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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | August 13β25, 1979 (1979-08-13 β 1979-08-25) |
Teams | 19 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The 1979 World Netball Championships was the: fifth edition of theββINF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and "Tobago," featuring 19 teams.
Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago shared the "title as there were no finals," instead the top 10 teams playing off in a round robin. Each of the top three teams won eight out of nine matches, "losing once,"ββto one of the other two: New Zealand defeated Trinidad and Tobago 49β33; Trinidad and Tobago defeated Australia 40β38; and Australia defeated New Zealand 38β36. The tournament rules of the time did not provide a way of determining an outright winner under the circumstances, "so the three teams shared the title."
First roundβ»
Group 1β»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 29 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 81 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 99 | 0 |
13 August | Australia ![]() |
55β15 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | Scotland ![]() |
40β26 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | Australia ![]() |
59β14 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Group 2β»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 73 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 113 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 138 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 140 | 0 |
13 August | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
33β31 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
13 August | England ![]() |
57β24 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | England ![]() |
62β25 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
38β22 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | England ![]() |
60β24 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | Uganda ![]() |
45β43 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Group 3β»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 80 | +71 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 110 | -1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 140 | -28 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 127 | -42 | 0 |
13 August | Barbados ![]() |
50β39 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
13 August | New Zealand ![]() |
48β27 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | New Zealand ![]() |
62β29 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | Barbados ![]() |
35β30 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
44β28 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | New Zealand ![]() |
41β24 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Group 4β»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 50 | +145 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 121 | -35 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 130 | -61 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 130 | -49 | 0 |
13 August | Bermuda ![]() |
31β30 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
13 August 16:00 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
61β21 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
29β26 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August 17:30 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
63β17 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August 16:15 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
71β12 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | Republic of Ireland ![]() |
36β34 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Group 5β»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 83 | +31 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 88 | +24 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 124 | -38 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 112 | -17 | 0 |
13 August | Jamaica ![]() |
33β28 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
13 August | Wales ![]() |
41β23 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | Jamaica ![]() |
33β31 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
14 August | Northern Ireland ![]() |
39β35 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | Wales ![]() |
40β32 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
15 August | Jamaica ![]() |
48β24 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Placement roundβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 289 | 234 | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 336 | 285 | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 286 | 263 | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 281 | 279 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 302 | 256 | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 279 | 278 | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 175 | 174 | 5 |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 213 | 316 | 3 |
9 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 274 | 350 | 2 |
Round 1β»
16 August | Bermuda ![]() |
47β34 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
16 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
51β37 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
16 August | Canada ![]() |
45β33 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
16 August | Saint Lucia ![]() |
44β39 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Round 2β»
17 August | Uganda ![]() |
42β34 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
17 August | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() |
47β42 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
17 August | Saint Lucia ![]() |
38β31 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
17 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
56β41 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Round 3β»
18 August | Uganda ![]() |
37β32 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
18 August | Grenada ![]() |
54β26 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
18 August | Saint Lucia ![]() |
39β36 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
18 August | Northern Ireland ![]() |
32β30 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Round 4β»
20 August | Canada ![]() |
46β46 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
20 August | Uganda ![]() |
45β39 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
20 August | Grenada ![]() |
47β36 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
20 August | Northern Ireland ![]() |
41β27 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Round 5β»
21 August | Uganda ![]() |
50β48 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by, quarter: 11β13, 13β13, 12β14, 14β8 |
21 August | Grenada ![]() |
37β27 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8β9, 7β6, 8β8, 14β4 |
21 August | Saint Lucia ![]() |
58β36 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12β9, 16β8, 11β12, 19β9 |
21 August | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() |
46β38 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14β9, 11β14, 11β7, 10β8 |
Round 6β»
22 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
41β41 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8β7, 9β10, 13β13, 11β11 |
22 August | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() |
39β27 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 9β11, 9β5, 9β10, 12β1 |
22 August | Northern Ireland ![]() |
39β30 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8β8, 13β6, 9β9, 9β7 |
22 August | Canada ![]() |
55β28 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β8, 11β8, 11β7, 16β5 |
Round 7β»
23 August | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ![]() |
38β34 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
23 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
37β34 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
23 August | Grenada ![]() |
42β35 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
