FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship

The FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship was the American basketball championships for players under 20 years that took place every four years among national teams of the continents. The winners qualified for the now-defunct FIBA Under-21 World Championship. This event had been the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship, but FIBA decided to lower the age limit for the FIBA 22 & Under World Championship in December 1998, and was renamed as the World Championship for Young Men. In 2004, the name was changed again to FIBA Under-21 World Championship, and the qualifying tournament was renamed to the present FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship.[1]

FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship
FormerlyFIBA Americas Under-22 Championship
FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1993
FounderFIBA Americas
Inaugural season1993
No. of teams8
ContinentAmericas
Most recent
champion(s)		 United States
(2nd title)
Most titles Argentina
 United States (2)
Related
competitions		FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Official website

Results
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 4th Place
1993 Rosario  Argentina  United States  Brazil  Canada
1996 Caguas  United States  Puerto Rico  Argentina  Canada
2000 Ribeirão Preto  Argentina  United States  Dominican Republic  Brazil
2004 Halifax  United States  Puerto Rico  Argentina  Canada

Participation Details
Team
1993
1996
2000
2004		 Total
 Argentina1st3rd1st3rd4
 Bahamas---7th1
 Brazil3rd5th4th6th4
 Canada4th4th5th4th4
 Cuba5th---1
 Dominican Republic--3rd8th2
 Mexico5th8th--2
 Panama5th6th6th-3
 Puerto Rico-2nd7th2nd3
 United States2nd1st2nd1st4
 Uruguay5th7th8th-3
 Venezuela---5th1

References
  1. USABasketball.com - USA MEN'S U20 FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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