Host nation United States Venues 1 | Dates 13 Aug 1985 – 21 Aug 1985 | |
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Teams 10 (from 5 federations) Champions Soviet Union (1st title) Location Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | ||
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.
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Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating South Korea 80-75 in the final.
Venues
Competing nations
Except the United States, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
References
1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA