1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women 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.

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)
< 1957 1964 >

Squads

Soviet Union

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

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

10 October
12:30

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

10 October
19:00

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

10 October
20:30

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

11 October
16:00

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

11 October
17:30

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

11 October
19:00

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

12 October
18:00

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

12 October
19:30

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

12 October
21:00

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

13 October
19:00

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

13 October
20:30

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

14 October
11:00

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

14 October
12:30

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

14 October
19:00

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

14 October
20:30

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

15 October
19:00

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

15 October
20:30

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

16 October
19:00

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

16 October
19:00

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

17 October
11:00

Poland	59–38	North Korea
Scoring by half: 26–14, 33–24
Pts: Roga 19		Pts: Ok 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: Hubálková 32		Pts: PRKen 12

17 October
18:30

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

18 October
12:00

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

18 October
13:30

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

18 October
15:00

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

18 October
16:30

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

Awards

1959 World Championship Winner
Soviet Union First title

References

International women's basketball
FIBA World Ranking Teams Olympics Youth World Cup U21 U19 U17 Universiade
Africa	AfroBasket Women U20 U18 U16
Americas	AmeriCup U20 U18 U16 Caribbean Championship U20 Centrobasket U17 Central American Championship U21 South American Championship 2nd tier U21 U17 U15
Asia	Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U20 U18 U16 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational
Europe	EuroBasket Women U-20 U-18 U-16 European Championship for Small Countries
Oceania	Oceania Championship (defunct) U17 U15 Melanesia Cup Polynesian Cup
Other tournaments	African Games ASEAN University Games Asian Games Bolivarian Games Central Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games European Games EYOF Games of the Small States of Europe Pacific Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Southeast Asian Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Tournaments	Chile 1953 Brazil 1957 Soviet Union 1959 Peru 1964 Czechoslovakia 1967 Brazil 1971 Colombia 1975 South Korea 1979 Brazil 1983 Soviet Union 1986 Malaysia 1990 Australia 1994 Germany 1998 China 2002 Brazil 2006 Czech Republic 2010 Turkey 2014 Spain 2018 Australia 2022
Finals	1953 1957 1959 1964 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Squads	1953 1957 1959 1964 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Qualifying tournaments	Africa Americas Asia and Oceania Europe Olympics
Team appearances Awards All-Tournament Team Most Valuable Player

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