FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Encyclopedia
The FIBA Under-21 World Championship was a men's under-21-only basketball
competition organized by FIBA
. It was formerly the FIBA 22 & Under World Championship before FIBA lowered the age limit to 21 years in December 1998, and had its name changed to World Championship for Young Men. The competition adopted its final name in 2004. FIBA
has since discontinued world championships for this age group.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competition organized by FIBA
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
. It was formerly the FIBA 22 & Under World Championship before FIBA lowered the age limit to 21 years in December 1998, and had its name changed to World Championship for Young Men. The competition adopted its final name in 2004. FIBA
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
has since discontinued world championships for this age group.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1993 Details |
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87–73 | 79–76 | ||||
| 1997 Details |
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88–73 | 84–72 | ||||
| 2001 Details |
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89–80 | 87–82 | ||||
| 2005 Details |
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65–63 | 79–74 | ||||
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Participation Details
| Team | 1993 |
1997 |
2001 |
2005 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 1 | ||||
| 6th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4 | |
| 8th | 1st | 8th | 4th | 4 | |
| 3rd | 1 | ||||
| 3rd | 1 | ||||
| 12th | 11th | 2 | |||
| 12th | 1 | ||||
| 2nd | 1 | ||||
| 4th | 1 | ||||
| 10th | 9th | 2 | |||
| 2nd | 1 | ||||
| 5th | 2nd | 2 | |||
| 12th | 1 | ||||
| 9th | 7th | 10th | 3 | ||
| 4th | 1 | ||||
| 11th | 1 | ||||
| 11th | 9th | 12th | 3 | ||
| 8th | 1st | 2 | |||
| 11th | 1 | ||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||
| 2nd | 7th | 2 | |||
| 10th | 1 | ||||
| 6th | 8th | 2 | |||
| 7th | 7th | 5th | 3 | ||
| 6th | 1 | ||||
| 1st | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4 | |
| 3rd | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |