Basketball world championship

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The basketball world championship is a tournament for national basketball teams that has been held by FIBA every four years since 1950 . In the history of the tournament, the year of the event has been postponed by a year (back and forth) several times.

In addition to the competitions for men and women, youth world championships are also held in the U21, U19 and U17 age groups .

Men's World Championships

Overview of all world championships

year Host final 3rd place match German speaking teams
country Venues World Champion Result Second place third place Result fourth place
1950
details
Argentina Buenos Aires ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina
64:50 United StatesUnited States
United States
ChileChile
Chile
51:40 Brazil 1889Brazil
Brazil
-
1954
details
Brazil Rio de Janeiro United States 48United States
United States
62:41 Brazil 1889Brazil
Brazil
Philippines 1944Philippines
Philippines
66:60 FranceFrance
France
-
1959
details
Chile Antofagasta , Concepción ,
Santiago de Chile , Temuco , Valparaíso
Brazil 1889Brazil
Brazil
81:67 United States 49United States
United States
ChileChile
Chile
86:85 TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Taiwan
-
1963
details
Brazil Belo Horizonte , Curitiba ,
Petrópolis , Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo
Brazil 1960Brazil
Brazil
90:71 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
69:67 United StatesUnited States
United States
-
1967
details
Uruguay Cordoba , Mercedes ,
Montevideo , Salto
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
71:59 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Brazil 1960Brazil
Brazil
80:71 United StatesUnited States
United States
-
1970
details
Yugoslavia Karlovac , Ljubljana ,
Sarajevo , Skopje ,
Split
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
74:68 Brazil 1968Brazil
Brazil
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
62:58 ItalyItaly
Italy
-
1974
details
Puerto Rico Caguas , Ponce ,
San Juan
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
82:79 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
United StatesUnited States
United States
83:70 CubaCuba
Cuba
-
1978
details
Philippines Manila , Quezon City Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
82:81 a.d. Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
Brazil 1968Brazil
Brazil
86:85 ItalyItaly
Italy
-
1982
details
Colombia Bogotá , Bucaramanga ,
Cali , Cúcuta , Medellín
Soviet UnionSoviet Union
USSR
95:94 United StatesUnited States
United States
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
119: 117 SpainSpain
Spain
-
1986
details
Spain Barcelona , Ferrol ,
Madrid , Málaga ,
Oviedo , Saragossa ,
Tenerife
United StatesUnited States
United States
87:85 Soviet UnionSoviet Union
USSR
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
117: 91 Brazil 1968Brazil
Brazil
13. Germany
1990
details
Argentina Buenos Aires Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
92:75 Soviet UnionSoviet Union
USSR 1
United StatesUnited States
United States
107: 105 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico
-
1994
details
Canada Hamilton , Toronto United StatesUnited States
United States
137: 91 RussiaRussia
Russia
CroatiaCroatia
Croatia
78:60 GreeceGreece
Greece
12. Germany
1998
details
Greece Marousi , Piraeus Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
64:62 RussiaRussia
Russia
United StatesUnited States
United States
84:61 GreeceGreece
Greece
-
2002
details
United States Indianapolis Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
84:77 a.d. ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina
GermanyGermany
Germany
117: 95 New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand
3. Germany
2006
details
Japan Hamamatsu , Hiroshima ,
Saitama , Sapporo ,
Sendai
SpainSpain
Spain
70:47 GreeceGreece
Greece
United StatesUnited States
United States
96:81 ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina
8. Germany
2010
details
Turkey Ankara , Istanbul ,
Izmir , Kayseri
United StatesUnited States
United States
81:64 TurkeyTurkey
Turkey
LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania
99:88 SerbiaSerbia
Serbia
17. Germany
2014
details
Spain Barcelona , Barakaldo ,
Granada , Las Palmas ,
Madrid , Seville
United StatesUnited States
United States
129: 92 SerbiaSerbia
Serbia
FranceFrance
France
95:93 LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania
-
2019
details
People's Republic of China Beijing , Nanjing , Suzhou , Wuhan , Guangzhou , Shenzhen , Foshan , Dongguan SpainSpain
Spain
95:75 ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina
FranceFrance
France
67:59 AustraliaAustralia
Australia
18. Germany
2023
details
Philippines , Indonesia , Japan Bocaue , Quezon City , Pasay , Pasig City , Jakarta , Okinawa

1 The USSR played without players from Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia .

Medal table for those placed in the World Cup

Medal table
space country gold silver bronze total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 5 3 4th 12
2 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 5 3 2 10
3 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 3 3 2 8th
4th BrazilBrazil Brazil 2 2 2 6th
5 SpainSpain Spain 2 0 0 2
6th ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1 2 0 3
7th RussiaRussia Russia 0 2 0 2
8th GreeceGreece Greece 0 1 0 1
TurkeyTurkey Turkey 0 1 0 1
SerbiaSerbia Serbia 0 1 0 1
11 ChileChile Chile 0 0 2 2
FranceFrance France 0 0 2 2
13 GermanyGermany Germany 0 0 1 1
CroatiaCroatia Croatia 0 0 1 1
PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines 0 0 1 1
LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 0 0 1 1

