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1985 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1985 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1986 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in 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 Mountain ... and Newcastle. Australia won the series 3-0 to win its seventh consecutive Oceania Championship. Teams that did not enter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results ReferencesFIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania FIBA Oceania Championship Championship 1985 in New Zealand basketball 1985 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] |
FIBA Oceania Championship 1983
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1983 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1984 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in Whangarei, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... Australia won the series 2–0. Teams that did not enter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results ReferencesFIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania FIBA Oceania Championship Championship 1983 in New Zealand basketball 1983 in Australian basketball International basketball competitions hosted by New Zealand Australia men's national basketball team games New Zealand men's national basketball team games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Oceania Championship 1987
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1987 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Timaru and Christchurch. For the first time, a team other than Australia and New Zealand competed after French Polynesia decided to send a team to the tournament. won its 8th consecutive Oceania Championship to qualify for Olympics. Teams that did not enter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Results Championship Final standings Australia qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ..... ReferencesFIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania FIBA Oceania Championship Championship 1987 in New Zealand basketball 1987 in Australian basketball International ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship was the Oceania basketball championships that took place every two years between national teams of the continent. Through the 2015 edition, the Oceania Championship was also a qualifying tournament for the Basketball World Cups and Olympic Games. When only Australia and New Zealand competed, the tournament was usually a best-of-three playoff; if other teams competed, a round-robin and a knockout stage was employed. In 2009, the Oceania Basketball Federation changed this format to a two-game, home-and-away playoff between the two countries, with aggregate score as the tiebreaker should the teams split the series. Beginning in 2017, all FIBA continental championships for men were held on a four-year cycle, and the continental championships would no longer be part of the qualifying process for either the World Cup or Olympics. The 2015 Oceanian Championships were the last to be held as from 2017, the tournament merged with the former FIBA Asia Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Sports
1985 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup: ** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg ** Women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland American football * Super Bowl XIX – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 38–16 over the Miami Dolphins (AFC) **Location: Stanford Stadium **Attendance: 84,059 **MVP: Joe Montana, QB (San Francisco) * Baltimore Stars win USFL Championship 28-24 over Oakland Invaders Artistic gymnastics * World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – ** Men's all-around champion: Yuri Korolev, USSR ** Women's all-around champions: Oksana Omelianchik, USSR, Yelena Shushunova, USSR ** Men's team competition champion: USSR ** Women's team competition champion: USSR Association football * NASL announces suspension of operations and hopes to return in 1986. It never did. * England – FA Cup – Manchester United won 1-0 (aet) over Everton. Kevin Moran of MU receives first- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Oceania
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its name but retained the acronym. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organises international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament, which are sanctioned by the IOC. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a world tournament for men's national teams held every four years. Teams compete for the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's American-Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 FIBA World Championship
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was held at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid. They were classified as the official men's basketball event of the 1986 Goodwill Games, held simultaneously in Moscow. This was the final tournament for West Germany, which did not participate in the next tournament prior to its unification with East Germany. Venues Competing nations Squads Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Semifinal round Group 1 Group 2 9th–12th classification Semifinals Eleventh place playoff Ninth place playoff 5th–8th classification Semifinals Seventh place playoff Fifth place playoff Final round Semifinals Third place playoff ... [...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] |
