Women Basketball World Championship 1979 Seoul (KOR) - 29.04-14.05 Winner United States
Final Groupwlpfpa
1. United States51463:402
2. South Korea51436:413
3. Canada51395:366
4. Australia33387:398
5. Italy24386:376
6. Japan15350:377
7. France06338:423
TeamUnSoCaAuItJaFr
United States---- 77:6174:5966:6484:6580:59
South Korea94:82---- 76:7263:5664:5676:71
Canada 76:63----66:5764:5556:5572:59
Australia ----79:7661:6059:46
Italy ----63:5072:54
Japan ----64:49
France ----
First Groups RoundGroup AGroup BGroup C
dateteam 1scoreteam 2HT
04.05KOR South Korea94-82USA United States49-40
04.05AUS Australia59-46France41-18
05.05CAN Canada64-55Italy26-22
05.05KOR South Korea64-56Japan34-26
06.05CAN Canada72-59FRA France39-34
06.05USA United States66-64Italy39-35
07.05KOR South Korea76-72Australia38-36
07.05USA United States84-65JPN Japan39-22
--.05CAN Canada56-55Japan27-30
09.05ITA Italy72-54FRA France34-26
10.05KOR South Korea76-71FRA France43-32
10.05USA United States74-59AUS Australia32-29
11.05CAN Canada66-57AUS Australia38-34
12.05ITA Italy63-50JPN Japan28-23
12.05USA United States80-59FRA France47-30
13.05AUS Australia61-60Japan34-30
a OT , FT 57-57
13.05KOR South Korea63-56Italy31-24
13.05USA United States77-61CAN Canada35-29
Final Rankingwlpfpa
1. United States51463:402
2. South Korea71620:514
3. Canada71563:460
4. Australia43506:412
5. Italy34466:412
6. Japan26489:466
7. France26482:525
Group 8-12
8. Netherlands42499:355
9. Brazil42494:389
10.Bolivia24270:481
11.Malaysia15267:532
12.Senegal06277:448
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Qualification
Teams Composition
Group 8-12wlpfpa
8. Netherlands40378:193
9. Brazil31373:258
10.Bolivia22196:291
11.Malaysia13217:333
12.Senegal04207:296
TeamNeBrBoMaSe
Netherlands-----82:7395:34119:4282:44
Brazil -----98:53104:6698:57
Bolivia -----55:4754:51
Malaysia -----62:55
Senegal -----
dateteam 1scoreteam 2HT
04.05Malaysia62-55Senegal28-29
05.05BRA Brazil98-53Bolivia68-36
06.05NED Netherlands82-44Senegal44-25
07.05BRA Brazil104-66Malaysia67-28
09.05Bolivia55-47Malaysia31-23
10.05NED Netherlands82-73BRA Brazil46-26
11.05Bolivia54-51Senegal27-27
12.05NED Netherlands119-42Malaysia48-24
First Groups Round
First 2 to Final Group. Rest to Group 8-12. United States qualified directly due to 2nd place in Olympic Women 1976.
Scores are transferred. Draw on 24.02.1979 in Munchen (GER).
