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1983 FIBA World Championship for Women

1983 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women


1983 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women

FieldValue
genderwomen
continentWorld
year1983
hostBrazil
dates24 July – 6 August
teams14
federations5
venues4
cities4
championsSoviet Union
title_number6
website[1983 FIBA World Championship for Women](https://web.archive.org/web/20091008085635/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/sid/2925/_/1983_FIBA_World_Championship_for_Women/index.html)
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The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Fiba de 1983) was the ninth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 24 July to 6 August 1983. The Soviet Union won their sixth world championship, defeating the United States 84–82 in the final.

Venues

CityVenue
BrasíliaNilson Nelson Gymnasium
Porto AlegreGigantinho
Rio de JaneiroGinásio do Maracanãzinho
São PauloGinásio do Ibirapuera ( **Ibirapuera**)

Participating nations

Group AGroup BGroup CSemifinal round

Squads

Main article: 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women squads

Preliminary round

The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinal round, while the bottom two teams played in the classification round.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Classification round

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Semifinal round

The United States qualified for the semifinal round by the virtue of winning the previous world championship, while Brazil qualified as hosts. A total of 25 matches were played in the semifinal round. Results between two teams from the Preliminary Round carried over; teams only played teams they had not already played.

Medal games

Bronze-medal match

Final

Final standings

#Team
[[Image:Med_1.png]] 1
[[Image:Med_2.png]] 2
[[Image:Med_3.png]] 3
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Awards

References

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