Formerly | FIBA Americas Under-22 Championship FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 1993 |
Founder | FIBA Americas |
First season | 1993 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Continent | Americas |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (2nd title) |
Most titles | Argentina United States (2) |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-21 World Championship |
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The FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship was the American basketball championships for players under 20 years that took place every four years among national teams of the continents. The winners qualified for the now-defunct FIBA Under-21 World Championship. This event had been the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship, but FIBA decided to lower the age limit for the FIBA 22 & Under World Championship in December 1998, and was renamed as the World Championship for Young Men. In 2004, the name was changed again to FIBA Under-21 World Championship, and the qualifying tournament was renamed to the present FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship. [1]
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th Place |
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1993 | Rosario | Argentina | United States | Brazil | Canada |
1996 | Caguas | United States | Puerto Rico | Argentina | Canada |
2000 | Ribeirão Preto | Argentina | United States | Dominican Republic | Brazil |
2004 | Halifax | United States | Puerto Rico | Argentina | Canada |
Team | 1993 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | Total |
Argentina | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4 |
Bahamas | - | - | - | 7th | 1 |
Brazil | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4 |
Canada | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4 |
Cuba | 5th | - | - | - | 1 |
Dominican Republic | - | - | 3rd | 8th | 2 |
Mexico | 5th | 8th | - | - | 2 |
Panama | 5th | 6th | 6th | - | 3 |
Puerto Rico | - | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 3 |
United States | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4 |
Uruguay | 5th | 7th | 8th | - | 3 |
Venezuela | - | - | - | 5th | 1 |
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