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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dates | August 13–25, 1979 |
| Teams | 19 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia  New Zealand Trinidad and Tobago |
The 1979 World Netball Championships was the fifth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, featuring 19 teams.[1]
Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago shared the title as there were no finals, instead the top 10 teams playing off in a round robin. Each of the top three teams won eight out of nine matches, losing once, to one of the other two: New Zealand defeated Trinidad and Tobago 49–33; Trinidad and Tobago defeated Australia 40–38; and Australia defeated New Zealand 38–36. The tournament rules of the time did not provide a way of determining an outright winner under the circumstances, so the three teams shared the title.[2]
- ^ "Women Netball V World Championship 1979". Todor 66.
- ^ "Research: We Does It!". dropkicks.co.nz. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010.