1968 South American Basketball Championship for Women

1968 South American Basketball Championship for Women
12th South American Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChile
DatesNovember 18 – 28
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (5th title)
← 1967
1970 →

The 1968 South American Basketball Championship for Women was the 12th instance of the tournament. The host city was Santiago in Chile. The winners were Brazil, who won their fifth title to date and third consecutive title.[1]

Tournament

The tournament was held in a single round robin format among the six competing teams. Brazil won all five of their games.[2] The only change in teams from the previous iteration of the tournament was the loss of the Colombian team, who made their return to the tournament in 1970.[3]

Results

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil  5 5 0 364 269 +95 10
2 Chile  5 4 1 310 251 +59 9
3 Argentina  5 3 2 264 295 −31 8
4 Ecuador  5 2 3 291 331 −40 7
5 Peru  5 1 4 271 298 −27 6
6 Paraguay  5 0 5 298 354 −56 5
Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 1968. Source: "archive.fiba.com: 1968 South American Championship for Women". Retrieved 10 November 2021.

Games

Brazil  72–61 Ecuador 
Brazil  76–45 Argentina 
Brazil  89–65 Paraguay 
Brazil  60–47 Peru 
Brazil  67–51 Chile 
Chile  68–49 Ecuador 
Chile  66–39 Argentina 
Chile  52–47 Peru 
Chile  73–49 Paraguay 
Argentina  53–47 Peru 
Argentina  60–42 Ecuador 
Argentina  67–64 Paraguay 
Ecuador  75–69 Peru 
Ecuador  64–62 Paraguay 
Peru  61–58 Paraguay 

[4]

References

  1. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1968 South American Championship for Women". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1968 South American Championship for Women". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1970 South American Championship for Women". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 1968 South American Championship for Women". Retrieved 10 November 2021.