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.
Ten national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating South Korea 80-75 in the final.FIBA Archive. 1985 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-23
Venues United States Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Qualification Means of qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers Host nation 1 1984 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women 19 April 1984 Seoul, Korea 2 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women 17 June 1985 Accra, Ghana 1 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 25 Aug 1984 Toledo, Spain 3 FIBA Americas 2 FIBA Oceania 1 Total 10
It is unknown how Canada, Cuba, and Australia qualified and why Czechoslovakia who finished 3rd in the previous year's European championship did not participate.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC-6).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
5–8th place
Semifinals
Semi-finals
Finals
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
References
External links Official Web of 1985 FIBA World Championship for Junior Women.