Basketball / World Championships
WOMEN
| Ed. |
Site |
Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| XIX |
Australia |
2022 |
United States |
China |
Australia |
| XVIII |
Spain |
2018 |
United States |
Australia |
Spain |
| XVII |
Turkey |
2014 |
United States |
Spain |
Australia |
| XVI |
Czech Republic |
2010 |
United States |
Czech Republic |
Spain |
| XV |
Brazil |
2006 |
Australia |
Russia |
United States |
| XIV |
China |
2002 |
United States |
Russia |
Australia |
| XIII |
Germany |
1998 |
United States |
Russia |
Australia |
| XII |
Australia |
1994 |
Brazil |
China |
United States |
| XI |
Malaysia |
1990 |
United States |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Cuba |
| X |
Soviet Union |
1986 |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Canada |
| IX |
Brazil |
1983 |
Soviet Union |
United States |
China |
| VIII |
South Korea |
1979 |
United States |
South Korea |
Canada |
| VII |
Colombia |
1975 |
Soviet Union |
Japan |
Czechoslovakia |
| VI |
Brazil |
1971 |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
Brazil |
| V |
Czechoslovakia |
1967 |
Soviet Union |
South Korea |
Czechoslovakia |
| IV |
Peru |
1964 |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
Bulgaria |
| III |
Soviet Union |
1959 |
Soviet Union |
Bulgaria |
Czechoslovakia |
| II |
Brazil |
1957 |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
| I |
Chile |
1953 |
United States |
Chile |
France |
All the champions
XIX Australia 2022 (22.IX/01.X) 
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Cheryl Reeve |
| Ariel Atkins, Shakira Austin, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Sabrina Ionescu, Brionna Jones, Betnijah Laney, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas, A’Ja Wilson. |
| USA 88-55 SRB |
CAN 79-60 PUR |
CHN 85-71 FRA |
AUS 86-69 BEL |
| United States 83-43 Canada |
Chin 61-59 Australia |
| United States 83-61 China (AUS 95-65 CAN) |
83 - United States (18+25+25+15): Lloyd 11, Gray 10, Wilson 19, Stewart 9, Thomas 5. Plum 17, Ionescu, Atkins 6, Austin, Laney 4, Jones 2.
61 - China (13+20+14+14): Wang 11, Yang 3, Zhang 2, Huang 2, Li Yueru 19. Li Yuan, Wu 13, Jin 3, Pan, Han 8.
Referees: Gatis Salins (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL).
Arena: 15,900 spectators at Sydney SuperDome, Sydney (AUS).
XVIII Spain 2018 (22/30.IX)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Dawn Staley |
| Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Layshia Clarendon, Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Nneka Ogwumike, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Morgan Tuck, A'ja Wilson. |
| ESP 68-53 CAN |
AUS 83-42 CHN |
BEL 86-65 FRA |
USA 71-40 NGR |
| Australia 72-66 Spain |
United States 93-77 Belgium |
| United States 73-56 Australia (ESP 67-60 BEL) |
73 - United States (20+15+26+12): Bird (6), Charles (6), Clarendon (2), Delle Donne (2), Griner (15), Loyd (9), Ogwumke (4), Plum (2), Stewart (10), Taurasi (13), Tuck (2), Wilson (2).
56 - Australia (15+12+11+18): Allen (9), Bunton (5), Cambage (7), Ebzery (6), George (0), Lavey (3), Madgen (4), Magbegor (6), O’Hea (6), Smith (10), Talbot (4), Mithcomb (3).
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yu Jung (TPE), Yohan Rosso (FRA).
Arena: 5,100 spectators at Pabellón Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife (ESP).
