1957 FIBA World Championship for Women

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1957 FIBA World Championship
for Women
2nd FIBA World Championship for Women
1957 FIBA World Championship for Women.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates13–26 October
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Nuñez 23.4
PPG (Team)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 67.7
← 1953
1959 →

The 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese:Campeonato Mundial Feminino da Fiba de 1957) was the second FIBA World Championship for Women basketball championship held by FIBA. It was held in Brazil between 13 October and 26 October 1957. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA, the sport's governing body. The city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the tournament. The United States won its second title after finishing in first place in the second round.

Contents

Format

Preliminary round

Qualified for the final round
Times given below are in Brasília time (UTC−3).

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 330215120+956
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 321189129+605
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina 312138183−454
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 303108218−1103
13 October
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg75–37Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Scoring by half:41–12, 34–25
Pts: Sipes 19Pts: Barrenechea 11
13 October
21:30
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg76–42Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Scoring by half:41–15, 35–27
Pts: Dubska 24Pts: Bonetti 11
Rio de Janeiro
14 October
20:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg86–28Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Scoring by half:40–15, 46–13
Pts: Dubska 15Pts: Fulgosi 7
Rio de Janeiro
14 October
21:30
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg64–39Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Scoring by half:35–15, 29–24
Pts: White 22Pts: Bonetti 11
Rio de Janeiro
15 October
20:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (civil).svg57–43Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Scoring by half:29–21, 28–22
Pts: Pietrapina 18Pts: Cantina 13
Rio de Janeiro
15 October
21:30
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg50–53Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 20–23, 30–30
Pts: Crawford 14Pts: Mubalokova 16
Rio de Janeiro

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22014083+574
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 211116101+153
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20263135−722
13 October
21:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg70–32Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:29–13, 41–19
Pts: Kostikova 24Pts: Cockburn 11
14 October
22:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg70–51Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay
Scoring by half:35–33, 35–18
Pts: Kostikova 20Pts: Nuñez 22
Rio de Janeiro
15 October
19:00
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg65–31Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:38–15, 27–16
Pts: Nuñez 32Pts: Hill 9
Rio de Janeiro

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 330244153+916
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 321180161+195
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 312154190−364
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 303130204−743
13 October
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg53–65Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scoring by half: 27–28, 26–37
Pts: Velasquez 27Pts: Koren, Matay 16
13 October
20:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg39–49Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Scoring by half: 21–30, 18–19
Pts: Buergo 12Pts: Concepsión 10
Rio de Janeiro
14 October
19:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg62–51Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Scoring by half:39–22, 23–29
Pts: Pauchard 27Pts: Concepsión 22
Rio de Janeiro
14 October
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg90–46Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by half:42–24, 48–22
Pts: Matay 22Pts: Buergo 16
Rio de Janeiro
15 October
20:30
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg65–45Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by half:33–12, 32–33
Pts: Pauchard 26Pts: Thaureaux 18
Rio de Janeiro
15 October
22:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg54–89Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scoring by half: 20–45, 34–44
Pts: Concepsión 22Pts: Schneider 18
Rio de Janeiro

Classification round

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 440197173+248
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina 431228188+407
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 422170171−16
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 413167180−135
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 404170220−504
18 October
20:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg50–58Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Scoring by half: 23–25, 27–33
Pts: Thaureaux 9Pts: Sánchez 14
18 October
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg44–52Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 24–24, 20–28
Pts: Cockburn 9Pts: Bonetti 21
Rio de Janeiro
20 October
20:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg45–38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:23–21, 22–17
Pts: Rivera 9Pts: Cockburn 11
Rio de Janeiro
20 October
21:30
Peru  Flag of Peru.svg49–66Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 16–31, 33–35
Pts: Flechele 21Pts: Lorenzo 17
Rio de Janeiro
21 October
20:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg43–50Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 26–26, 17–24
Pts: Thaureaux 13Pts: Cockburn, Macquire 13
Rio de Janeiro
21 October
21:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg45–36Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Scoring by half: 17–18, 28–19
Pts: Sánchez 9Pts: Flechele 11
Rio de Janeiro
22 October
20:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (civil).svg62–46Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by half: 25–27, 37–19
Pts: Lorenzo, Pietrapina 12Pts: Thaureaux 14
Rio de Janeiro
22 October
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg38–31Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Scoring by half: 16–20, 22–11
Pts: Macquire 13Pts: Barrenechea 14
Rio de Janeiro
23 October
20:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg49–48Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 23–24, 26–24
Pts: García 19Pts: Lorenzo 17
Rio de Janeiro
23 October
21:30
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg31–50Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Scoring by half: 23–23, 8–27
Pts: Buergo, de Dios 6Pts: Barrenechea 15
Rio de Janeiro

