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{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| gender       = women
| continent    = World
| year         = 2002
| logo         =
| size         =
| caption      =
| host         = China
| dates        = September 14–25
| teams        = 16
| federations  = 5
| venues       = 9
| cities       = 9
| champions    = USA
| title_number = 7
| mvp          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Leslie]]
| ppg_p        = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lauren Jackson|Jackson]] (23.1) 
| ppg_t        = {{flagicon|USA}} (88.6)
| rpg_p        = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Baranova|Baranova]] (11)
| rpg_t        = {{flagicon|USA}} (39.3)
| apg_p        = {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chien Wei-chuan|Chien]] (5.5)
| apg_t        = {{flagicon|TPE}} (14.4)
| website      = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090616171054/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3119/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Women/index.html 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women]
| prevseason   = [[1998 FIBA World Championship for Women|1998]]
| nextseason   = [[2006 FIBA World Championship for Women|2006]]
}}
The '''2002 [[FIBA World Championship for Women]]''' ({{zh|s=2002年国际篮联世界女子锦标赛|p=2002 Nián guójì lán lián shìjiè nǚzǐ jǐnbiāosài}}) was hosted by [[China]] from September 14 to September 25, 2002.  It was co-organised by the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA) and the Chinese federation.  The [[United States women's national basketball team|USA]] won the tournament, defeating Russia 79-74 for the gold medal.

==Venues==
{| width=60%
|- align=center
!bgcolor=#CCDDEE|City
!bgcolor=#CCDDEE|Venue
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Wuzhong, Ningxia|Wuzhong]]||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Taicang]] ||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Zhangjiagang]] ||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Changshu]] ||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]] || [[Suzhou Sports Center]]
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Changzhou]] ||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Huai'an]] ||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Zhenjiang]] ||
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF align=center
|[[Nanjing]] || [[Wutaishan Gymnasium]]
|}

==Competing nations==
Except China, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|reigning Olympic champion]], the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments:

{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!width=25%|Group A
!width=25%|Group B
!width=25%|Group C
!width=25%|Group D
|- align=left bgcolor=#EBF5FF
| {{Bkw|Japan}}
| {{Bkw|Brazil}}
| {{Bkw|Lithuania}}
| {{Bkw|South Korea}}
|- align=left bgcolor=#EBF5FF
| {{Bkw|Argentina}}
| {{Bkw|China}}
| {{Bkw|Chinese Taipei}}
| {{Bkw|Tunisia}}
|- align=left bgcolor=#EBF5FF
| {{Bkw|Australia}}
| {{Bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}
| {{Bkw|United States}}
| {{Bkw|France}}
|- align=left bgcolor=#EBF5FF
| {{Bkw|Spain}}
| {{Bkw|Senegal}}
| {{Bkw|Russia}}
| {{Bkw|Cuba}}
|}

[[Image:FIBA World Women CHINA02.PNG|thumb|Teams qualified]]

==Squads==
{{main|2002 FIBA World Championship for Women squads}}

==Preliminary round==

=== Group A===
{|class=wikitable
|- align=center
!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| [[Group tournament ranking system#Points calculation|Pts.]] !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|AUS}}
|'''6'''||3 ||0 ||256 ||164
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|ESP}}
|'''5'''||2 ||1 ||255 ||191
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|ARG}}
|'''4'''||1 ||2 ||182 ||247
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|JPN}}
|'''3'''||0 ||3 ||181 ||272
|}

September 14, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|JPN}}
|65&ndash;74
|align=left|'''{{bkw|ARG}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Wuzhong City|Wuzhong]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|AUS}}'''
|73&ndash;58
|align=left|{{bkw|ESP}}
|}

September 15, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|ARG}}
|53&ndash;85
|align=left|'''{{bkw|AUS}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Wuzhong City|Wuzhong]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|ESP}}'''
|100&ndash;63
|align=left|{{bkw|JPN}}
|}

September 16, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|AUS}}'''
|98&ndash;53
|align=left|{{bkw|JPN}}
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|ARG}}
|55&ndash;97
|align=left|'''{{bkw|ESP}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Wuzhong City|Wuzhong]]</small>
|}

===Group B===
{|class=wikitable
|- align=center
!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| [[Group tournament ranking system#Points calculation|Pts.]] !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|BRA}}
|'''6'''||3 ||0 ||264 ||200
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|CHN}}
|'''5'''||2 ||1 ||226 ||213
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}
|'''4'''||1 ||2 ||234 ||224
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|SEN}}
|'''3'''||0 ||3 ||181 ||268
|}

September 14, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|BRA}}'''
|85&ndash;73
|align=left|{{bkw|CHN}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Taicang]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|94&ndash;66
|align=left|{{bkw|SEN}}
|}

September 15, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|CHN}}'''
|72&ndash;65
|align=left|{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Taicang]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|SEN}}
|52&ndash;93
|align=left|'''{{bkw|BRA}}'''
|}

September 16, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|SEN}}
|63&ndash;81
|align=left|'''{{bkw|CHN}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|BRA}}'''
|86&ndash;75
|align=left|{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}
|align=left|<small>[[Taicang]]</small>
|}

