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1979 FIBA World Championship for Women
1979 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women
1979 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| gender | women |
| continent | World |
| year | 1979 |
| logo | 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women.jpg |
| host | South Korea |
| dates | 29 April – 13 May |
| teams | 12 |
| federations | 5 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champions | United States |
| title_number | 3 |
| website | FIBA World Championship for Women |
| prevseason | 1975 |
| nextseason | 1983 |
The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women (Korean: 1979 FIBA 세계 여자 선수권 대회) was the eighth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by South Korea, from 29 April to 13 May 1979. The United States won the world championship for the third time.
Venues
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium |
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Final round |
|---|
Squads
Main article: 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
Preliminary round
| Relegated to Classification round for 8–12 |
|---|
Group A
|} (H) – host nation.
Group B
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Group C
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Classification round
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Final round
The United States qualified outright for the final round of the tournament by the virtue of silver medal finish at the 1976 Olympic Games. |}
Final standings
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| [[Image:Med_1.png]] 1 | |
| [[Image:Med_2.png]] 2 | |
| [[Image:Med_3.png]] 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
Awards
References
- Official results and squads (FIBA)
- Results (Archived 2009-05-06)
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