1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
The 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in the United States from 13 to 21 August 1985. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and USA Basketball.
| 1985 FIBA Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | United States |
| Dates | August 13 – 21 |
| Teams | 10 (from 5 federations) |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| MVP |  |
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating South Korea 80-75 in the final.[1]
Venues
Competing nations
Except the United States, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Final standings
| # | Team | W-L |
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Soviet Union |
5-1 |
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 South Korea |
4-2 |
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5-1 |
| 4 |  China |
3-3 |
| 5 |  United States |
4-2 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
2-4 |
| 7 |  Spain |
3-3 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
1-5 |
| 9 |  Cuba |
2-3 |
| 10 |  Senegal |
0-5 |
References
- FIBA Archive. 1985 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-23
External links
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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held. | ||
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