1989 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women

The 1989 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Spanish: 1989 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19 Femenino) took place in Spain from 23 to 30 July 1989. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Spanish Basketball Federation.

Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating Yugoslavia 109-93 in the final.FIBA Archive. 1989 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-01-08

Venues Bilbao

Competing nations

Except Spain, 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 (3)

FIBA Oceania (1)

FIBA Europe (5) (Host)

Final standings

# Team W-L Soviet Union 7-0 Yugoslavia 5-2 Australia 5-2 4 Czechoslovakia 4-3 5 Spain 5-2 6 South Korea 4-3 7 United States 3-4 8 Brazil 2-5 9 China 2-5 10 Cuba 2-5 11 Bulgaria 3-4 12 Zaire 0-7

Awards

References

External links Official Web of 1989 FIBA World Championship for Junior Women.