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Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the gold medal by beating Russia 91-74.


VENUES



COMPETING NATIONS

The following national teams competed:

Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the Reigning Olympic Champion , the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
  • FIBA Europe - Spain, France, Lithuania, Czech Republic (European Champion), Russia

  • FIBA Americas - Brazil (host), United States (Olympic Champion), Canada, Argentina, Cuba

  • FIBA Africa - Nigeria, Senegal

  • FIBA Asia - P.R. of China, Chinese Taipei (or Taiwan or Republic of China), South Korea

  • FIBA Oceania - Australia (Oceanian Champion)



SQUADS

See Also: 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women squads


At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries each had 12 players on their roster.


REFEREES

For the World Championship for Women, FIBA selected 25 professional Referees :


PRELIMINARY ROUND

  • The three best squads of each group qualify for second round.

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      ''''''79''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/France_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">France 66
      56 ''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Russia_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Russia ''''''60'''
      ''' '''90''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lithuania_national_women's_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Lithuania 56
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      {{Round4-with ThirdRD1 Classification roundRD2=Fifth placeConsol=Seventh place
      71''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lithuania_national_women's_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Lithuania ''''''80'''
      ''''''79''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lithuania_national_women's_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Lithuania 73


      {{Round4-with ThirdRD1 Classification roundRD2=Ninth placeConsol=Eleventh place
      61 ''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Canada_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Canada ''''''65'''
      ''''''76''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Cuba_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Cuba 73
      57''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Argentina_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Argentina ''''''74'''
      68''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Cuba_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Cuba ''''''71'''


      {{Round4-with ThirdRD1 Classification roundRD2=Thirteenth placeConsol=Fifteenth place
      ''''''81''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Nigeria_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Nigeria 77
      ''''''75''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Senegal_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Senegal 69
      52 ''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/South_Korea_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">South Korea ''''''73'''
      64 ''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Senegal_women's_national_basketball_team" class="copylinks">Senegal ''''''66'''


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