1963 FIBA World Championship
| 1963 FIBA World Championship | |||||||
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| 4th FIBA World Championship | |||||||
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| Host nation | Brazil | ||||||
| Dates | May 12–25 | ||||||
| Teams | 13 (from 3 federations) | ||||||
| Champions |
 Brazil (2nd title)
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| Qualified for the final round |
The 1963 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Brazil.
The Philippines was originally supposed to host the tournament but FIBA revoked hosting rights after the country refused to grant visas to players from communist countries. Brazil being the defending Champion and a previous host, fairly manage to re-host the Championship from May 12 to 25, 1963 and won the 1st back to back title with just six (6) games by seeding the well rested host team in the final round only.
The Philippines was supposed to host the FIBA World Championship in 1962 but FIBA revoked hosting rights after the government of then President Diosdado Macapagal, refused to grant visas to players and officials of socialists countries including Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. A separate seven nation tournament was hosted by the Philippines instead. Among the teams which was participated are the United States, Canada, and Republic of China. The United States won title of the Philippines-hosted tournament.
The FIBA World Championship was held in 1963 in Brazil.
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