1970 edition of the FIBA World Championship
International basketball competition
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970.[1] It was the first FIBA World Championship hosted outside of South America.
Competing nations
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group B
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group C
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Classification round
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Panama 1–1 (1.01 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (1.00 GAvg), South Korea 1–1 (0.99 GAvg)
Final round
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Soviet Union
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Italy 1–0 United States
Final standings
All-Tournament Team
Top scorers (ppg)
- Shin Dong-Pa (South Korea) 32.6
- Omar Arrestia (Uruguay) 19.7
- Pedro Rivas (Panama) 18.8
- Davis Peralta (Panama) 18.8
- Jiri Zidek Sr. (Czechoslovakia) 18.6
- Pedro Chappe Garcia (Cuba) 17.9
- Lee In-Pyo (South Korea) 17.8
- Krešimir Ćosić (Yugoslavia) 17.3
- Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 16.9
- Bob Molinski (Canada) 16.8
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "World Championship 1970". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "The Best of 1970 World Cup: Yugoslavia claim first title as Europe's first host; Brazil second, Soviets third; super scorer Shin Dong-pa". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
External links
- FIBA official website
- EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page
- Obeležili šampionsku titulu od pre 40 godina: Daneu okupio zlatne momke;Blic, 12 December 2010