1982 FIBA World Championship

1982 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1982
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Dates15–28 August
Officially opened byBelisario Betancur
Teams13 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played50
MVPUnited States Doc Rivers
Top scorerPanama Rolando Frazer
(24.4 points per game)
1978
1986

The 1982 FIBA World Championship was the 9th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982.