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Lithuania Women's National Basketball Team
The Lithuania women's national basketball team () represents Lithuania in international women's basketball competitions. They are regulated by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania. The team is currently ranked 31st in the FIBA Women's World Ranking, FIBA World Rankings. History Basketball first reached Lithuania when the game was already 30 years old. The version originally played was the German (Dutch) variant, not the North American version invented by James Naismith. The baskets were fastened to the poles without boards, and the game was played in a huge court. One of the Lithuanian sport pioneers, Steponas Garbačiauskas, wrote: "In 1919 Lithuanian women athletes started organizing, but they showed up publicly only in 1920–1921 and started playing basketball." Though women started playing basketball in Lithuania before men did, the first official game was played by men on April 23, 1922, when Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimo Sąj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgita Streimikyte-Virbickiene By Augustas Didzgalvis
Jurgita is a Lithuanian feminine given name. It is derived from the masculine given name Jurgis. People bearing the name Jurgita include: *Jurgita Dronina (born 1986), Russian-Lithuanian ballet dancer *Jurgita Jurkutė (born 1985), actress and former Miss Lithuania beauty contest winner *Jurgita Štreimikytė Jurgita Štreimikytė (born 14 May 1972 in Alytus, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian former basketball forward who played the WNBA for Indiana Fever and the Euroleague Women with Kaunas, Valenciennes Olympic and SG Comense among others. She was a ... (born 1972), basketball player References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurgita Feminine given names Lithuanian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 FIBA World Championship For Women
The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian: Чемпионат мира по баскетболу среди женщин 1959) was the third FIBA World Championship for Women basketball championship held by FIBA. It was held in the Soviet Union between 10 October and 18 October 1959. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA, the sport's governing body. The city of Moscow hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won its first title after finishing in first place in round-robin group. The United States were the defending champions, but did not participate in the tournament. Squads Soviet Union * 3 Nina MAKSIMELIANOVA * 4 Skaidrite SMILDZINIA-BUDOVSKA * 5 Valentina KOSTIKOVA * 6 Maret-Mai Otsa * 7 Nina POZNANSKAYA * 8 Raisa KUZNETSOVA-MIKHAILOVA * 9 Ene Kitsing * 10 Jurate DOKTORAITE * 11 Nina ARCISEVSKAYA * 12 Nina EREMINA * 13 Galina JAROSEVSKAYA * 14 Helena BITNERE Results The tournament consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 FIBA World Championship For Women
The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Fiba de 1983) was the ninth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 24 July to 6 August 1983. The Soviet Union won their sixth world championship, defeating the United States 84–82 in the final. Venues Participating nations Squads Preliminary round The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinal round, while the bottom two teams played in the classification round. Group A Group B Group C Classification round SourceFIBA Archives/small> Semifinal round The United States qualified for the semifinal round by the virtue of winning the previous world championship, while Brazil qualified as hosts. A total of 25 matches were played in the semifinal round. Results between two teams from the Preliminary Round carried over; teams only played teams they had not already played. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vida Beselienė
Vida Beselienė (born 17 August 1956) is a Lithuanian former basketball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ .... References External links * * * * * 1956 births Living people Lithuanian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players from Šiauliai Soviet women's basketball players Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Its inaugural game was in 1953 in Chile, three years after the first men's World Championship. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship, and was not granted a consistent quadrennial cycle until 1967. After the 1983 event, FIBA changed the scheduling so that the women's tournament would be held in even-numbered non- Olympic years, a change that had come to the men's tournament in 1970. Formerly known as the FIBA World Championship for Women, the name changed shortly after its 2014 edition. From 1986 through 2014, the tournament was held in the same year as the men's FIBA Basketball World Cup, though in different countries. After the 2014 editions of both cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 FIBA World Championship For Women
The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women (Spanish: 1975 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Femenino) was the seventh FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Colombia, from 23 September to 4 October 1975. The Soviet Union won the world championship for the fifth time. Venues Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Classification round Final round Final standings Awards ReferencesOfficial results and squads (FIBA) 2009-05-20) {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 1975
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1971 FIBA World Championship For Women
The 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese:Campeonato Mundial Feminino da Fiba de 1971) was the sixth FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 15 to 29 May 1971. The Soviet Union won the world championship for the fourth time. Venues Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Classification round Final round Final standings Awards ReferencesOfficial Results and squads (FIBA) 2009-05-20) {{FIBA World Championship for Women FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup |
Basketball At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the tenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium Olympic Games Official Report 1980 Moscow-Volume III /ref> and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in , |
Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition. Medal summary Qualification A single 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 three medal winners from the previous Olympic Games for the men's tournament, and the three first places at the 1975 FIBA World Championship for the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental qualifica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The Summer Olympics
Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as an unofficial demonstration event in 1904 and 1924. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC. The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968. United States women's teams have won 10 titles out of the 12 tournaments in which they competed, including eight in a row from 1996 to 2024. Besides the United States, Argentina is the only nation still in existence which has won both the men's and the women's tournament. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the Unified Team a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
