1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

1959 FIBA World Championship
for Women

th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation| Soviet Union
Dates| 10–18 October
Teams| 8
Venues| 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions|  Soviet Union (1st title)

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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[edit]

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### Soviet Union[edit]

* 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

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## Results[edit]

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

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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

Boxscore

Czechoslovakia | 76-61 |  Poland

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Scoring by half: 48–32, 28–29
Pts: Hubálková 29 |  | Pts: Roga 19

10 October
12:30

Boxscore

Romania | 52-41 |  North Korea

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Scoring by half: 24–18, 28–23
Pts: Romfeld 17 |  | Pts: Ok 12

10 October
19:00

Boxscore

Bulgaria | 70-41 |  Hungary

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Scoring by half: 43–18, 27–23
Pts: Vojnova 13 |  | Pts: Kovács 12

10 October
20:30

Boxscore

Yugoslavia | 42-80 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 23–35, 19–45
Pts: Krvavica 16 |  | Pts: Kostikova 24

11 October
16:00

Boxscore

Czechoslovakia | 55-38 |  Romania

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Scoring by half: 34–26, 21–12
Pts: Grubrová, Mázlová 14 |  | Pts: Rakovica 15

11 October
17:30

Boxscore

Hungary | 49-48 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 24–25, 25–23
Pts: Parti 13 |  | Pts: Radovanović 11

11 October
19:00

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Poland | 45-67 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 27–40, 18–27
Pts: Bajer 12 |  | Pts: Kostikova 19

12 October
18:00

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North Korea | 42-48 |  Bulgaria

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Scoring by half: 28–24, 14–24
Pts: Za 14 |  | Pts: Kuzova, Vojnova 17

12 October
19:30

Boxscore

Romania | 45-52 |  Poland

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Scoring by half: 30–27, 15–25
Pts: Nikolescu 17 |  | Pts: Szostak 13

12 October
21:00

Boxscore

Soviet Union | 51-29 |  Hungary

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Scoring by half: 25–15, 26–14
Pts: Maksimelianova 13 |  | Pts: Lik, Parti 5

13 October
19:00

Boxscore

Yugoslavia | 50-47 |  North Korea

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Scoring by half: 27–24, 23–23
Pts: Radovanović 24 |  | Pts: Za 13

13 October
20:30

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Bulgaria | 54-47 |  Czechoslovakia

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Scoring by half: 27–24, 27–23
Pts: Calkaskanova 16 |  | Pts: Hubálková 23

14 October
11:00

Boxscore

North Korea | 24-89 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 12–47, 12–42
Pts: Suk 8 |  | Pts: Maksimelianova 22

14 October
12:30

Boxscore

Romania | 37-64 |  Bulgaria

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Scoring by half: 15–32, 22–32
Pts: Kraus 12 |  | Pts: Vojnova 12

14 October
19:00

Boxscore

Poland | 62-40 |  Hungary

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Scoring by half: 36–19, 26–21
Pts: Roga 23 |  | Pts: PRKen 10

14 October
20:30

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Czechoslovakia | 79-43 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 45–21, 34–22
Pts: Hubálková 15 |  | Pts: Baraga, Ciprus 9

15 October
19:00

Boxscore

Yugoslavia | 40-38 |  Romania

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Scoring by half: 22–13, 18–25
Pts: Krvavica 12 |  | Pts: Kukuruz 12

15 October
20:30

Boxscore

Soviet Union | 59-46 |  Czechoslovakia

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Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–22
Pts: Maksimelianova 17 |  | Pts: Hubálková, Mázlová 10

16 October
19:00

Boxscore

Hungary | 62-57 |  North Korea

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Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–26
Pts: PRKen 14 |  | Pts: Za 18

16 October
19:00

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Bulgaria | 62-48 |  Poland

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Scoring by half: 31–20, 31–28
Pts: Vojnova 18 |  | Pts: Olesevicz 16

17 October
11:00

Boxscore

Poland | 59-38 |  North Korea

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Scoring by half: 26–14, 33–24
Pts: Roga 19 |  | Pts: Ok 12

17 October
12:30

Boxscore

Romania | 39-70 |  Soviet Union

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Scoring by half: 18–37, 21–33
Pts: Rakovica 11 |  | Pts: Smildziņa 17

17 October
17:00

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Czechoslovakia | 80-53 |  Hungary

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Scoring by half: 38–28, 42–25
Pts: Hubálková 32 |  | Pts: PRKen 12

17 October
18:30

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Bulgaria | 67-52 |  Yugoslavia

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Scoring by half: 44–26, 23–26
Pts: Borisova 17 |  | Pts: Kalušević 14

18 October
12:00

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North Korea | 50-84 |  Czechoslovakia

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Scoring by half: 22–50, 28–34
Pts: Ok, Sin 13 |  | Pts: Mázlová 19

18 October
13:30

Boxscore

Hungary | 49-63 |  Romania

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Scoring by half: 24–42, 25–21
Pts: Kalo 11 |  | Pts: Nikolescu 18

18 October
15:00

Boxscore

Yugoslavia | 42-35 |  Poland

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Scoring by half: 22–20, 20–15
Pts: Radovanović 11 |  | Pts: Olesevicz 16

18 October
16:30

Boxscore

Soviet Union | 51-38 |  Bulgaria

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Scoring by half: 21–16, 30–22
Pts: Smildziņa 26 |  | Pts: Vojnova 12

## Awards[edit]

1959 World Championship winner

Soviet Union
First title

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Soviet Union 1959 World Championship for Women". FIBA Archive. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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