1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | United States |
Dates | August 13 – 21 |
Teams | 10 (from 5 federations) |
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Soviet Union (1st title) |
MVP | |
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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.
Except the United States, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments: