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International Basketball Federation

an international body that brings together all national basketball federations, in charge of deciding basketball rules, disseminating basketball and organising international competitions
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International Basketball Federation

Summary

International Basketball Federation is a basketball association[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • International Basketball Federation was a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations[3].
  • International Basketball Federation was a member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations[4].
  • International Basketball Federation is located in Mies[5].
  • International Basketball Federation is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • International Basketball Federation's instance of is recorded as basketball association[7].
  • International Basketball Federation's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body[8].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Argentine Basketball Confederation[9].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Czechoslovak Basketball Federation[10].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Hellenic Basketball Federation[11].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Italian Basketball Federation[12].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Latvia Basketball Association[13].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Portuguese Basketball Federation[14].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Romanian Basketball Federation[15].
  • International Basketball Federation's founder is recorded as Swiss Basketball[16].
  • International Basketball Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Mies[17].
  • International Basketball Federation's postal code is recorded as 1295[18].
  • International Basketball Federation's Commons category is recorded as FIBA[19].
  • June 18, 1932 marks the founding of International Basketball Federation[20].
  • International Basketball Federation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.29613888888889, 'lon': 6.1664}[21].
  • International Basketball Federation's sport is recorded as basketball[22].
  • International Basketball Federation's separated from is recorded as International Amateur Handball Federation[23].
  • International Basketball Federation's official website is recorded as https://www.fiba.basketball[24].
  • International Basketball Federation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:FIBA[25].
  • International Basketball Federation's director / manager is recorded as Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani[26].
  • International Basketball Federation's topic has template is recorded as Template:FIBA profile[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Argentine Basketball Confederation[9], Czechoslovak Basketball Federation[10], Hellenic Basketball Federation[11], Italian Basketball Federation[12], Latvia Basketball Association[13], and Portuguese Basketball Federation[14]. June 18, 1932 marks the founding of International Basketball Federation[20].

Leadership

International Basketball Federation's director / manager is recorded as Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani[26].

Operations

International Basketball Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Mies[17].

Why It Matters

International Basketball Federation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Global Association of International Sports Federations Hirosaki University Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . fiba.basketball. Retrieved . fiba.basketball. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . fiba.basketball. Retrieved . fiba.basketball. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . about.fiba.basketball. Retrieved . about.fiba.basketball. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HanTsî · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Argentine Basketball Confederation, Czechoslovak Basketball Federation, Hellenic Basketball Federation +5
    Member of → —
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    Different from → FIBA
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