1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women

1993 FIBA World Championship
for Women
11.75th FIBA Basketball World
Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation South Korea
Dates August 1 - August 8
Teams 12 (from 5 federations)
Champions  Australia (1st title)
MVP Australia Michelle Brogan
< 1989
1997 >

The 1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in South Korea from 1 to 8 August 1993. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Korea Basketball Association, the Korean national federation.

Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the Gold medal by defeating Russia 72-54 in the final.[1]

Competing nations

Except Korea, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:

FIBA Africa (1)
FIBA Asia (4)

FIBA Americas (2)
FIBA Oceania (1)

FIBA Europe (4)

Final standings

# Team W-L
Australia Australia 7-0
Russia Russia 5-2
Poland Poland 5-2
4 South Korea Korea 4-3
5 Brazil Brazil 5-2
6 France France 3-4
7 United States United States 5-2
8 Japan Japan 2-5
9 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3-4
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 1-6
11 China China 2-5
12 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 0-7

Awards

 1993 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship Winner 

Australia
First title


Most Valuable Player
Australia Michelle Brogan

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Archive. 1993 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2014-01-08

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