XVII Turkey 2014 (27.IX / 05.X)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Geno Auriemma |
| Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Candice Dupree, Brittney Griner, Angel Mccoughtry, Maya Moore, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Odyssey Sims, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen. |
| ESP 71-55 CHN |
TUR 62-61 SRB |
AUS 63-52 CAN |
USA 94-72 FRA |
| Spain 66-56 Turkey |
United States 82-70 Australia |
| United States 77-64 Spain (AUS 74-44 TUR) |
77- United States (28+20+19+10): Bird, Moore (18), Taurasi (6), Charles (10) y Griner (11) // Whalen (12), Augustus (10), McCoughtry (2), Sims, Stewart, Dupree (6), Ogwumike (2).
64- Spain (17+12+19+16): Nicholls (10), Torrens (10), Palau (6), Xargay (2) y Lyttle (16) // Domínguez (6), Martínez, Gil, Romero, Rodríguez (3), Pascua y Cruz (11).
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Karen Lasuik (CAN).
Arena: 5,600 spectators at Ulker Sports Arena, Istanbul.
XVI Czech Republic 2010 (12/23.IX)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Geno Auriemma |
| Jayne Appel, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Tina Charles, Candice Dupree, Sylvia Fowles, Asjha Jones, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen. |
| USA 106-44 KOR |
ESP 74-71* FRA |
CZE 79-68 AUS |
BLR 70-53 RUS |
| USA 106-70 Spain |
Czech Republic 81-77* Belarus |
| United States 89-69 Czech Republic (ESP 77-68 BLR) |
89- United States (19+21+34+15): Whalen, Jones (4), Bird (11), Dupree (2), McCoughtry (18), Appel, Catchings (9), Cash (2), Taurasi (16), Fowles (5), Moore (9), Charles (13).
69- Czech Republic (14+21+17+17): Veselá, Vecerová (2), Bortelová (4), Sujanová (4), Burgrová, Horakova (12), Feranciková (6), Elhotova (9), Ednárová, Kulichová (14), Peckova (11), Vitecková (7).
Referees: Vicente Bultó (ESP), Fernando Jorge Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS).
Arena: Karlovy Vary Arena.
XV Brazil 2006 (12/23.IX)
| AUSTRALIA - Coach: Jan Stirling |
| Tully Bevilaqua, Holie Grima, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Emily McInerny, Erin Phillips, Emma Randall, Jennifer Screen, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton, Penelope Taylor, Jennifer Whittle. |
| AUS 79-66 FRA |
BRA 75-51 CZE |
RUS 60-56 ESP |
USA 90-56 LTU |
| Australia 88-76 Brazil |
Russia 75-68 United States |
| Australia 91-74 Russia (USA 99-59 BRA) |
91- Australia (19+24+26+22): Taylor (28), Harrower (15), Snell (12), Whittle (8), Jackson (16) // Summerton (4), Phillips, Bevilaqua (4), Screen, Randall (2), Grima (2).
74- Rusia (15+20+20+19): Rakhmatulina (8), Vovopynova (7), Shchegoleva (15), Ilona Korstin (10), Maria Stepanova (17) // Olga Arteshina (10), Demagina, Abrosimova, Elena Karpova (7), Irina Osipova, Lisina.
Referees: Diego Rougier (ARG), Sergio Pacheco (BRA), Nancy Ethier (CAN).
Arena: Gimnasio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo.
XIV China 2002 (14/25.IX)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Van Chancelor |
| Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Tamecka Dixon, Jennifer Gillom, Shannon Johnson, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton, Tari Phillips, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Natalie Williams. |
| RUS 70-53 KOR |
USA 71-56 AUS |
| United States 79-74 RUS (AUS 91-63 KOR |
USA 79 (25+23+17+14): Johnson (11), Swoopes (18), Milton (6), Leslie (17), Catchings (16) // Smith (2).
RUSSIA 74 (15+20+20+19): Chioukova (3), Rakhmatoulina (5), Arteshina (3), Baranova (18), Skopa (6) // Korstine (27), Ossipova (7), Kalmykova (5).
Attendance: 3,500 spectators at Nankin.
