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1983 Asian Basketball Championship
The 1983 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Hong Kong from November 20 to November 29, 1983. Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre were used for this tournament. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D * The Philippines originally beat Kuwait 78–57 and India 90–60 and topped the group but Asian Basketball Confederation cancelled the results on 23 November 1983 and declared naturalized players Jeff Moore and Dennis Still ineligible due to lack of residency. Second round Classification 13th–15th Classification 9th–12th Classification 5th–8th * Jordan were relegated to 8th place after their team returned home on 26 November, and subsequently failed to appear for their match against Iran. Championship Final round 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player: Guo Yonglin *All-Star Team: ** Guo Yonglin ** Lee Chung-hee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Yonglin
"Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds a city" in Chinese. It can also be transliterated into English as Cok, Gou, Quo, Quach, Quek, Que, Keh, Kuo, Kwo, Kuoch, Kok, Koc, Kwee, Kwek, Kwik, Kwok, Kuok, Kuek, Gock, Koay, or Ker. The Korean equivalent is spelled Kwak; the Vietnamese equivalent is Quach. The different ways of spelling this surname indicate the origin of the family. For example, the Cantonese "Kwok" originated in Hong Kong and the surrounding area. It is the 18th most common family name in China and can be traced as far back as the Xia Dynasty. There are eight legendary origins of the Guo surname, which include a Persian ( Hui) origin, a Korean origin, and a Mongolian origin, as a result of sinicization. However, the majority of people bearing the surname Guo are descended from the Han Chinese. In 2019, Guo was the 16th common surname in Mainland China. Origins Royal Ancestors Legend has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 ABC Championship
The 1981 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Kolkata, India. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Final round * ''The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.'' Classification 7th–12th Championship Final standing Awards References External links archive.fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Abc Championship 1981 Asia Championship, 1981 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ... B B November 1981 sports events in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 ABC Championship
The 1985 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was held from December 28, 1985, to January 5, 1986, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Final round Classification 13th–15th Classification 9th–12th Classification 5th–8th Championship Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player: Allan Caidic *All-Star Team: ** Zhang Bin ** Sun Fengwu ** Avelino Lim ** Lee Chung-hee ** Allan Caidic References External links Resultsarchive.fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Abc Championship 1985 Asia Championship, 1985 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ... B B December 1985 sports events in Asia January 1986 sports events in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Sports
1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup: ** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States ** Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States American football * Super Bowl XVII – the Washington Redskins (NFC) won 27–17 over the Miami Dolphins (AFC) **Location: Rose Bowl **Attendance: 103,667 **MVP: John Riggins, RB (Washington) * January 3 – Tony Dorsett sets NFL record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown. * January 26 – death of Paul "Bear" Bryant, noted college football coach * Sugar Bowl (1982 season): ** The Penn State Nittany Lions won 27-23 over the Georgia Bulldogs to win the college football national championship * Michigan Panthers win United States Football League Championship, 24-22 over Philadelphia Stars * October 31 – death of George Halas, Chicago Bears founder and coach Artistic gymnastics * World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Asia Championship
The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic basketball tournament. However, since 2017, the tournament was renamed the FIBA Asia Cup and now includes teams from FIBA Oceania. Also, it was the first to be played on a new four-year cycle, and is no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics. History Beginnings: Philippines/Japan dominance The Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship was inaugurated in Manila in 1960. The championship was held to find Asia's best team and for qualification to the World Championship and the Olympics. On the next four tournaments, the Philippines won 3 with the Japanese beating the Filipinos on 1965. Korea, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth Stadium
The Queen Elizabeth Stadium is an indoor sport facility on the Morrison Hill in Wan Chai, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. First opened in 1980, it has a 3,500-seat arena, gymnasia, squash and badminton courts, and a multi-purpose hall. It was built by the Urban Council, and is now managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship. History Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to Hong Kong, then a British colony, in May 1975. This Royal Visit became the namesake of the stadium. The construction was funded by various means including donations from local philanthropists such as Sir Tang Shiu-kin, and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. The foundation stone was laid by the Acting Governor Sir Denys Roberts on 21 December 1977. The stadium was opened by the Governor Sir Murray MacLehose on 27 August 1980. Since then the stadium has become one of the major venues for cultural and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong
MacPherson Stadium () was an indoor stadium that played an important role to the development of youth recreation in Hong Kong. Located at Yim Po Fong Street, on the edge of Mong Kok, a high population density area, it had a capacity of 1,850. The stadium was within Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre (). It was adjacent to the Macpherson Playground () which has a football pitch and acts as a gathering place for youth. The stadium was managed by the Hong Kong Playground Association. It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship. Name On 4May 1929, the Hong Kong Government founded the Playing Fields Committee to provide social welfare services to local children, J. L. McPherson being among the founding members. On 4 May 1933, when the Children's Playgrounds Association became a reality, McPherson was named Honorary Secretary. John Livingstone McPherson (1874-1947) had been a missionary assigned to Hong Kong from Canada, working for the YMCA of Hong Kong from 1905 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the eleventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States from July 29 to August 10. The United States won the gold medal in both events, with the women's team's victory marking their first-ever gold medal. Due to the boycott, the Soviet Union and Hungary withdrew from the tournament. The former, having already qualified for both events was replaced by West Germany in the men's competition, while both nations' women's teams were replaced by Australia and South Korea. Medal summary Qualification A NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the gold and silver medal winners from the previous Olympic Games in the men's tournament, and the champion at the 1983 FIBA World Championship in the women's tournament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chung-hee (basketball)
Lee Chung-Hee (Hangul: 이충희, born November 7, 1959 in Cheolwon, Gangwon Province) is a retired South Korean basketball player. He played as a shooting guard. Widely considered as the best Asian perimeter shooter of all time, Lee Chung Hee was named the Most Valuable Player of the 14th Asian Basketball Championship, albeit South Korea lost to China at the final in 1987. He is 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall. He competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, where the South Korean team finished in ninth position. His former teams include Hyundai Electronics SK hynix Inc. is a South Korean supplier of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and flash memory chips. Hynix is the world's second-largest memory chipmaker (after Samsung Electronics) and the world's third-largest semiconductor company. ... and Hung Kuo Elephants. References 1959 births Living people Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Asian Basketball
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Asia Cup
The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic basketball tournament. However, since 2017, the tournament was renamed the FIBA Asia Cup and now includes teams from FIBA Oceania. Also, it was the first to be played on a new four-year cycle, and is no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics. History Beginnings: Philippines/Japan dominance The Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship was inaugurated in Manila in 1960. The championship was held to find Asia's best team and for qualification to the World Championship and the Olympics. On the next four tournaments, the Philippines won 3 with the Japanese beating the Filipinos on 1965. Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