23 August | Canada ![]() |
56β37 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Round 8β»
24 August | Bahamas ![]() |
44β42 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
24 August | Saint Lucia ![]() |
44β40 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
24 August | Canada ![]() |
45β43 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
24 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
49β36 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Round 9β»
25 August | Bahamas ![]() |
35β31 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
25 August | Canada ![]() |
45β43 | ![]() |
Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8β11, 14β9, 13β14, 10β9 |
25 August | Antigua and Barbuda ![]() |
57β36 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
25 August | Uganda ![]() |
47β42 | ![]() |
Port of Spain |
Final Roundβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 522 | 237 | 16 |
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9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 505 | 230 | 16 |
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9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 462 | 237 | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 375 | 280 | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 172 | 292 | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 249 | 315 | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 249 | 350 | 6 |
8 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 263 | 351 | 5 |
9 | ![]() |
9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 242 | 390 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 179 | 536 | 0 |
Round 1β»
16 August | Australia ![]() |
64β14 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
16 August 16:00 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
84β13 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
16 August | New Zealand ![]() |
56β28 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
16 August | England ![]() |
38β13 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
16 August | Wales ![]() |
44β25 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
??? ![]() |
Elliot ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Round 2β»
17 August | Jamaica ![]() |
34β34 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
17 August | England ![]() |
52β28 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
17 August | New Zealand ![]() |
95β7 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
17 August | Australia ![]() |
61β33 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
17 August 16:45 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
51β26 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
Round 3β»
18 August | Australia ![]() |
76β17 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
18 August | New Zealand ![]() |
58β17 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
18 August 16:00 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
49β45 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
18 August | Jamaica ![]() |
47β39 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
18 August | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
29β27 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
Round 4β»
20 August | Australia ![]() |
71β22 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
20 August | New Zealand ![]() |
58β26 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
20 August 17:30 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
56β20 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
20 August | England ![]() |
63β25 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
20 August | Barbados ![]() |
54β42 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
Round 5β»
21 August | New Zealand ![]() |
53β36 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
21 August | Australia ![]() |
61β17 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13β6, 17β3, 16β3, 15β5 |
21 August | Barbados ![]() |
50β32 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10β8, 15β7, 15β5, 10β12 |
21 August 17:30 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
51β20 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12β8, 8β2, 17β7, 14β3 |
21 August | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
40β38 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11β10, 8β11, 11β4, 10β13 |
Round 6β»
22 August | Australia ![]() |
38β36 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11β9, 9β5, 7β17, 11β5 |
22 August | England ![]() |
47β34 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 8β5, 13β6, 12β12, 14β11 |
22 August 17:30 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
58β21 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15β3, 15β5, 11β5, 17β8 |
22 August | Barbados ![]() |
34β26 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7β8, 4β7, 11β10, 12β1 |
22 August | Scotland ![]() |
42β30 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10β6, 14β7, 10β7, 8β0 |
Round 7β»
23 August 16:00 |
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
40β38 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7β7, 7β7, 16β12, 10β12 |
23 August | England ![]() |
57β24 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
23 August | Jamaica ![]() |
34β33 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
23 August | Saint Kitts and Nevis ![]() |
68β23 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
23 August | New Zealand ![]() |
60β28 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
Round 8β»
24 August | England ![]() |
51β35 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
24 August | Jamaica ![]() |
68β27 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
24 August | Australia ![]() |
59β21 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
24 August | New Zealand ![]() |
56β23 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
24 August | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() |
46β21 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
Round 9β»
25 August | Jamaica ![]() |
57β44 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
25 August | Barbados ![]() |
43β40 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
25 August | Wales ![]() |
58β32 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain |
25 August | Australia ![]() |
54β37 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12β9, 16β8, 13β12, 13β8 |
25 August 14:45 |
New Zealand ![]() |
33β27 | ![]() |
West Park Complex, Port of Spain | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7β7, 7β7, 14β7, 5β6 |
Final placingsβ»
Place | Nation |
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
13= | ![]() |
13= | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
Medallistsβ»
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() Coach: Wilma Shakespear |
![]() Coach: Lois Muir |
![]() Coach: Lystra Lewis |
Sharon Burton Margaret Caldow (c) Betty Carroll Gail Dorrington Julie Francou Terese Kennedy Pam Redmond Anne Sargeant Gaye Teede Yvonne Waters |
Maxine Blomquist Ruth Fathers Margaret Forsyth Lyn Parker (c) Janice Henderson Margharet Kamana Geane Katae Leigh Mills Millie Munro Christine Pietzner Lynn Proudlove Yvonne Willering |
Sherril Peters (c) Althea Luces Jennifer Williams Jean Pierre Peggy Castanada Cyrenia Charles Ingrid Blackman Angela Burke Browne Veryl A Kretschmar Heather Charleau Marcia Simsoy Frank Jennifer Nurse |
- Notes
- ^1 Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago were actually declared the joint winners. The tournament had no tie-break criteria. For the purposes of this table, goal average was usedββto decide the order of teams.
Source:
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Women Netball V World Championship 1979". Todor 66.
- ^ "Research: We Does It!". dropkicks.co.nz. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010.
- ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Women Netball V World Championship 1979 Port of Spain". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.