Group Awlpfpa
1. Canada30244:157
2. South Korea21247:177
3. Netherlands12216:196
4. Bolivia03108:285
TeamCaSoNeBo
Canada-----76:6384:5884:36
South Korea -----78:63106:38
Netherlands -----95:34
Bolivia -----
dateteam 1scoreteam 2HT
29.04CAN Canada76-63KOR South Korea34-30
transferred to Final Group
30.04NED Netherlands95-34Bolivia50-14
transferred to Group 8-12
01.05CAN Canada84-36Bolivia40-18
01.05KOR South Korea78-63NED Netherlands42-30
02.05CAN Canada84-58NED Netherlands41-30
02.05KOR South Korea106-38Bolivia60-15
Group Bwlpfpa
1. Japan21203:138
2. France21193:166
3. Brazil21219:188
4. Senegal03127:250
TeamJaFrBrSe
Japan----64:49 84:32
France ----76:6468:38
Brazil57:55 ----98:57
Senegal ----
dateteam 1scoreteam 2HT
30.04BRA Brazil98-57Senegal49-27
transferred to Group 8-12
30.04JPN Japan64-49FRA France36-24
transferred to Final Group
01.05BRA Brazil57-55JPN Japan25-30
01.05FRA France68-38Senegal32-21
02.05JPN Japan84-32Senegal44-13
02.05FRA France76-64BRA Brazil42-27
Group Cwlpfpa
1. Australia20198:90
2. Italy11156:115
3. Malaysia0250:199
-. MexicoDNS
TeamAustItalMala
Australia-----79:76119:14
Italy -----80:36
Malaysia -----
dateteam 1scoreteam 2HT
30.04ITA Italy80-36Malaysia33-18
01.05AUS Australia79-76ITA Italy44-35
transferred to Final Group
02.05AUS Australia119-14Malaysia54-10
Qualification
South KoreaHost
Soviet UnionOlympic Women 19761st
United StatesOlympic Women 19762nd
BulgariaOlympic Women 19763rd
YugoslaviaEurope Women 19782nd
CzechoslovakiaEurope Women 1978
JapanAsia Women 19782nd
ChinaAsia Women 19783rd
CanadaNorth America
MexicoCentrobasket Women 19771st
BrazilSouth America Women 19781st
Australia_1978.html>Women Oceania> 19781st
SenegalAfrica Women 19791st
The Eastern Block countries in that period usualy did not enter sporting events played in South Korea.
Soviet Union, China, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia did not accept invitations to the finals.
Replacements invited by South Korea
FranceEurope Women 19784th
ItalyEurope Women 19789th
NetherlandsEurope Women 197810th
BoliviaSouth America Women 19782nd
MalaysiaAsia Women 19784th
Teams Composition and Statistics
1. United StatesGPtsFTPF
4. Tara Grey Heiss6313/68
5. Holly Warlick662/312
6. Ann Meyers6417/814
7. Jan Trombly3164/44
8. Jackie Swaim4193/37
9. Jill Ann Rankin5559/1010
10.Nancy Liebermann6488/1216
11.Barbara Elaine Brown375/84
12.Carol Blazejowski611216/2311
13.Denise Marie Curry4353/47
14.Rosie Walker6499/1318
15.Kris Kirehner6444/1212
Coach: Pat Head
Total 46373/106123
2. South KoreaGPtsFTPF
4. Song Keum Soon6424/512
5. Cho Eun Ja63410/1113
6. Jun Kyung Sook46 10
7. Hong Young Soon18 3
8. Hong He Ran4237/92
9. Lee Hyuang Ju12 1
10.Yung Mi Ra810820/2622
11.Kang Hyun Sook79814/1423
12.Cho Young Ran811319/2418
13.Jun Mi Ae5275/813
14.Choi Soong Hee0 0
15.Park Chan Sok815940/5525
Coach: Dong-Pa Shin
Total 620119/152142
3. CanadaGPtsFTPF
4. Luanne Hebb5337/1010
5. Dori Margaret Mcphail3102/28
6. Christine Critelli88111/1920
7. Deborah Huband8684/818
8. Denise Dignard262/21
9. Alison Lang222/26
10.Beverly Ann Smith89317/2421
11.Silvia Sweeney816337/5528
12.Candy Clarkson8677/924
13.Sharon Douglas8348/920
14.Holly Jackson-Pedersen122/20
15.Debbie Steele14 1
Coach: Don McCrae
Total 56399/142157
4. AustraliaGPtsFTPF
4. Janet Williams2135/93
5. Janice Smithwick76715/2417
6. Dianne Ellen Cook6202/311
7. Jenny Cheesman6364/620
