1970 FIBA World Championship
| FIBA Svjetsko prvenstvo u košarci 1970. FIBA Свјетско првенство у кошарци 1970 | |
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Yugoslav stamp dedicated to the 1970 FIBA World Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 10–24 May |
| Officially opened by | Josip Broz Tito |
| Teams | 13 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | Soviet Union |
| Fourth place | Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 54 |
| MVP | Sergei Belov |
| Top scorer | Shin Dong-Pa (32.6 points per game) |
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970. It was the first FIBA World Championship hosted outside of South America.