===Group C===
{|class=wikitable
|- align=center
!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| [[Group tournament ranking system#Points calculation|Pts.]] !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|USA}}
|'''6'''||3 ||0 ||274 ||142
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|RUS}}
|'''5'''||2 ||1 ||235 ||196
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|LIT}}
|'''4'''||1 ||2 ||201 ||282
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|TPE}}
|'''3'''||0 ||3 ||165 ||255
|}

September 14, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|LIT}}'''
|92&ndash;80
|align=left|{{bkw|TPE}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Zhangjiagang]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|USA}}'''
|89&ndash;55
|align=left|{{bkw|RUS}}
|}

September 15, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|RUS}}'''
|97&ndash;61
|align=left|{{bkw|LIT}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Zhangjiagang]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|TPE}}
|39&ndash;80
|align=left|'''{{bkw|USA}}'''
|}

September 16, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|TPE}}
|46&ndash;83
|align=left|'''{{bkw|RUS}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|USA}}'''
|105&ndash;48
|align=left|{{bkw|LIT}}
|align=left|<small>[[Zhangjiagang]]</small>
|}

===Group D===
{|class=wikitable
|- align=center
!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| [[Group tournament ranking system#Points calculation|Pts.]] !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|FRA}}
|'''6'''||3 ||0 ||313 ||176
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|KOR}}
|'''5'''||2 ||1 ||282 ||231
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|CUB}}
|'''4'''||1 ||2 ||222 ||235
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|TUN}}
|'''3'''||0 ||3 ||170 ||345
|}

September 14, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|KOR}}'''
|124&ndash;70
|align=left|{{bkw|TUN}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Changshu]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|FRA}}'''
|92&ndash;61
|align=left|{{bkw|CUB}}
|}

September 15, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|CUB}}
|71&ndash;78
|align=left|'''{{bkw|KOR}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Changshu]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|TUN}}
|35&ndash;131
|align=left|'''{{bkw|FRA}}'''
|}

September 16, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|TUN}}
|65&ndash;90
|align=left|'''{{bkw|CUB}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|FRA}}'''
|90&ndash;80
|align=left|{{bkw|KOR}}
|align=left|<small>[[Changshu]]</small>
|}

==Eighth-final round==

=== Group E===
{|class=wikitable
|- align=center
!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| [[Group tournament ranking system#Points calculation|Pts.]] !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|BRA}}
|'''11'''||5 ||1 ||492 ||176
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|AUS}}
|'''11'''||5 ||1 ||524 ||231
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|CHN}}
|'''10'''||4 ||2 ||472 ||235
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|ESP}}
|'''10'''||4 ||2 ||473 ||345
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}
|'''8'''||2 ||4 ||466 ||235
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|ARG}}
|'''7'''||1 ||5 ||352 ||345
|}

September 18, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
|82&ndash;93
|align=left|'''{{bkw|AUS}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|BRA}}'''
|85&ndash;39
|align=left|{{bkw|ARG}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|CHN}}'''
|72&ndash;59
|align=left|{{bkw|ESP}}
|}

September 19, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|ARG}}
|76&ndash;83
|align=left|'''{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|ESP}}'''
|78&ndash;68
|align=left|{{bkw|BRA}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|AUS}}'''
|101&ndash;72
|align=left|{{bkw|CHN}}
|}

September 20, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
|67&ndash;81
|align=left|'''{{bkw|ESP}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|BRA}}'''
|75&ndash;74
|align=left|{{bkw|AUS}}
|align=left|<small>[[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|CHN}}'''
|102&ndash;55
|align=left|{{bkw|ARG}}
|}

===Group F===
{|class=wikitable
|- align=center
!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| [[Group tournament ranking system#Points calculation|Pts.]] !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|USA}}
|'''12'''||6 ||0 ||553 ||307
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|RUS}}
|'''11'''||5 ||1 ||482 ||368
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|FRA}}
|'''10'''||4 ||2 ||511 ||414
|- align=center bgcolor=#aaffaa
|align=left|{{bkw|KOR}}
|'''9'''||3 ||3 ||458 ||484
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|LIT}}
|'''8'''||2 ||4 ||397 ||489
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffaaaa
|align=left|{{bkw|CUB}}
|'''7'''||1 ||5 ||392 ||466
|}

September 18, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|KOR}}
|47&ndash;92
|align=left|'''{{bkw|RUS}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Changzhou]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|CUB}}
|44&ndash;87
|align=left|'''{{bkw|USA}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|FRA}}'''
|71&ndash;63
|align=left|{{bkw|LIT}}
|}

September 19, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|USA}}'''
|91&ndash;53
|align=left|{{bkw|KOR}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Changzhou]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|LIT}}'''
|63&ndash;60
|align=left|{{bkw|CUB}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|RUS}}'''
|74&ndash;59
|align=left|{{bkw|FRA}}
|}

September 20, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bkw-rt|KOR}}'''
|76&ndash;70
|align=left|{{bkw|LIT}}
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|CUB}}
|66&ndash;81
|align=left|'''{{bkw|RUS}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Changzhou]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bkw-rt|FRA}}
|68&ndash;101
|align=left|'''{{bkw|USA}}'''
|}