Final round

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 660366280+8612
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 651365292+7311
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 642394319+7510
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 633324365−419
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 624297317−208
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 615274338−647
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 606287396−1096
17 October
20:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg46–76Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 19–30, 27–46
Pts: Pauchard 20Pts: Mubalokova 22
17 October
21:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg48–46Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay
Scoring by half: 25–27, 23–19
Pts: Ramos 11Pts: Nuñez 22
Rio de Janeiro
18 October
20:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg67–38Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Scoring by half:36–19, 31–19
Pts: Kostikova 22Pts: Pauchard 15
Rio de Janeiro
18 October
21:30
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg51–46Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scoring by half: 27–29, 24–17
Pts: Sipes 15Pts: Parti 16
Rio de Janeiro
19 October
20:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg68–47Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay
Scoring by half:30–22, 38–25
Pts: Mazlova-Adamirova 25Pts: Nuñez 18
Rio de Janeiro
19 October
21:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg44–67Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Scoring by half: 21–33, 23–34
Pts: Bento 9Pts: White 28
Rio de Janeiro
20 October
19:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg69–49Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay
Scoring by half:36–22, 33–27
Pts: Maksimelenova 15Pts: Nuñez 24
Rio de Janeiro
20 October
20:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg57–61Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 28–30, 29–31
Pts: Mazlova-Adamirova 14Pts: Maksimelenova 19
Rio de Janeiro
20 October
20:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg66–64Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Scoring by half:36–30, 30–34
Pts: Bento 26Pts: Velasquez 29
Rio de Janeiro
20 October
22:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg34–55Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 13–25, 21–30
Pts: Matay 8Pts: Mazlova-Adamirova 18
Rio de Janeiro
21 October
20:00
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg46–43Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Scoring by half: 22–23, 24–20
Pts: Nuñez 21Pts: Velasquez 17
Rio de Janeiro
21 October
21:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg53–64Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 26–32, 27–32
Pts: Schneider 25Pts: Jarosevskaya 14
Rio de Janeiro
22 October
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg76–47Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Scoring by half:40–17, 36–30
Pts: White 18Pts: Velasquez 17
Rio de Janeiro
22 October
21:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg44–56Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half:24–20, 20–36
Pts: Cardozo 10Pts: Maksimelenova 19
Rio de Janeiro
23 October
20:00
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg46–50Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scoring by half: 25–28, 21–22
Pts: Nuñez 27Pts: Parti 17
Rio de Janeiro
23 October
21:30
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg61–55Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:30–24, 31–31
Pts: Crawford 15Pts: Mubalokova 21
Rio de Janeiro
24 October
21:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg52–49Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scoring by half:25–24, 27–25
Pts: Campos 21Pts: Schneider 10
Rio de Janeiro
25 October
20:00
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg40–60Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Scoring by half: 8–36, 23–24
Pts: Nuñez 21Pts: Sipes 27
Rio de Janeiro
25 October
21:30
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg49–65Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scoring by half: 30–36, 19–29
Pts: Silva 15Pts: Schneider 23
Rio de Janeiro
26 October
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg51–48Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 24–27, 27–21
Pts: Sipes 18Pts: Jarosevskaya 15
Rio de Janeiro
26 October
21:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg70–83Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:33–28, 37–55
Pts: Bento 27Pts: Mazlova-Adamirova 26
Rio de Janeiro

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 8–1
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 7–2
4Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 3–3
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5–4
6Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 2–6
7Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2–7
8Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 5–2
9Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina 4–3
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–4
10Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1–6
10Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0–7

References

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