1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women

1985 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	August 13 – 21
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP

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.

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

• Colorado Springs

Competing nations

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

FIBA Africa (1)

• Senegal

FIBA Asia (2)

• China
• South Korea

FIBA Americas (3)

• Canada
• Cuba
• United States (Host)

FIBA Oceania (1)

• Australia

FIBA Europe (3)

• Spain
• Soviet Union
• Yugoslavia

Final standings

#	Team	W-L
	Soviet Union	5-1
	South Korea	4-2
	Yugoslavia	5-1
4	China	3-3
5	United States	4-2
6	Australia	2-4
7	Spain	3-3
8	Canada	1-5
9	Cuba	2-3
10	Senegal	0-5

Awards

1985 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship Winner
Soviet Union First title

External links

• Official Web of 1985 FIBA World Championship for Junior Women.