a 100 Drachmai, Greek coin from 1998, with the 13th World Basketball Championship pictured in back side and the Gold Cup with a basket ball in background in the front side.

The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens and Piraeus.

Final Positions

1. Yugoslavia

2.Russia

3.USA

4.Hellas