 Bulgaria 7 6 1 403 318 +85 13
 Czechoslovakia 7 5 2 467 358 +109 12
 Yugoslavia 7 3 4 317 395 −78 10
 Poland 7 3 4 362 370 −8 10
 Romania 7 2 5 312 371 −59 9
 Hungary 7 2 5 323 431 −108 9
 North Korea 7 0 7 299 444 −145 7
10 October
11:00
Czechoslovakia  76–61  Poland
Scoring by half: 48–32, 28–29
Pts: 29 Pts: 19
10 October
12:30
Romania  52–41  North Korea
Scoring by half: 24–18, 28–23
Pts: Romfeld 17 Pts: 12
10 October
19:00
Bulgaria  70–41  Hungary
Scoring by half: 43–18, 27–23
Pts: 13 Pts: 12
10 October
20:30
Yugoslavia  42–80  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 23–35, 19–45
Pts: 16 Pts: 24
11 October
16:00
Czechoslovakia  55–38  Romania
Scoring by half: 34–26, 21–12
Pts: , 14 Pts: Rakovica 15
11 October
17:30
Hungary  49–48  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 24–25, 25–23
Pts: 13 Pts: 11
11 October
19:00
Poland  45–67  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 27–40, 18–27
Pts: 12 Pts: 19
12 October
18:00
North Korea  42–48  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 28–24, 14–24
Pts: 14 Pts: , 17
12 October
19:30
Romania  45–52  Poland
Scoring by half: 30–27, 15–25
Pts: Nikolescu 17 Pts: 13
12 October
21:00
Soviet Union  51–29  Hungary
Scoring by half: 25–15, 26–14
Pts: 13 Pts: , 5
13 October
19:00
Yugoslavia  50–47  North Korea
Scoring by half: 27–24, 23–23
Pts: 24 Pts: 13
13 October
20:30
Bulgaria  54–47  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 27–24, 27–23
Pts: 16 Pts: 23
14 October
11:00
North Korea  24–89  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 12–47, 12–42
Pts: 8 Pts: 22
14 October
12:30
Romania  37–64  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 15–32, 22–32
Pts: Kraus 12 Pts: 12
14 October
19:00
Poland  62–40  Hungary
Scoring by half: 36–19, 26–21
Pts: 23 Pts: 10
14 October
20:30
Czechoslovakia  79–43  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45–21, 34–22
Pts: 15 Pts: , 9
15 October
19:00
Yugoslavia  40–38  Romania
Scoring by half: 22–13, 18–25
Pts: 12 Pts: Kukuruz 12
15 October
20:30
Soviet Union  59–46  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–22
Pts: 17 Pts: , 10
16 October
19:00
Hungary  62–57  North Korea
Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–26
Pts: 14 Pts: 18
16 October
19:00
Bulgaria  62–48  Poland
Scoring by half: 31–20, 31–28
Pts: 18 Pts: 16
17 October
11:00
Poland  59–38  North Korea
Scoring by half: 26–14, 33–24
Pts: 19 Pts: 12
17 October
12:30
Romania  39–70  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 18–37, 21–33
Pts: Rakovica 11 Pts: Smildziņa-Budovska 17
17 October
17:00
Czechoslovakia  80–53  Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–28, 42–25
Pts: 32 Pts: 12
17 October
18:30
Bulgaria  67–52  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 44–26, 23–26
Pts: 17 Pts: Kalušević 14
18 October
12:00
North Korea  50–84  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 22–50, 28–34
Pts: , 13 Pts: 19
18 October
13:30
Hungary  49–63  Romania
Scoring by half: 24–42, 25–21
Pts: 11 Pts: Nikolescu 18
18 October
15:00
Yugoslavia  42–35  Poland
Scoring by half: 22–20, 20–15
Pts: 11 Pts: 16
18 October
16:30
Soviet Union  51–38  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 21–16, 30–22
Pts: Smildziņa-Budovska 26 Pts: 12

Awards[]

 1959 World Championship Winner 

Soviet Union
First title

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
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