1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

1959 FIBA World Championship
for Women
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	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

Soviet Union

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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: Hubálková 29		Pts: Roga 19

Romania	52–41	North Korea
Scoring by half: 24–18, 28–23
Pts: Romfeld 17		Pts: Ok 12

Bulgaria	70–41	Hungary
Scoring by half: 43–18, 27–23
Pts: Vojnova 13		Pts: Kovács 12

Yugoslavia	42–80	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 23–35, 19–45
Pts: Krvavica 16		Pts: Kostikova 24

Czechoslovakia	55–38	Romania
Scoring by half: 34–26, 21–12
Pts: Grubrová, Mázlová 14		Pts: Rakovica 15

Hungary	49–48	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 24–25, 25–23
Pts: Parti 13		Pts: Radovanović 11

Poland	45–67	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 27–40, 18–27
Pts: Bajer 12		Pts: Kostikova 19

North Korea	42–48	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 28–24, 14–24
Pts: Za 14		Pts: Kuzova, Vojnova 17

Romania	45–52	Poland
Scoring by half: 30–27, 15–25
Pts: Nikolescu 17		Pts: Szostak 13

Soviet Union	51–29	Hungary
Scoring by half: 25–15, 26–14
Pts: Maksimelianova 13		Pts: Lik, Parti 5

Yugoslavia	50–47	North Korea
Scoring by half: 27–24, 23–23
Pts: Radovanović 24		Pts: Za 13

Bulgaria	54–47	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 27–24, 27–23
Pts: Calkaskanova 16		Pts: Hubálková 23

North Korea	24–89	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 12–47, 12–42
Pts: Suk 8		Pts: Maksimelianova 22

Romania	37–64	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 15–32, 22–32
Pts: Kraus 12		Pts: Vojnova 12

Poland	62–40	Hungary
Scoring by half: 36–19, 26–21
Pts: Roga 23		Pts: PRKen 10

Czechoslovakia	79–43	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45–21, 34–22
Pts: Hubálková 15		Pts: Baraga, Ciprus 9

Yugoslavia	40–38	Romania
Scoring by half: 22–13, 18–25
Pts: Krvavica 12		Pts: Kukuruz 12

Soviet Union	59–46	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–22
Pts: Maksimelianova 17		Pts: Hubálková, Mázlová 10

Hungary	62–57	North Korea
Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–26
Pts: PRKen 14		Pts: Za 18

Bulgaria	62–48	Poland
Scoring by half: 31–20, 31–28
Pts: Vojnova 18		Pts: Olesevicz 16

1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

Squads

Soviet Union

Results

Awards

References

Poland	59–38	North Korea
Scoring by half: 26–14, 33–24
Pts: Roga 19		Pts: Ok 12

Romania	39–70	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 18–37, 21–33
Pts: Rakovica 11		Pts: Smildziņa 17

Czechoslovakia	80–53	Hungary
Scoring by half: 38–28, 42–25
Pts: Hubálková 32		Pts: PRKen 12

Bulgaria	67–52	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 44–26, 23–26
Pts: Borisova 17		Pts: Kalušević 14

North Korea	50–84	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 22–50, 28–34
Pts: Ok, Sin 13		Pts: Mázlová 19

Hungary	49–63	Romania
Scoring by half: 24–42, 25–21
Pts: Kalo 11		Pts: Nikolescu 18

Yugoslavia	42–35	Poland
Scoring by half: 22–20, 20–15
Pts: Radovanović 11		Pts: Olesevicz 16

Soviet Union	51–38	Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 21–16, 30–22
Pts: Smildziņa 26		Pts: Vojnova 12