8. Karin Fields4113/56
9. Robyn Gull4166/77
10.Julie Nykiel7335/108
11.Patricia Mickan77012/1822
12.Jill Hammond7464/518
13.Sharon Amiet7222/413
14.Julie Gross74812/2118
15.Maree Jackson712434/4417
Coach: Jim Madigan
Total 506104/156160
5. ItalyGPtsFTPF
4. Rosanna Vergnano5208/106
5. Licia Apostori38 6
6. Michela Ceschia4275/75
7. Lidia Gorlin68018/2821
8. Roberta Facein77527/3422
9. Ileana Piattoni0 0
10.Bianca Rossi71199/138
11.Tiziana Timolati6459/1417
12.Mariangela Palombarini3124/53
13.Antonietta Bernardoni120/21
14.Mariangela Pianeastelli74616/2320
15.Antonietta Baistrocchi6326/915
Coach: Claudio Vandoni
Total 466102/145124
6. JapanGPtsFTPF
4. Miho Matsuoka812620/2725
5. Tomoko Shibukawa8399/1122
6. Noriko Suzuki89913/1524
7. Keiko Araki5244/414
8. Nieko Fukui99021/3026
9. Chiemi Sato8579/1520
10.Tomoko Iwasaki210 4
11.Rieko Otani83723/3019
12.Hiroko Nakagawa7219/1417
13.Kazuko Sato2131/13
14.Shoko Koike271/34
15.Hetsuko Hashizume5246/810
Coach: Ozaki Masatoshi
Total 547116/158188
7. FranceGPtsFTPF
4. Maryse Sallois4262/28
5. Catherine Malfois88416/1922
6. Irène Guidotti714222/2412
7. Christine Delmarle391/27
8. Anna-Marie Sarabia5113/513
9. Maryline Yvonne Marie L. Joly7833/319
10.Sylvie Simonetti06 0
11.Christine Galard222/33
12.Viviane Labille73610/1624
13.Elisabeth Riffiod53911/147
14.Catherine Bosero36 5
15.Agnes Sainte Croix7386/717
Coach: Jean Paul Cormy
Total ------/------
8. NetherlandsGPtsFTPF
4. R. Meijs5235/913
5. Lia Reemst6166/713
6. S. Jongerius28 5
7. Carla de Lifde68816/1716
8. Fraukis Brakel6144/89
9. R. van der Meijs562/28
10.R. van der Veen391/34
11.Helena Maria Zwanenburg5246/126
12.Kerweerd Marschal41259/117
13.E. Posthumus4204/66
14.Dulcine Seca66012/1718
15.Anita Blange610636/4517
Coach: J. Pelk
Total 499101/137122
9. BrazilGPtsFTPF
4. Hortência de Fatima Marcari612531/3617
5. Thelma Pina Guimaraes58 9
6. Maria Ascoal142/21
7. Solange Maria Castro53515/1910
8. Concalves da Silva6633/320
9. Selma Boragina182/32
10.Simone Aparecida Bighetti5122/210
11.Maria de Conceicao Santana4166/125
12.Vania Teixeira66717/2217
13.Suzete Da Silva Pereira61028/1117
14.Maria Teresa Boscariol55014/2316
15.Silvana Maria Costa Teixeira24 2
Coach: Antônio Carlos Barbosa
Total 494100/133126
10.BoliviaGPtsFTPF
4. Janeth Blanco0 0
5. Betty Saavedra56915/1718
6. Rosario Rojas0 0
7. Licett Rojas6391/320
8. Corina Zambrana6348/1813
9. Ana Maria Gandarillas6164/1121
10.Yanez Guadalupe5617/1314
11.Consuelo Pinto0 0
12.Susana Sandoval1 1
13.Elizabeth Navia6388/1216
14.Judith Quinones480/36
15.Norma Zambrana351/34
Coach: Mario Orrico
Total 27044/80113
11.MalaysiaGPtsFTPF
4. Yau Kwan Loke242/42
5. Guat Leng Goh6251/326
6. Wee Lin Yap0 0
7. Sook Thing Tiu5142/315
8. Te Jo Law55719/2617
9. Siew Lian Ng6639/1218
10.Jok Hong Siau3131/27
11.Siok Kian Lee6277/1023
12.Gaik Hoon Lim54 11
13.Sau Ping Lee342/35
14.Ah Swan Tan6124/714
15.Kim Lien Tan64410/1719
Coach: See Wah Tan
Total 26757/87157
12.SenegalGPtsFTPF
4. Anna Basse3213/44
5. Deye Loum Diop3104/109
6. Aminata Gueye62010/1512
7. Khadia Diarisso63311/1817
8. Coumba Dikal Diawara6508/176
9. Kankou Coulibaly5260/310
10.Khodia Toure671/28
11.Khar Toure1 2
12.Fatou N'Diaye2115/90
13.Deye Astou N'Sarr51610/163
14.Fatou M'Baye5204/1216
15.Aminata M'bana Diagne66317/3019
Coach: Boaventure Carvalho
Total 27773/136106
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