1967 FIBA World Championship
for Women
5th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryCzechoslovakia
Dates15–22 April
Teams11
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSouth Korea Park Shin-ja[2]
Top scorerBrazil Nilsa Gurcia[1]
(21.7 points per game)
← 1964
1971 →

The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA žen v roce 1967) was hosted by Czechoslovakia from 1967. The Soviet Union, a team considered "tall, strong, fast, and highly motivated",[3] won the tournament, defeating South Korea 83-50 in the final. Korean captain Park Shin-ja was selected as the tournament's MVP, becoming the first player from a runner-up squad to ever capture the award.[2]

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 229 122 +107 6
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 169 184 −15 5
 United States 3 1 2 122 167 −45 4
 Australia 3 0 3 133 180 −47 3
15 April
United States  42–38  Australia
15 April
Soviet Union  83–48  Yugoslavia
16 April
Australia  58–63  Yugoslavia
16 April
United States  37–71  Soviet Union
17 April
Soviet Union  75–37  Australia
17 April
Yugoslavia  58–43  United States

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 143 122 +21 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 107 106 +1 3
 Italy 2 0 2 95 117 −22 2
18 April
South Korea  76–56  Italy
20 April
Czechoslovakia  41–39  Italy
20 April
South Korea  67–66  Czechoslovakia

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 East Germany 3 3 0 161 152 +9 6
 Japan 3 2 1 156 146 +10 5
 Bulgaria 3 1 2 167 172 −5 4
 Brazil 3 0 3 178 192 −14 3
15 April
Brazil  63–67  Japan
15 April
Bulgaria  58–62  East Germany
16 April
Japan  35–39  East Germany
16 April
Brazil  56–65  Bulgaria
17 April
Bulgaria  44–54  Japan
17 April
East Germany  60–59  Brazil

Classification round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Bulgaria 4 4 0 263 179 +84 8
 Brazil 4 3 1 246 217 +29 7
 Italy 4 1 3 188 224 −36 5
 Australia 4 1 3 204 234 −30 5
 United States 4 1 3 171 218 −47 5
19 April
Italy  31–63  Bulgaria
19 April
United States  44–56  Brazil
20 April
Brazil  60–50  Italy
20 April
Bulgaria  67–52  Australia
21 April
United States  45–56  Italy
21 April
Australia  58–74  Brazil
22 April
Italy  51–56  Australia
22 April
Bulgaria  68–40  United States

Final round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 371 259 +112 10
 South Korea 5 4 1 340 339 +1 9
 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 315 263 +52 8
 East Germany 5 2 3 277 296 −19 7
 Japan 5 1 4 250 309 −59 6
 Yugoslavia 5 0 5 269 356 −87 5
19 April
South Korea  64–59  East Germany
19 April
Yugoslavia  35–69  Czechoslovakia
19 April
Soviet Union  57–42  Japan
20 April
East Germany  58–51  Yugoslavia
20 April
Czechoslovakia  52–62  Soviet Union
20 April
Japan  60–81  South Korea
21 April
Yugoslavia  64–68  Japan
21 April
Czechoslovakia  60–54  East Germany
21 April
Soviet Union  83–50  South Korea
22 April
South Korea  78–71  Yugoslavia
22 April
East Germany  67–86  Soviet Union
22 April
Japan  45–68  Czechoslovakia

Final standings

# Team
1  Soviet Union
2  South Korea
3  Czechoslovakia
4  East Germany
5  Japan
6  Yugoslavia
7  Bulgaria
8  Brazil
9  Italy
10  Australia
11  United States

Awards

 1967 World Championship winner 

Soviet Union
Third title

References

  1. ^ "1967 World Championship for Women, 15 to 22 Apr. 1967 - Prague in Czechoslovakia. Points per Game: All Rounds". FIBA Archive. FIBA. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wŏn, Hŭi-bok (2012). K-sports: A New Breed of Rising Champions. Korean Culture and Information Service. p. 24. ISBN 9788973755653.
  3. ^ Maraniss, Andrew (September 13, 2022). Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team. Penguin Young Readers. p. 57. ISBN 9780593351253.
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