# 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian: Чемпионат мира по баскетболу среди женщин 1959) was the third FIBA World Championship for Women basketball championship held by FIBA. It was held in the Soviet Union between 10 October and 18 October 1959. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA, the sport's governing body. The city of Moscow hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won its first title after finishing in first place in round-robin group. The United States were the defending champions, but did not participate in the tournament.

## Squads
### Soviet Union

* 3 Nina MAKSIMELIANOVA
* 4 Skaidrite SMILDZINIA-BUDOVSKA
* 5 Valentina KOSTIKOVA
* 6 Maret-Mai Otsa
* 7 Nina POZNANSKAYA
* 8 Raisa KUZNETSOVA-MIKHAILOVA
* 9 Ene Kitsing
* 10 Jurate DOKTORAITE
* 11 Nina ARCISEVSKAYA
* 12 Nina EREMINA
* 13 Galina JAROSEVSKAYA
* 14 Helena BITNERE

## Results

The tournament consisted of a single round-robin group. Every team played each other once and the top team in the group was declared champion.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 467 | 263 | +204 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 6 | 1 | 403 | 318 | +85 | 13 |
| Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 467 | 358 | +109 | 12 |
| Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 317 | 395 | −78 | 10 |
| Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 362 | 370 | −8 | 10 |
| Romania | 7 | 2 | 5 | 312 | 371 | −59 | 9 |
| Hungary | 7 | 2 | 5 | 323 | 431 | −108 | 9 |
| North Korea | 7 | 0 | 7 | 299 | 444 | −145 | 7 |
* 10 October 11:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 76–61 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 48–32, 28–29 |||
| Pts: Hubálková 29 | | Pts: Roga 19 |
* 10 October 12:30
* Boxscore
| Romania | 52–41 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 24–18, 28–23 |||
| Pts: Romfeld 17 | | Pts: Ok 12 |
* 10 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 70–41 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 43–18, 27–23 |||
| Pts: Vojnova 13 | | Pts: Kovács 12 |
* 10 October 20:30
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 42–80 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 23–35, 19–45 |||
| Pts: Krvavica 16 | | Pts: Kostikova 24 |
* 11 October 16:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 55–38 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 34–26, 21–12 |||
| Pts: Grubrová, Mázlová 14 | | Pts: Rakovica 15 |
* 11 October 17:30
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 49–48 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 24–25, 25–23 |||
| Pts: Parti 13 | | Pts: Radovanović 11 |
* 11 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Poland | 45–67 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 27–40, 18–27 |||
| Pts: Bajer 12 | | Pts: Kostikova 19 |
* 12 October 18:00
* Boxscore
| North Korea | 42–48 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 14–24 |||
| Pts: Za 14 | | Pts: Kuzova, Vojnova 17 |
* 12 October 19:30
* Boxscore
| Romania | 45–52 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 30–27, 15–25 |||
| Pts: Nikolescu 17 | | Pts: Szostak 13 |
* 12 October 21:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 51–29 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 25–15, 26–14 |||
| Pts: Maksimelianova 13 | | Pts: Lik, Parti 5 |
* 13 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 50–47 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–24, 23–23 |||
| Pts: Radovanović 24 | | Pts: Za 13 |
* 13 October 20:30
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 54–47 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 27–24, 27–23 |||
| Pts: Calkaskanova 16 | | Pts: Hubálková 23 |
* 14 October 11:00
* Boxscore
| North Korea | 24–89 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 12–47, 12–42 |||
| Pts: Suk 8 | | Pts: Maksimelianova 22 |
* 14 October 12:30
* Boxscore
| Romania | 37–64 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 15–32, 22–32 |||
| Pts: Kraus 12 | | Pts: Vojnova 12 |
* 14 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Poland | 62–40 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 36–19, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Roga 23 | | Pts: PRKen 10 |
* 14 October 20:30
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 79–43 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 45–21, 34–22 |||
| Pts: Hubálková 15 | | Pts: Baraga, Ciprus 9 |
* 15 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 40–38 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 22–13, 18–25 |||
| Pts: Krvavica 12 | | Pts: Kukuruz 12 |
* 15 October 20:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 59–46 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–22 |||
| Pts: Maksimelianova 17 | | Pts: Hubálková, Mázlová 10 |
* 16 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 62–57 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–26 |||
| Pts: PRKen 14 | | Pts: Za 18 |
* 16 October 19:00
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 62–48 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 31–20, 31–28 |||
| Pts: Vojnova 18 | | Pts: Olesevicz 16 |
* 17 October 11:00
* Boxscore
| Poland | 59–38 | North Korea |
| Scoring by half: 26–14, 33–24 |||
| Pts: Roga 19 | | Pts: Ok 12 |
* 17 October 12:30
* Boxscore
| Romania | 39–70 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 18–37, 21–33 |||
| Pts: Rakovica 11 | | Pts: Smildziņa 17 |
* 17 October 17:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 80–53 | Hungary |
| Scoring by half: 38–28, 42–25 |||
| Pts: Hubálková 32 | | Pts: PRKen 12 |
* 17 October 18:30
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 67–52 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 44–26, 23–26 |||
| Pts: Borisova 17 | | Pts: Kalušević 14 |
* 18 October 12:00
* Boxscore
| North Korea | 50–84 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 22–50, 28–34 |||
| Pts: Ok, Sin 13 | | Pts: Mázlová 19 |
* 18 October 13:30
* Boxscore
| Hungary | 49–63 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 24–42, 25–21 |||
| Pts: Kalo 11 | | Pts: Nikolescu 18 |
* 18 October 15:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 42–35 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 22–20, 20–15 |||
| Pts: Radovanović 11 | | Pts: Olesevicz 16 |
* 18 October 16:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 51–38 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 21–16, 30–22 |||
| Pts: Smildziņa 26 | | Pts: Vojnova 12 |

## Awards

* 1959 World Championship winner
* Soviet Union First title