==Knockout stage==

===Championship bracket===
{{Round8-with third
<!--QF-->
|September 23 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|BRA}}|'''70'''|'''{{bkw|KOR}}''' |'''71'''
|September 23 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|CHN}}|'''70'''|'''{{bkw|RUS}}''' |'''86'''
|September 23 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|ESP}}|'''55'''|'''{{bkw|USA}}'''|'''94'''
|September 23 - [[Nanjing]]|'''{{bkw|AUS}}'''|'''78'''|{{bkw|FRA}} |'''52'''
<!--SF-->
|September 24 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|KOR}}|'''53'''|'''{{bkw|RUS}}'''|'''70'''
|September 24 - [[Nanjing]]|'''{{bkw|USA}}'''|'''71'''|{{bkw|AUS}}|'''56'''
<!--F-->
|September 25 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|RUS}}|'''74'''|'''{{bkw|USA}}'''|'''79'''
|September 25 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|KOR}}|'''63'''|'''{{bkw|AUS}}'''|'''91'''
}}

===5th through 8th place===
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Classification round|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Classification round  -->
|September 24 - [[Nanjing]]|'''{{bkw|CHN}}'''|'''81'''|{{bkw|BRA}}|'''80'''
|September 24 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|FRA}}|'''59'''|'''{{bkw|ESP}}'''|'''69'''
<!--Fifth place  -->
|September 25 - [[Nanjing]]|{{bkw|CHN}}|'''72'''|'''{{bkw|ESP}}'''|'''91'''
<!--Seventh place -->
|September 25 - [[Nanjing]]|'''{{bkw|BRA}}'''|'''74'''|{{bkw|FRA}}|'''65'''
}}

===9th through 12th place===
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Classification round|RD2=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Classification round  -->
|September 23 - [[Zhenjiang]]|{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}|'''74'''|'''{{bkw|CUB}}'''|'''76'''
|September 23 - [[Zhenjiang]]|{{bkw|LIT}}|'''65'''|'''{{bkw|ARG}}'''|'''71'''
<!--Ninth place  -->
|September 24 - [[Zhenjiang]]|'''{{bkw|CUB}}'''|'''92'''|{{bkw|ARG}}|'''71'''
<!--Eleventh place -->
|September 24 - [[Zhenjiang]]|{{bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}|'''62'''|'''{{bkw|LIT}}'''|'''83'''
}}

===13th through 16th place===
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Classification round|RD2=Thirteenth place|Consol=Fifteenth place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Classification round  -->
|September 19 - [[Huai'an]]|'''{{bkw|JPN}}'''|'''91'''|{{bkw|SEN}}|'''89'''
|September 19 - [[Huai'an]]|'''{{bkw|TPE}}'''|'''107'''|{{bkw|TUN}}|'''70'''
<!--Thirteenth place  -->
|September 20 - [[Huai'an]]|'''{{bkw|JPN}}'''|'''76'''|{{bkw|TPE}}|'''61'''
<!--Fifteenth place -->
|September 20 - [[Huai'an]]|'''{{bkw|SEN}}'''|'''87'''|{{bkw|TUN}}|'''52'''
}}

==Awards==
{{winners|bkw|2002 FIBA Women's World Championship winner|USA|Seventh}}
<br>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
![[FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]]
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Leslie]]
|}

===All-Tournament Team===
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Shannon Johnson (basketball)|Shannon Johnson]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Amaya Valdemoro]]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Baranova]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lauren Jackson]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Leslie]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-womens/fourteenth-world-championship-for-women-2002.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427203855/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-womens/fourteenth-world-championship-for-women-2002.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2015|title=FOURTEENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2002|work=usab.com}}</ref>

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! Team
! Record
|- style="background:gold;"
| 1 
| {{bkw|USA}}
| 9&ndash;0
|- style="background:silver;"
| 2
| {{Bkw|RUS}}
| 7&ndash;2 
|- style="background:#c96;"
| 3
| {{Bkw|AUS}}
| 7&ndash;2
|-
| 4
| {{Bkw|KOR}}
| 4&ndash;5
|-
| 5
| {{Bkw|ESP}}
| 6&ndash;3
|-
| 6
| {{Bkw|CHN}}
| 5&ndash;4
|-
| 7
| {{Bkw|BRA}}
| 6&ndash;3
|-
| 8
| {{Bkw|FRA}}
| 4&ndash;5
|-
| 9
| {{Bkw|CUB}}
| 3&ndash;5
|-
| 10
| {{Bkw|ARG}}
| 2&ndash;6
|-
| 11
| {{Bkw|LTU}}
| 3&ndash;5
|-
| 12
| {{Bkw|FR Yugoslavia}}
| 2&ndash;6
|-
| 13
| {{Bkw|JPN}}
| 2&ndash;3
|-
| 14
| {{Bkw|TPE}}
| 1&ndash;4
|-
| 15
| {{Bkw|SEN}}
| 1&ndash;4
|-
| 16
| {{Bkw|TUN}}
| 0&ndash;5
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120818045109/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3119/tid/239/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Women_/index.html FIBA Archive]

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