| 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Tunisia | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 15 – 24 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||||||||||||
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The 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in Tunisia from 15 to 24 July 2005. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Tunisia Basketball Federation.
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Serbia & Montenegro 97-76 in the final.
Except Tunisia, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments: