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.
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Australia 78–74 in the final.FIBA Archive. 1997 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14
Venues Natal
Competing nations
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
FIBA Africa (1)
FIBA Asia (2)
FIBA Americas (4) (Host)
FIBA Oceania (1)
FIBA Europe (4)
Preliminary round
Times given below are in UTC-03:00
Group A
Position Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreak 1 5 4 1 344 298 +46 9 1–0 2 5 4 1 336 277 +59 9 0–1 3 5 3 2 308 277 +31 8 4 5 2 3 327 311 +16 7 5 5 1 4 216 321 −105 6 1–0 6 5 1 4 276 323 −47 6 0–1
Group B
Position Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreak 1 5 4 1 393 335 +58 9 1–1 (+24) 2 5 4 1 380 300 +80 9 1–1 (+3) 3 5 4 1 351 343 +8 9 1–1 (−27) 4 5 2 3 284 287 −3 7 5 5 1 4 372 422 −50 6 6 5 0 5 295 391 −96 5
Knockout stage Bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
Classification 9–12
Classification 5–8
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings # Team W-L United States 6–1 Australia 5–2 Slovakia 5–2 4 Brazil 4–3 5 Russia 6–1 6 Czech Republic 4–3 7 China 3–4 8 Spain 2–5 9 Argentina 3–4 10 Mali 2–5 11 Cuba 2–5 12 Japan 0–7
Awards
References
External links Official Web of 1997 FIBA World Championship for Junior Women.