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1990 Basketball World Cup
The 1990 FIBA World Championship was the 11th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Argentina from 8 to 19 August 1990. The final phase of the competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires. Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner. This was the last World Championship in which the country participated before its dissolution. Likewise, the Soviet Union participated in its final tournament before its dissolution. This was the first ever FIBA World Championship (now called FIBA Basketball World Cup) tournament, in which non-American current NBA players that had also already played in an official regular season NBA game could participate. Venues Qualification There were 16 teams taking part in the 1990 World Cup of Basketball. * Host nation: 1 berth * FIBA Americas: 12 teams competing for 5 berths * FIBA Europe: 8 teams competing for 5 berths * FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 1 berths * FIBA Asi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. He led Argentina as president during the 1990s and implemented a free market liberalization. He served as President of the Justicialist Party for thirteen years (from 1990 to 2001 and again from 2001 to 2003), and his political approach became known as Federal Peronism. Born in Anillaco to a Syrian family, Menem was raised as a Muslim,"Carlos Menem" ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' but later converted to to pursue a political career. Menem b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area (Spanish: ''Área Metropolitana del Valle de Lerma'', AMVL), which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, La Merced and San Lorenzo. Salta is the seat of the Capital Department, the most populous department in the province. History Salta was founded on April 16, 1582 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma, who intended the settlement to be an outpost between Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires. The origin of the name ''Salta'' is a matter of conjecture, with several theories being advanced to explain it. During the war of independence, the city became a commercial an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Africa Championship 1989
The FIBA Africa Championship 1989 was hosted by Angola from December 16 to December 27, 1989. The games were played in Luanda. Angola won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ... in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament. Competing Nations The following national teams competed: Preliminary rounds Group A Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Group B Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Knockout stage Classification Stage Final standings Awards External links FIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba Africa Championship 1989 B 1989 in African basketball AfroBasket International basketball competitions ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 ABC Championship
The 1989 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Beijing, PR China. Draw * Kuwait, Bahrain and Syria withdrew from the tournament, following this Indonesia moved to Group C to balance the number of teams in each group. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Quarterfinal round Group I Group II Group III Group IV Classification 5th–14th 13th place 11th place 9th place 7th place 5th place Final round Semifinals 3rd place Final Final standing Awards References Resultsarchive.fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Abc Championship 1989 Asia Championship, 1989 Asia Championship, 1989 1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ... B September 1989 sports events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1989 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1990 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in Sydney. Australia won the series 2–0. Teams that did not enter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results External links FIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania FIBA Oceania Championship Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ... 1989 in New Zealand basketball 1989 in Australian basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Australia Australia men's national basketball team games New Zealand men's national basketball team games Basketball in New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 1989
The 1989 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1989, was the 26th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Yugoslavia between 20 and 25 June 1989. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Dom Sportova in Zagreb was the hosting venue of the tournament. The host, Yugoslavia, won its fourth FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions Greece, with a 98–77 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Dražen Petrović was voted the tournament's MVP. The five best teams in the final standings were given berths to the 1990 FIBA World Championship. Venues All games were played at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb. Qualification Squads Format *The teams were split in two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Tournament Of The Americas
The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. Puerto Rico defeated the United States in the final to win the tournament. Brazil, Venezuela, and Canada also qualified for the World Championship by finishing third through fifth, respectively. Qualification Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1989; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone. *North America: , *Caribbean and Central America:, , , , *South America: , , , , The draw split the tournament into two groups: Group A Group B Format *The top four teams from each group advance to the kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Technological University – Santa Fe Regional Faculty
The National Technological University – Santa Fe Regional Faculty (Spanish: ''Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Santa Fe'' (UTN-FRSF)). History This college is one of the 29 regional faculties of Argentina's National Technological University. The faculty was founded in 1953 and its first classes were at the National University of the Littoral because it didn't have its own building. The main building was built in 1978, next to the Setúbal lake. The faculty has its own stadium: Estadio U.T.N. Santa Fe, it was opened on November 10, 1982. It was specially built for the 1982 Southern Cross Games and has also hosted the 1990 FIBA World Championship, several FIVB Volleyball World League matches and the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. The stadium has capacity for 3.500 and a surface of 17.500 m2. Nowadays the faculty has approximately 3.000 students, 430 teachers, 144 researchers and 1000 non-teaching staff. Higher Education * Technicatures: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polideportivo Delmi
Polideportivo Delmi, is an arena in Salta, Argentina. It is primarily used for volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... and basketball. It opened in 1986 and holds 6,000 spectators. This stadium hosted the second round groups III and IV, and the 13th to 16th and 9th to 12th classification for the 1990 FIBA World Championship. During the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship Delmi was the venue for Pool F (first round) and Pool K (second round) matches. References Indoor arenas in Argentina Buildings and structures in Salta Buildings and structures in Salta Province Sport in Salta Province Basketball venues in Argentina Volleyball venues in Argentina {{Argentina-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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