The 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women (Spanish: 1953 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Femenino) was the first edition of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. It was held in Chile from 7 March to 22 March 1953. Ten national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA, the sport's governing body. The city of Santiago hosted the tournament. The United States won its first title.
1st FIBA World Championship for Women | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Chile |
Dates | 7–22 March |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | Colchen 19.2 |
All games were played at the Estadio Nacional de Chile.
Winners qualify to the final round. Losing teams to the first repass round, and the losing team with the largest point margin to the second repass round.
7 March
20:30 |
Boxscore
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Peru | 22–62 | France |
Scoring by half: 10–28, 12–34 | ||
Pts: Bedregal, Espinoza 6 | Pts: Colchen 21 |
8 March
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Boxscore
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Cuba | 31–50 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 16–21, 15–29 | ||
Pts: Buergo 11 | Pts: Ferrari 19 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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8 March
19:30 |
Boxscore
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Paraguay | 28–60 | United States |
Scoring by half: 14–25, 14–35 | ||
Pts: Escudero 9 | Pts: Baldwin 13 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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10 March
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Boxscore
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Argentina | 39–34 | Mexico |
Scoring by half: 18–8, 21–26 | ||
Pts: Pastorino 9 | Pts: Alfaro 8 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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10 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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Chile | 37–28 | Switzerland |
Scoring by half: 18–15, 19–13 | ||
Pts: Reyes 11 | Pts: Girod 12 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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11 March
21:00 |
Boxscore
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Mexico | 33–41 | Paraguay |
Scoring by half: 16–15, 17–26 | ||
Pts: Gamborino 8 | Pts: Bataglia 11 |
11 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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Cuba | 32–28 | Switzerland |
Scoring by half: 10–14, 22–14 | ||
Pts: Suárez 8 | Pts: Bartschi 9 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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Qualified for the final round |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Paraguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 89 | +22 | 4 |
Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 98 | +3 | 3 |
Peru | 2 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 84 | −25 | 2 |
13 March
21:00 |
Boxscore
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Peru | 29–42 | Cuba |
Scoring by half: 17–28, 12–13 | ||
Pts: Bedregal 13 | Pts: Gonzales 10 |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Peru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 73 | +33 | 6 |
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 94 | +4 | 5 |
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 4 |
Cuba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 3 |
18 March
22:55 |
Boxscore
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Switzerland | 25–40 | Mexico |
Scoring by half: 9–20, 16–20 | ||
Pts: Girod 10 | Pts: Alfaro 11 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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19 March
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Boxscore
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Peru | 34–26 | Switzerland |
Scoring by half: 20–14, 14–12 | ||
Pts: de Balbuena 9 | Pts: Girod 11 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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19 March
23:05 |
Boxscore
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Cuba | 28–31 (OT) | Mexico |
Scoring by half: 9–7, 13–15 Overtime: 6–9 | ||
Pts: Aldao 11 | Pts: Alfaro, Gómez 8 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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20 March
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Boxscore
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Mexico | 27–41 | Peru |
Scoring by half: 13–26, 14–15 | ||
Pts: Alfaro 11 | Pts: Bedregal 16 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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20 March
21:35 |
Boxscore
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Switzerland | 17–5 | Cuba |
Scoring by half: 11–2, 6–3 | ||
Pts: Pochon 5 | Pts: Morales 3 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 188 | 155 | +33 | 9 |
Chile | 5 | 3 | 2 | 227 | 207 | +20 | 8 |
France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 227 | 176 | +51 | 8 |
Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 183 | 186 | −3 | 8 |
Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 170 | 237 | −67 | 6 |
Argentina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 193 | −34 | 6 |
13 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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France | 37–41 | United States |
Scoring by half: 16–20, 21–21 | ||
Pts: Biny 13 | Pts: Washington 12 |
14 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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Argentina | 36–40 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 14–11, 22–29 | ||
Pts: Pastorino 12 | Pts: Ferrari 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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15 March
18:30 |
Boxscore
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Chile | 38–44 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 10–23, 28–21 | ||
Pts: Hurtado 16 | Pts: Reyes 16 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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16 March
21:00 |
Boxscore
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Brazil | 37–49 | France |
Scoring by half: 17–18, 20–31 | ||
Pts: Giogio 9 | Pts: Colchen 25 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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16 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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Chile | 67–42 | Paraguay |
Scoring by half: 24–19, 43–23 | ||
Pts: Hurtado 27 | Pts: Escobar 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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17 March
22:00 |
Boxscore
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Argentina | 22–34 | United States |
Scoring by half: 15–16, 7–18 | ||
Pts: Medrano, Reyes 5 | Pts: Bowden 14 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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18 March
21:00 |
Boxscore
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Paraguay | 27–58 | France |
Scoring by half: 15–21, 12–37 | ||
Pts: López 8 | Pts: Colchen 18 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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18 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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United States | 23–29 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 7–18, 16–11 | ||
Pts: Washington 10 | Pts: Ferrari 14 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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19 March
21:00 |
Boxscore
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Argentina | 31–33 | Paraguay |
Scoring by half: 12–13, 19–20 | ||
Pts: Reyes 12 | Pts: Escobar 7 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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19 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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Chile | 45–35 | France |
Scoring by half: 19–21, 26–14 | ||
Pts: Reyes 24 | Pts: Kloeck 13 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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21 March
21:00 |
Boxscore
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Paraguay | 31–41 | United States |
Scoring by half: 6–21, 25–20 | ||
Pts: Escobar 11 | Pts: Washington 13 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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21 March
22:30 |
Boxscore
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Chile | 41–37 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 25–18, 16–19 | ||
Pts: Reyes 17 | Pts: Ulbrich 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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22 March
18:30 |
Boxscore
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Paraguay | 37–40 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 15–20, 22–20 | ||
Pts: Bataglia 11 | Pts: Ulbrich 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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22 March
19:30 |
Boxscore
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France | 48–26 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 25–13, 23–13 | ||
Pts: Colchen 30 | Pts: Pastorino 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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22 March
20:30 |
Boxscore
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Chile | 36–49 | United States |
Scoring by half: 19–26, 17–23 | ||
Pts: Hurtado 11 | Pts: Bowden 17 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
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Rank | Team | Record |
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United States | 5–1 | |
Chile | 4–2 | |
France | 4–2 | |
4 | Brazil | 4–2 |
5 | Paraguay | 4–5 |
6 | Argentina | 2–4 |
7 | Peru | 3–3 |
8 | Mexico | 2–3 |
9 | Switzerland | 1–4 |
10 | Cuba | 2–5 |