XIII Germany 1998 (26.V / 07.VI)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Nell Fortner |
| Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Edna Campbell, Chamique Holdsclaw, Lisa Leslie, Nikki McCray, Taj McWilliams, DeLisha Milton, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Natalie Williams, Kara Wolters. |
| USA 93-79 BRA |
RUS vs AUS |
| United States 71-65 RUS (AUS 72-67 BRA) |
United States 71 (28+43) Bolton 11, Holdsclaw 4, Leslie 20, McCray 4, Milton 13, Smith 11, Staley 7, Williams 1, Wolters.
Russia 65 (37+28) Antipova 9, Baranova 13, Khoudachova 4, Marilova, Pchikova 5, Routkovskaia 14, Skopa, Zassoulskaia 20.
XII Australia 1994 (02/12.VI)
| BRAZIL - Coach: Miguel Ângelo da Luz |
| Leila de Souza Sobral, Ruth de Souza, Roseli do Carmo Gustavo, Adriana dos Santos, Cíntia "Tuiú" dos Santos, Janet dos Santos Arcain, Paula María Gonçalves da Silva, Hortência Marcari Oliva, Dalila Mello, Simone Pontello, Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, Helen Santos Luz. |
| BRA 110-107 USA |
CHN vs AUS |
| Brazil 96-84 CHN (USA 100-95 AUS |
XI Malaysia 1990 (12/22.VII)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Theresa Grentz |
| Jennifer Azzi, Vicky Bullet, Cynthia Cooper, Medina Dixon, Teresa Edwards, Vicki Hall, Sonja Henning, Tammy Jackson, Carolyn Jones, Katrina McClain, Vickie Orr, Lynette Woodard. |
| USA 87-59 TCH |
SCG 74-66 CUB |
| United States 88-78 SCG (CUB 83-61 TCH) |
X Soviet Union 1986 (10/17.VIII)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Kay Yow |
| Cynthia Brown, Cynthia Cooper, Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Mary Ethridge, Jennifer Gillom, Fran Harris, Katrina McClain, Cheryl Miller, Teresa Weatherspoon. |
| USA 82-59 CAN |
URS 78-67 TCH |
| United States 108-88 URS (CAN 64-59 TCH) |
IX Brazil 1983 (24.VII / 06.VIII)
| SOVIET UNION - Coach: Lydija Alexejeva & Vadim Kapranov |
| Olesia Barel, Tania Beloschapka, Vida Besselene, Olga Butiskina, Jelena Chausova, Olga Korasteleva, Ljulia Muravieva, Nadia Olchova, Galina Sawitzkaya, Ramune Schidlauskaite, Uliana Semenova, Olga Sucharnova. |
| Round-robin event (URS / USA / CHN / KOR) |
VIII South Korea 1979 (29.IV / 13.V)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Pat Head (Summitt) |
| Carol Blazejowski, Barbara Brown, Denis Curry, Tara Heiss, Kris Kirehner, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Jill Rankin, Jackie Swaim, Jan Trombly, Rosie Walker, Holly Warlick. |
| Round-robin event (USA / KOR / CAN / AUS) |
* An important factor in the American's gold medal campaign was a boycott by the defending champion, the Soviet Union, and five other communist nations due to a lack of diplomatic relations with host country South Korea.
