2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women

Croatia Šibenik 25 July – 3 August 2003 12 5 21 USA 1 21 BRA 21 FRA 2007 The 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women was the first edition of the basketball world championship for U21 women's teams, later known as the FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women. It was played in Šibenik, Croatia, from 25 July to 3 August 2003.2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women at FIBA Archive United States women's national under-21 basketball team won the tournament and became the world champions for the first time. Qualified teams Qualification tournament Berths Qualified teams Host nation 1 21 CRO2002 FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship for WomenUSA Basketball 3 21 USA21 BRA21 ARG2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women at FIBA ArchiveApril 2025 medicmedic 4 21 CZE21 RUS21 FRA21 LAT2002 ABC Under-20 Championship for Women 2 21 CHN21 KOR2002 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship for Women 1 21 TUN2002 FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament for Women 1 21 AUS Total 12 First round In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of six. The first four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, the other teams will play in the 9th–12th place playoffs. Group A main WL complete FIBA Archive points 2 1 FRA BRA USA CRO CZE KOR 4 1 342 257 4 1 359 291 4 1 388 271 2 3 314 363 1 4 309 392 0 5 253 391 21 FRA 21 BRA 21 USA 21 CRO 21 CZE 21 KOR QF QF QF QF 9-12 9-12 Q green1 Quarterfinals blue1 9th–12th place playoffs #e3e3e3 25 July 2003 Boxscore 21 CZE 84 21 KOR 65 25 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173116/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/2/grid/A/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 USA 56 21 FRA 48 #e3e3e3 25 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173141/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/3/grid/A/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 BRA 83 21 CRO 63 26 July 2003 Boxscore 21 KOR 46 21 USA 95 #e3e3e3 26 July 2003 Boxscore 21 CRO 66 21 CZE 61 26 July 2003 Boxscore 21 FRA 65 21 BRA 47 #e3e3e3 27 July 2003 Boxscore 21 CRO 75 21 KOR 55 27 July 2003 Boxscore 21 BRA 73 21 USA 60 #e3e3e3 27 July 2003 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https://archive.today/20140131173111/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/3/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 ARG 59 21 TUN 42 26 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173242/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 CHN 67 21 AUS 83 #e3e3e3 26 July 2003 Boxscore 21 TUN 45 21 RUS 86 26 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173116/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/6/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 LAT 75 21 ARG 63 #e3e3e3 27 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173135/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/7/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 TUN 45 21 CHN 71 27 July 2003 Boxscore 21 ARG 47 21 AUS 65 #e3e3e3 27 July 2003 Boxscore 21 RUS 69 21 LAT 71 29 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173242/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/10/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 CHN 73 21 ARG 68 #e3e3e3 29 July 2003 Boxscore 21 LAT 88 21 TUN 42 29 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173115/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/12/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 AUS 75 21 RUS 57 #e3e3e3 30 July 2003 Boxscore 21 LAT 81 21 CHN 79 30 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173110/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/14/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 RUS 63 21 ARG 60 #e3e3e3 30 July 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173115/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/15/grid/B/rid/3622/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 TUN 32 21 AUS 70 9th–12th place playoffs 9th–12th place semifinals 9th place match 11th place match A5 21 CZE 83 B6 21 TUN 28 B5 21 ARG 67 A6 21 KOR 58 B6 21 TUN 47 A6 21 KOR 63 A5 21 CZE 75 B5 21 ARG 53 9th–12th place semifinals #e3e3e3 1 August 2003 Boxscore 21 CZE 83 21 TUN 28 1 August 2003 Boxscore 21 ARG 67 21 KOR 58 11th place match #e3e3e3 2 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173140/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/37/rid/3624/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 TUN 47 21 KOR 63 9th place match #e3e3e3 2 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173139/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/38/rid/3624/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 CZE 75 21 ARG 53 Championship playoffs yes B2 21 AUS 56 A3 21 USA 80 A1 21 FRA 76 B4 21 CHN 57 A2 21 BRA 74 B3 21 RUS 52 B1 21 LAT 45 A4 21 CRO 55 A3 21 USA 58 A1 21 FRA 47 A2 21 BRA 73 A4 21 CRO 65 B2 21 AUS 73 B4 21 CHN 68 B3 21 RUS 68 B1 21 LAT 60 A3 21 USA 71 A2 21 BRA 55 A1 21 FRA 80 A4 21 CRO 66 B2 21 AUS 74 B3 21 RUS 59 B4 21 CHN 85 B1 21 LAT 77 Quarterfinals #e3e3e3 1 August 2003 Boxscore 21 AUS 56 21 USA 80 1 August 2003 Boxscore 21 FRA 76 21 CHN 57 #e3e3e3 1 August 2003 Boxscore 21 BRA 74 21 RUS 52 1 August 2003 Boxscore 21 LAT 45 21 CRO 55 5th–8th place playoffs #e3e3e3 2 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173044/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/39/rid/3624/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 AUS 73 21 CHN 68 2 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173134/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/40/rid/3624/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 RUS 68 21 LAT 60 Semifinals #e3e3e3 2 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173043/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/41/rid/3624/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 USA 58 21 FRA 47 2 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173116/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/42/rid/3624/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 BRA 73 21 CRO 65 7th place match #e3e3e3 3 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173111/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/43/rid/3625/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 CHN 85 21 LAT 77 5th place match #e3e3e3 3 August 2003 Boxscore 21 AUS 74 21 RUS 59 3rd place match #e3e3e3 3 August 2003 https://archive.today/20140131173110/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/45/rid/3625/sid/3164/_/2003_World_Championship_for_Young_Women/statistic.html Boxscore 21 FRA 80 21 CRO 66 Final #e3e3e3 3 August 2003 Boxscore 21 USA 71 21 BRA 55 Final standings Rank Team 21 USA 21 BRA 21 FRA 4 21 CRO 5 21 AUS 6 21 RUS 7 21 CHN 8 21 LAT 9 21 CZE 10 21 ARG 11 21 KOR 12 21 TUN References FIBA Category:Women's international basketball competitions 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