# 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Fiba de 1983) was the ninth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 24 July to 6 August 1983. The Soviet Union won their sixth world championship, defeating the United States 84–82 in the final.

## Venues

| City | Venue |
| Brasília | Nilson Nelson Gymnasium |
| Porto Alegre | Gigantinho |
| Rio de Janeiro | Ginásio do Maracanãzinho |
| São Paulo | Ginásio do Ibirapuera ( Ibirapuera) |

## Participating nations

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Semifinal round |
| Bulgaria  Cuba  South Korea  Peru | Australia  Japan  Poland  Yugoslavia | Canada  China  Soviet Union  Zaire | Brazil – host  United States |

## Preliminary round

The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinal round, while the bottom two teams played in the classification round.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 171 | +54 | 6 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 163 | +58 | 5 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 208 | +11 | 4 | Qualified for classification round |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 271 | −123 | 3 | Qualified for classification round |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 176 | +28 | 6 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 187 | +40 | 5 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 218 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for classification round |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 247 | −71 | 3 | Qualified for classification round |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 166 | +121 | 6 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 198 | +30 | 5 | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 205 | −4 | 4 | Qualified for classification round |
| 4 | Zaire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 280 | −147 | 3 | Qualified for classification round |

## Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 9 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 331 | 255 | +76 | 10 |
| 10 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 310 | +108 | 9 |
| 11 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 319 | +59 | 8 |
| 12 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 342 | −42 | 7 |
| 13 | Peru | 5 | 1 | 4 | 281 | 367 | −86 | 6 |
| 14 | Zaire | 5 | 0 | 5 | 267 | 382 | −115 | 5 |
Source: FIBA Archives

## Semifinal round

The United States qualified for the semifinal round by the virtue of winning the previous world championship, while Brazil qualified as hosts. A total of 25 matches were played in the semifinal round. Results between two teams from the Preliminary Round carried over; teams only played teams they had not already played.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 626 | 448 | +178 | 14 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 649 | 509 | +140 | 13 | Qualified for the final |
| 3 | China | 7 | 3 | 4 | 514 | 540 | −26 | 10 | Qualified for the bronze-medal match |
| 4 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 455 | 515 | −60 | 10 | Qualified for the bronze-medal match |
| 5 | Brazil (H) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 542 | 570 | −28 | 10 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 4 | 495 | 527 | −32 | 10 | |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 439 | 502 | −63 | 9 | |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 424 | 533 | −109 | 8 | |

## Medal games
### Bronze-medal match

* 6 August 1983 19:30
* report
| China | 71–63 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 39–36 |||
| Pts: Qiu 26 | | Pts: Kim 24 |

### Final

* 6 August 1983 21:45
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 84–82 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 37–40, 47–42 |||
| Pts: Elena Chausova (24) | | Pts: Cheryl Miller (23) |
* Rio de Janeiro

## Final standings

| # | Team |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
| 2 | United States |
| 3 | China |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | Yugoslavia |
| 9 | Canada |
| 10 | Cuba |
| 11 | Australia |
| 12 | Japan |
| 13 | Peru |
| 14 | Zaire |

## Awards

* 1983 World Championship winner
* Soviet Union Sixth title