VII Colombia 1975 (23.IX / 04.X)
| SOVIET UNION - Coach: Lydija Alexejeva |
| Olga Barischeva, Nelli Ferjabnikova, Natalia Klimova, Raissa Kurviakova, Tatiana Ovetskina, Alexandra Ovschinikova, Angela Rupschine, Nadescha Sacharova, Tatiana Sacharova, Nadescha Schuvajeva, Uliana Semenova, Olga Sucharnova. |
| Round-robin event (URS / JPN / TCH / ITA) |
VI Brazil 1971 (15/29.V)
| SOVIET UNION - Coach: Lydija Alexejeva |
| Nelli Bilmajer, Viktoria Dimitrieva, Lidia Guseva, Aguela Jankunaite, Tamara Kaliagina, Raissa Kurviakova, Tatiana Lemochova, Natalia Nasemblo, Nadescha Sacharova, Uliana Semenova, Sinaida Tshernikova, Larissa Vinchaite. |
| Round-robin event (URS / TCH / BRA / KOR) |
V Czechoslovakia 1967 (14/23.IV)
| SOVIET UNION - Coach: Lydija Alexejeva |
| Nina Antipina, Ludmila Bararevitsch, Nelli Fominich, Serafina Jeremkina, Sylvia Krodere, Raissa Michailova, Feodora Orel, Inessa Pivovarova, Nina Posnanskaya, Ravila Prokopenko, Tamara Slidenko, Skaidrite Smildsina. |
| Round-robin event (URS / KOR / TCH / GDR) |
IV Peru 1964 (18.IV / 04.V)
| SOVIET UNION - Coach: Stepas Butautas |
| Nina Antipina, Nelli Fominich, Ludmila Kukanova, Lidia Leontieva, Valve Luutsepp, Feodora Orel, Nina Posnanskaya, Raissa Salimova, Tamara Slidenko, Skaidrite Smildsina, Tatiana Sorokina. |
| Round-robin event (URS / TCH / BUL / USA) |
III Soviet Union 1959
| SOVIET UNION - Coach: Stepas Butautas |
| Nina Arcisevskaya, Helena Bitnere, Jurate Doktoraite, Galina Jarosevskaya, Nina Jerjomina, Ene Kitsing, Valentina Kostikova, Raissa Kusnetsova, Nina Maxsimilanova, Maret Otsa, Nina Posnanskaya, Skaidrite Smildsina. |
| Round-robin event (URS / BUL / TCH / YUG) |
II Brazil 1957 (13/26.X)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: Les Major |
| Rita Alexander, Alice Barron, Alberta Cox, Joan Crawford, Lucille Davidson, Edith Keaton, Norma Rowland, Doris Scoggins, Barbara Ann Sipes, Peggy Tato, Katherine Washington, Nera White. |
| Round-robin event (USA / URS / TCH / BRA) |
| [Unites States 51-48 URS] |
I Chile 1953 (7/22.III)
| UNITED STATES - Coach: John Head |
| Agnes Baldwin, Pauline Bowdey, Betty Clark, Fern Gregory Nash , Agnes Lloyd, Grear Lurlyne, Betty Murphy, Mildred Sanders, Janet Thompson, Katherine Washington, Dorothy Welp. |
| Round-robin event (USA / CHI / FRA / BRA) |
Medal Table
| Ps |
Country |
CNT |
GD |
SV |
BZ |
TOT |
| 1. |
United States |
USA |
11 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
| 2. |
Soviet Union |
URS |
6 |
2 |
- |
8 |
| 3. |
Australia |
AUS |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| 4. |
Brazil |
BRA |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
| 5. |
Russia |
RUS |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
| 6. |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| 7. |
China |
CHN |
- |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 8. |
South Korea |
KOR |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
| 9. |
Spain |
ESP |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 10. |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 11. |
Chile |
CHI |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| . |
Japan |
JPN |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| . |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| . |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| 15. |
Canada |
CAN |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
| 16. |
France |
FRA |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
| . |
Cuba |
CUB |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
| |
| 17 |
TOTAL |
|
19 |
19 |
19 |
57 |
Most titles
4 Sue Bird, USA (02 10 14 18)
3 Nina Posnanskaya, URS (59 64 67)
Skaidrite Smildsina, URS (59 64 67)
Uliana Semenova, URS (71 75 83)
Tina Charles, USA (10 14 18)
Diana Taurasi, USA (10 14 18)
Breanna Stewart, USA (14 18 22)
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