1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women

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1997  FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
DatesJuly 5–13
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of Japan.svg Miki (22.1)
Top rebounds Flag of Cuba.svg Plutin (12.1)
Top assists Flag of the United States.svg Teasley (4.1)
PPG (Team) Flag of the United States.svg (80.6)
RPG (Team) Flag of Russia.svg (41.3)
APG (Team) Flag of the United States.svg (12.0)
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The 1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Sub-19 da Fiba 1997) took place in Brazil from 5 to 13 July 1997. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Brazilian Basketball Confederation.

Contents

Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Australia 78–74 in the final. [1]

Venues

Competing nations

Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:

Preliminary round

Times given below are in UTC-03:00

Group A

PositionTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreak
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 541344298+4691–0
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 541336277+5990–1
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 532308277+318
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 523327311+167
5Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 514216321−10561–0
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 514276323−4760–1
5 July 1997
10:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg37–60Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
5 July 1997
14:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg79–65Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
5 July 1997
19:15
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg73–75Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
6 July 1997
11:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg66–37Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
6 July 1997
15:30
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg59–63Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
6 July 1997
19:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg73–48Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
7 July 1997
12:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg56–48Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
7 July 1997
16:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg60–55Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
7 July 1997
20:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg53–61Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
9 July 1997
12:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg50–62Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
9 July 1997
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg65–69Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
9 July 1997
20:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg69–48Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
10 July 1997
12:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg67–51Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
10 July 1997
16:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg78–38Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
10 July 1997
20:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg76–66Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Group B

PositionTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreak
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 541393335+5891–1 (+24)
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541380300+8091–1 (+3)
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 541351343+891–1 (−27)
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 523284287−37
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 514372422−506
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 505295391−965
5 July 1997
12:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg57–72Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 July 1997
16:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg84–65Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5 July 1997
21:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg66–63Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6 July 1997
9:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg63–68Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
6 July 1997
13:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg45–59Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
6 July 1997
17:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg80–74Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 July 1997
10:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg76–58Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
7 July 1997
14:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg41–53Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7 July 1997
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg88–92Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 July 1997
10:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg91–58Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
9 July 1997
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg48–70Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
9 July 1997
18:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg76–46Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
10 July 1997
10:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg61–93Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10 July 1997
14:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg56–70Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 July 1997
18:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg104–101Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFirst place
 
      
 
 12 July
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 90
 
 13 July
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 77
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 78
 
 12 July
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 74
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 60
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 71
 
Third place
 
 
 13 July
 
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 45
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 40
5th place bracket
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 12 July
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 74
 
 13 July
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 57
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 68
 
 12 July
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 63
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 57
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 54
 
Seventh place
 
 
 13 July
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 60
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 57
9th place bracket
 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 12 July
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 59
 
 13 July
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 74
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 70
 
 12 July
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 60
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 60
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 58
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 13 July
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 67
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63

Classification 9–12

12 July 1997
10:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg59–74Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
12 July 1997
12:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg60–58Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Classification 5–8

12 July 1997
14:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg74–57Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12 July 1997
16:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg57–54Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Semifinals

12 July 1997
18:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg60–71Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
12 July 1997
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg90–77Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Eleventh place game

13 July 1997
9:30
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg67–63Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Ninth place game

13 July 1997
11:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg70–60Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Seventh place game

13 July 1997
13:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg60–57Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Fifth place game

13 July 1997
15:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg68–63Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

Third place game

13 July 1997
17:30
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg45–40Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Final

13 July 1997
19:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg78–74Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Final standings

#TeamW-L
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg United States 6–1
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 5–2
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5–2
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 4–3
5 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 6–1
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 4–3
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3–4
8 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2–5
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3–4
10 Flag of Mali.svg Mali 2–5
11 Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 2–5
12 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0–7

Awards

 1997 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
First title

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14
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