13th FIBA World Championship for Women | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Germany |
Dates | May 26 – June 7 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (6th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | Arcain (20.2) |
Top rebounds | Ferazzoli (11.8) |
Top assists | Chun (6.2) |
PPG (Team) | Japan (86.0) |
RPG (Team) | United States (39.8) |
APG (Team) | China (19.3) |
Official website | |
1998 FIBA World Championship for Women | |
The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship (German: 1998 FIBA Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft) was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.