| 7th FIBA World Championship for Women | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 23 September – 4 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (5th title) |
The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women (Spanish: 1975 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Femenino) was the seventh FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Colombia, from 23 September to 4 October 1975. The Soviet Union won the world championship for the fifth time.
| Bogotá | Bucaramanga | Cali |
|---|---|---|
| Coliseo Cubierto El Campín | Coliseo Vicente Díaz Romero | Coliseo El Pueblo |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 146 | +139 | 6 |
 Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 166 | −5 | 5 |
 Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 235 | −53 | 4 |
 Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 241 | −81 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 133 | +74 | 6 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 156 | +83 | 5 |
 Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 4 |
 Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 253 | −157 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 191 | +12 | 5 |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 177 | +9 | 5 |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 191 | +10 | 4 |
 Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 187 | −31 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 286 | +118 | 9 |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 280 | +69 | 8 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 301 | +53 | 8 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 361 | 336 | +25 | 8 |
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 393 | −25 | 7 |
| Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 404 | −240 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 0 | 509 | 317 | +192 | 12 |
| Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 461 | 389 | +72 | 11 |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 379 | 328 | +51 | 10 |
| Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 341 | 365 | −24 | 9 |
| South Korea | 6 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 459 | −26 | 8 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1 | 5 | 349 | 422 | −73 | 7 |
 Colombia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 343 | 535 | −192 | 6 |
| # | Team |
|---|---|
 1 | Soviet Union |
 2 | Japan |
 3 | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Colombia |
| 8 | United States |
| 9 | Hungary |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | Canada |
| 12 | Brazil |
| 13 | Senegal |
| 1975 World Championship winner |
|---|
 Soviet Union Fifth title |
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