Women's World Championships

Overview of all world championships

year Host final 3rd place match German speaking teams
country Venues World Champion Result Second place third place Result fourth place
1953
details
Chile Santiago de Chile United States 48United States
United States
49:36 ChileChile
Chile
FranceFrance
France
49:37 Brazil 1889Brazil
Brazil
9. Switzerland
1957
details
Brazil Rio de Janeiro United States 48United States
United States
51:48 Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
83:70 Brazil 1889Brazil
Brazil
-
1959
details
USSR Moscow Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
51:38 Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria
Bulgaria
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
79:43 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
-
1964
details
Peru Lima , Tacna ,
et al. a.
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
70:35 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria
Bulgaria
46:42 United StatesUnited States
United States
-
1967
details
Czechoslovakia Prague , Bratislava a
. a.
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
83:50 Korea SouthSouth Korea
South Korea
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
60:54 Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR
GDR
4. GDR
1971
details
Brazil São Paulo ,
Brasília u. a.
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
88:69 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Brazil 1968Brazil
Brazil
70:63 Korea SouthSouth Korea
South Korea
-
1975
details
Colombia Bogotá , Cali
u. a.
Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union
USSR
106: 75 JapanJapan
Japan
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
55:45 ItalyItaly
Italy
-
1979
details
South Korea Seoul United StatesUnited States
United States
94:82 Korea SouthSouth Korea
South Korea
CanadaCanada
Canada
66:57 AustraliaAustralia
Australia
-
1983
details
Brazil Brasília ,
São Paulo u. a.
Soviet UnionSoviet Union
USSR
84:82 United StatesUnited States
United States
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
71:63 Korea SouthSouth Korea
South Korea
-
1986
details
USSR Minsk , Moscow
Vilnius
United StatesUnited States
United States
108: 88 Soviet UnionSoviet Union
USSR
CanadaCanada
Canada
64:59 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
-
1990
details
Malaysia Kota Kinabalu , Kuala Lumpur
u. a.
United StatesUnited States
United States
88:78 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia
Yugoslavia
CubaCuba
Cuba
83:61 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
-
1994
details
Australia Sydney , Hobart
et al. a.
BrazilBrazil
Brazil
96:87 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
United StatesUnited States
United States
100: 95 AustraliaAustralia
Australia
-
1998
details
Germany Berlin , Bremen a
. a.
United StatesUnited States
United States
71:65 RussiaRussia
Russia
AustraliaAustralia
Australia
72:67 BrazilBrazil
Brazil
11. Germany
2002
details
People's Republic of China Nanjing , Huaian
et al. a.
United StatesUnited States
United States
79:74 RussiaRussia
Russia
AustraliaAustralia
Australia
91:63 Korea SouthSouth Korea
South Korea
-
2006
details
Brazil Sao Paulo , Barueri AustraliaAustralia
Australia
91:74 RussiaRussia
Russia
United StatesUnited States
United States
99:59 BrazilBrazil
Brazil
-
2010
details
Czech Republic Ostrau , Brno , Karlovy Vary United StatesUnited States
United States
89:69 Czech RepublicCzech Republic
Czech Republic
SpainSpain
Spain
77:68 BelarusBelarus
Belarus
-
2014
details
Turkey Ankara , Istanbul United StatesUnited States
United States
77:64 SpainSpain
Spain
AustraliaAustralia
Australia
74:44 TurkeyTurkey
Turkey
-
2018
details
Spain San Cristóbal de La Laguna , Santa Cruz de Tenerife United StatesUnited States
United States
73:56 AustraliaAustralia
Australia
SpainSpain
Spain
67:60 BelgiumBelgium
Belgium

Medal table for those placed in the World Cup

Medal table
space country gold silver bronze total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 10 1 2 13
2 Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR 6th 2 0 8th
3 AustraliaAustralia Australia 1 1 3 5
4th BrazilBrazil Brazil 1 0 1 2
5 RussiaRussia Russia 0 3 0 3
6th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 0 2 4th 6th
7th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 0 2 0 2
8th SpainSpain Spain 0 1 2 3
9 BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 0 1 1 2
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 0 1 1 2
11 ChileChile Chile 0 1 0 1
JapanJapan Japan 0 1 0 1
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 0 1 0 1
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
15th CanadaCanada Canada 0 0 2 2
16 FranceFrance France 0 0 1 1
CubaCuba Cuba 0 0 1 1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Basketball World Cup 2023 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. In: Focus Online. December 9, 2017, accessed September 9, 2019 .
  2. FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 bid in focus: Indonesia / Japan / Philippines. In: FIBA basketball. October 12, 2017, accessed September 9, 2019 .
  3. 2018 Women's Basketball World Cup in Tenerife. In: Focus Online. September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .