Women's basketball world championship 1990
| Women's basketball world championship 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Number of nations | 16 |
| winner |
 United States (5th title)
|
| venue |
 Malaysia
|
| Opening game | 17th July 1990 |
| Endgame | July 22, 1990 |
| Games | 64 |
| Basket points | 9550 (∅: 149.22 per game) |
The FIBA World Championship women in 1990 was held from 17th July bis 22. July 1990 in Malaysia instead. The games were held in Kota Kinabalu , Kuching and Kuala Lumpur .
The world championship tournament was contested by 16 nations. The United States became world champions, Yugoslavia won silver and Cuba won bronze . No team from a German-speaking nation qualified for the tournament.
Participating Nations
Malaysia has automatically qualified as the host country.
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FIBA Europe : Bulgaria , Italy , Yugoslavia , Soviet Union , Czechoslovakia
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FIBA America : Brazil , Canada , Cuba , United States
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FIBA Africa : Senegal , Zaire
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FIBA Asia : People's Republic of China , Japan , Malaysia , South Korea
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FIBA Oceania : Australia
Final placements
| Pl. | team | Balance sheet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
8-0 |
| 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
7: 1 |
| 3 |
 Cuba
|
5: 2 |
| 4th |
 Czechoslovakia
|
4: 4 |
| 5 |
Soviet Union
|
6: 2 |
| 6th |
Australia
|
3: 5 |
| 7th |
Canada
|
3: 5 |
| 8th |
.svg){kind=small} Bulgaria
|
3: 5 |
| 9 |
People's Republic of China
|
5: 3 |
| 10 |
.svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
5: 3 |
| 11 |
South Korea
|
5: 3 |
| 12 |
Japan
|
2: 6 |
| 13 |
Italy
|
5: 3 |
| 14th |
Senegal
|
2: 6 |
| 15th |
 Zaire
|
1: 7 |
| 16 |
Malaysia
|
0: 8 |
