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The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...
The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ...
A parallel event for women's teams, the FIBA World Championship for Women, is also held quadrennially, in the same year as the men's event but in a different country. The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world basketball tournament for womens national teams held quadrennially. ...
The champion team wins the Naismith Trophy, which was first awarded in the 1967 tournament.
The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the FIFA World Cup; both of these international competitions have been played in the same year since 1970. The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...
 Map of countries' best results Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1427x628, 40 KB) Summary Countries that qualified at the FIBA World Championship Inset shows defunct national teams (West Germany, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union). ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1427x628, 40 KB) Summary Countries that qualified at the FIBA World Championship Inset shows defunct national teams (West Germany, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union). ...
Tournaments
From 1950 until 1974, each of the eight final teams would play all seven of the other teams once each and the team with the best record would win the gold madal, the second the silver and the third the bronze. Ties were broken on the basis of the results of games between (among) tied teams.
Starting at the 1978 tournament, the top teams played in a single-elimination tournament to determine the gold medallists. Classification games are held for eliminated teams.
| Year | Host Country/City | | Medallists | | Other finalist | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place | | 1950 |
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Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds;[1] pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ...
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United States |
Chile |
Brazil | 1954
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1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship - 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954. ...
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Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area - City 1,260 km² Population - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1] - Density 4. ...
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United States |
Brazil |
Philippines |
France | | 1959 |
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1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Brazil |
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Formosa | | 1963 |
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Team for the William Jones Cup tournament Tsun Wen-Din (203-C-84) of Yulon Dinos Wu Chih-Yuan (202-F-83) of TTL Taiwan Beer Lee Chi-Yi (198-F/C-78) of Videoland Hunters Hsin An Chen (196-G/F-80) of Osaka Evessa (JPN) Lin Chi-Jay...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
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Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area - City 1,260 km² Population - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1] - Density 4. ...
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Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union |
United States | | 1967 |
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
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Brazil |
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Italy | | 1974 |
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
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Cuba | | Year | Host Country/City | | Gold medal game | | Bronze medal game | | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | | 1978 |
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ...
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Yugoslavia | 82-81
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Soviet Union |
Brazil | 86-85 |
Italy | | 1982 |
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. ...
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1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Soviet Union | 95-94 |
United States |
Yugoslavia | 119-117 |
Spain | | 1986 |
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Location Location of Madrid in Europe Coordinates : 40° 23’N , 3°43′0″W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Villa de Madrid (Spanish) Spanish name Villa de Madrid Founded 9th century Postal code 28001-28080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 91 (Villa de...
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United States | 87-85 |
Soviet Union |
Yugoslavia | 117-91 |
Brazil | | 1990 |
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds;[1] pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ...
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Yugoslavia | 92-75 |
Soviet Union |
United States | 107-105 |
Puerto Rico | 1994
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. ...
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United States | 137-91 |
Russia |
Croatia | 78-60 |
Greece | 1998
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1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, AthÃna IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ...
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Yugoslavia | 64-62 |
Russia |
United States | 84-61 |
Greece | 2002
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002. ...
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The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...
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Yugoslavia | 84-77
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Argentina |
Germany | 117-94 |
New Zealand | 2006
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Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Official logo The winner, Spain, is being celebrated The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. ...
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Spain | 70-47
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Greece |
United States | 96-81 |
Argentina | 2010
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For the film, see 2010: The Year We Make Contact. ...
The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be hosted by Turkey in 2010. ...
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Successful teams | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth-place | |
USA | 3 (1954, 1986, 1994) | 3 (1950, 1959, 1982) | 4 (1974, 1990, 1998, 2006) | 2 (1963, 1967) | |
SFR Yugoslavia# | 3 (1970*, 1978, 1990) | 3 (1963, 1967, 1974) | 2 (1982, 1986) | |
 USSR# | 3 (1967, 1974, 1982) | 3 (1978, 1986, 1990) | 1 (1963) | | |
Brazil | 2 (1959, 1963*) | 2 (1954*, 1970) | 1 (1978) | 2 (1950, 1986) |
Serbia
 Serbia-Montenegro/FR Yugoslavia | 2 (1998, 2002) | | | | |
Argentina | 1 (1950*) | 1 (2002) | | 1 (2006) | |
Spain | 1 (2006) | | | 1 (1982) | |
Russia | | 2 (1994, 1998) | | | |
Greece | | 1 (2006) | | 2 (1994, 1998*) | |
Chile | | | 2 (1950, 1959*) | |
 Germany | | | 1 (2002) | |
 Croatia | | | 1 (1994) | | |
Philippines | | | 1 (1954) | |
 Italy | | | | 2 (1970, 1978) |
 New Zealand | | | | 1 (2002) | |
Puerto Rico | | | | 1 (1990) |
 Cuba | | | | 1 (1974) |
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Team for the William Jones Cup tournament Tsun Wen-Din (203-C-84) of Yulon Dinos Wu Chih-Yuan (202-F-83) of TTL Taiwan Beer Lee Chi-Yi (198-F/C-78) of Videoland Hunters Hsin An Chen (196-G/F-80) of Osaka Evessa (JPN) Lin Chi-Jay...
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Per continent FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ...
Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...
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FIBA Asia is a zone within the FIBA which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations Tournaments National Team: FIBA Asia Championships for Men and Women FIBA Asia U-20 Championships FIBA Asia U-18 Championships Asian Games basketball tournament Southeast Asia Basketball Association Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament East Asian...
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 53 national African FIBA federations, it was founded in 1961. ...
FIBA Oceania is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 21 national Oceania FIBA federations. ...
See also The Netball World Championships have been held every four years since 1963. ...
References - FIBA World Championship History (PDF)
- Men's World Championship Team History
External links | | | FIBA | World Championship (men) - (women) | Olympic Championship | Teams by Country | Players | Leagues Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...
The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ...
The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world basketball tournament for womens national teams held quadrennially. ...
Basketball has been played consistently on the Summer Olympics since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. ...
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The FIBA Asia Championship for Men (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Championship) is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. ...
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 53 national African FIBA federations, it was founded in 1961. ...
African Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the African basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent. ...
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Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continents. ...
FIBA Oceania is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 21 national Oceania FIBA federations. ...
Oceania Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Oceanian basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent. ...
FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ...
Eurobasket is the name commonly used to refer to the European basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent. ...
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The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be hosted by Turkey in 2010. ...
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