Basketball - Women's World Championship
Like the men's tournament, the women's World Championship is now held quadrennially at the mid-point of the Olympic circle. The finals series consists of 16 teams after a global qualifying competiton.
| YEAR | VENUE | WINNERS | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 1953 | Santiago | USA | Chile | France |
| 1957 | Rio de J | USA | USSR | Cze'akia |
| 1959 | Moscow | USSR | Bulgaria | Cze'akia |
| 1964 | Lima | USSR | Cze'akia | Bulgaria |
| 1967 | Prague | USSR | S Korea | Cze'akia |
| 1971 | Sao Paulo | USSR | Cze'akia | Brazil |
| 1975 | Cali | USSR | Japan | Cze'akia |
| 1979 | Seoul | USA | S Korea | Canada |
| 1983 | Sao Paulo | USSR | USA | China |
| 1986 | Moscow | USA | USSR | Canada |
| 1990 | K Lumpur | USA | Yugoslavia | Cuba |
| 1994 | Sydney | BRAZIL | China | USA |
| 1998 | Berlin | USA | Russia | Australia |
| 2002 | Nanjing | USA | Russia | Australia |
| 2006 | Sao Paulo | AUSTRALIA | Russia | USA |
| 2010 | Karlovy V | USA | Cze Rep | Spain |
| 2014 | Istanbul | USA | Spain | Australia |
| 2018 | Tenerife | USA | Australia | Spain |
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