# 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA žen v roce 1967) was hosted by Czechoslovakia from 1967. The Soviet Union, a team considered "tall, strong, fast, and highly motivated", won the tournament, defeating South Korea 83-50 in the final. Korean captain Park Shin-ja was selected as the tournament's MVP, becoming the first player from a runner-up squad to ever capture the award.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 122 | +107 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 184 | −15 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 167 | −45 | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 180 | −47 | 3 |
* 15 April
| United States | 42–38 | Australia |
* Brno, Czechoslovakia
* 15 April
| Soviet Union | 83–48 | Yugoslavia |
* Brno, Czechoslovakia
* 16 April
| Australia | 58–63 | Yugoslavia |
* Brno, Czechoslovakia
* 16 April
| United States | 37–71 | Soviet Union |
* Brno, Czechoslovakia
* 17 April
| Soviet Union | 75–37 | Australia |
* Brno, Czechoslovakia
* 17 April
| Yugoslavia | 58–43 | United States |
* Brno, Czechoslovakia

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 122 | +21 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 106 | +1 | 3 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 117 | −22 | 2 |
* 18 April
| South Korea | 76–56 | Italy |
* Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| Czechoslovakia | 41–39 | Italy |
* Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| South Korea | 67–66 | Czechoslovakia |
* Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 152 | +9 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 156 | 146 | +10 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 172 | −5 | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 192 | −14 | 3 |
* 15 April
| Brazil | 63–67 | Japan |
* Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
* 15 April
| Bulgaria | 58–62 | East Germany |
* Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
* 16 April
| Japan | 35–39 | East Germany |
* Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
* 16 April
| Brazil | 56–65 | Bulgaria |
* Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
* 17 April
| Bulgaria | 44–54 | Japan |
* Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
* 17 April
| East Germany | 60–59 | Brazil |
* Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia

## Classification round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 179 | +84 | 8 |
| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 246 | 217 | +29 | 7 |
| Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 188 | 224 | −36 | 5 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 204 | 234 | −30 | 5 |
| United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 171 | 218 | −47 | 5 |
* 19 April
| Italy | 31–63 | Bulgaria |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 19 April
| United States | 44–56 | Brazil |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| Brazil | 60–50 | Italy |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| Bulgaria | 67–52 | Australia |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 21 April
| United States | 45–56 | Italy |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 21 April
| Australia | 58–74 | Brazil |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 22 April
| Italy | 51–56 | Australia |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 22 April
| Bulgaria | 68–40 | United States |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia

## Final round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 371 | 259 | +112 | 10 |
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 340 | 339 | +1 | 9 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 315 | 263 | +52 | 8 |
| East Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 277 | 296 | −19 | 7 |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 309 | −59 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 356 | −87 | 5 |
* 19 April
| South Korea | 64–59 | East Germany |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 19 April
| Yugoslavia | 35–69 | Czechoslovakia |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 19 April
| Soviet Union | 57–42 | Japan |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| East Germany | 58–51 | Yugoslavia |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| Czechoslovakia | 52–62 | Soviet Union |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 20 April
| Japan | 60–81 | South Korea |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 21 April
| Yugoslavia | 64–68 | Japan |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 21 April
| Czechoslovakia | 60–54 | East Germany |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 21 April
| Soviet Union | 83–50 | South Korea |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 22 April
| South Korea | 78–71 | Yugoslavia |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 22 April
| East Germany | 67–86 | Soviet Union |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia
* 22 April
| Japan | 45–68 | Czechoslovakia |
* Prague, Czechoslovakia

## Final standings

| # | Team |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
| 2 | South Korea |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | East Germany |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Yugoslavia |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
| 8 | Brazil |
| 9 | Italy |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | United States |

## Awards

* 1967 World Championship winner
* Soviet Union Third title