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1967 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA žen v roce 1967) was hosted by Czechoslovakia from 1967. The Soviet Union, a team considered "tall, strong, fast, and highly motivated",[3] won the tournament, defeating South Korea 83-50 in the final. Korean captain Park Shin-ja was selected as the tournament's MVP, becoming the first player from a runner-up squad to ever capture the award.[2]

1967 FIBA World Championship
for Women
5th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryCzechoslovakia
Dates15–22 April
Teams11
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSouth Korea Park Shin-ja[2]
Top scorerBrazil Nilsa Gurcia[1]
(21.7 points per game)
← 1964
1971 →

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 229 122 +107 6
  Yugoslavia 3 2 1 169 184 −15 5
  United States 3 1 2 122 167 −45 4
  Australia 3 0 3 133 180 −47 3
15 April
United States   42–38   Australia
15 April
Soviet Union   83–48   Yugoslavia
16 April
Australia   58–63   Yugoslavia
16 April
United States   37–71   Soviet Union
17 April
Soviet Union   75–37   Australia
17 April
Yugoslavia   58–43   United States

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  South Korea 2 2 0 143 122 +21 4
  Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 107 106 +1 3
  Italy 2 0 2 95 117 −22 2
18 April
South Korea   76–56   Italy
20 April
Czechoslovakia   41–39   Italy

Group C edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  East Germany 3 3 0 161 152 +9 6
  Japan 3 2 1 156 146 +10 5
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 167 172 −5 4
  Brazil 3 0 3 178 192 −14 3
15 April
Brazil   63–67   Japan
15 April
Bulgaria   58–62   East Germany
16 April
Japan   35–39   East Germany
16 April
Brazil   56–65   Bulgaria
17 April
Bulgaria   44–54   Japan
17 April
East Germany   60–59   Brazil

Classification round edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Bulgaria 4 4 0 263 179 +84 8
  Brazil 4 3 1 246 217 +29 7
  Italy 4 1 3 188 224 −36 5
  Australia 4 1 3 204 234 −30 5
  United States 4 1 3 171 218 −47 5
19 April
Italy   31–63   Bulgaria
19 April
United States   44–56   Brazil
20 April
Brazil   60–50   Italy
20 April
Bulgaria   67–52   Australia
21 April
United States   45–56   Italy
21 April
Australia   58–74   Brazil
22 April
Italy   51–56   Australia
22 April
Bulgaria   68–40   United States

Final round edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Soviet Union 5 5 0 371 259 +112 10
  South Korea 5 4 1 340 339 +1 9
  Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 315 263 +52 8
  East Germany 5 2 3 277 296 −19 7
  Japan 5 1 4 250 309 −59 6
  Yugoslavia 5 0 5 269 356 −87 5
19 April
South Korea   64–59   East Germany
19 April
Yugoslavia   35–69   Czechoslovakia
19 April
Soviet Union   57–42   Japan
20 April
East Germany   58–51   Yugoslavia
20 April
Czechoslovakia   52–62   Soviet Union
20 April
Japan   60–81   South Korea
21 April
Yugoslavia   64–68   Japan
21 April
Czechoslovakia   60–54   East Germany
21 April
Soviet Union   83–50   South Korea
22 April
South Korea   78–71   Yugoslavia
22 April
East Germany   67–86   Soviet Union
22 April
Japan   45–68   Czechoslovakia

Final standings edit

# Team
  1   Soviet Union
  2   South Korea
  3   Czechoslovakia
4   East Germany
5   Japan
6   Yugoslavia
7   Bulgaria
8   Brazil
9   Italy
10   Australia
11   United States

Awards edit

 1967 World Championship winner 
 
Soviet Union
Third title

References edit

  1. ^ "1967 World Championship for Women, 15 to 22 Apr. 1967 - Prague in Czechoslovakia. Points per Game: All Rounds". FIBA Archive. FIBA. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wŏn, Hŭi-bok (2012). K-sports: A New Breed of Rising Champions. Korean Culture and Information Service. p. 24. ISBN 9788973755653.
  3. ^ Maraniss, Andrew (September 13, 2022). Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team. Penguin Young Readers. p. 57. ISBN 9780593351253.
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