# 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women

The 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in the United States from 13 to 21 August 1985. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and USA Basketball.
Ten national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating South Korea 80-75 in the final.

## Venues

* United States Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
| Host nation | | | 1 | United States |
| 1984 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women | 19 April 1984 | Seoul, Korea | 2 | China South Korea |
| FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women | 17 June 1985 | Accra, Ghana | 1 | Senegal |
| FIBA U18 Women's European Championship | 25 Aug 1984 | Toledo, Spain | 3 | Yugoslavia Soviet Union Spain |
| FIBA Americas | | | 2 | Canada Cuba |
| FIBA Oceania | | | 1 | Australia |
| Total | | | 10 | |
It is unknown how Canada, Cuba, and Australia qualified and why Czechoslovakia who finished 3rd in the previous year's European championship did not participate.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC-6).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | YUG | CHN | ESP | CAN | SEN |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 375 | 204 | +171 | 8 | | 92–58 | 91–43 | 109–64 | 83–39 |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 288 | +35 | 7 | 58–92 | | 87–85 | 95–65 | 83–46 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 287 | −8 | 6 | 43–91 | 85–87 | | 80–59 | 71–50 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 330 | −91 | 5 | 64–109 | 65–95 | 59–80 | | 51–46 |
| 5 | Senegal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 181 | 288 | −107 | 4 | 39–83 | 46–83 | 50–71 | 46–51 | |
* 13 June 1985 13:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 50–71 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 21-27, 29-44 |||
| Pts: S. Thiam 15 | | Pts: B. Guer 13 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 13 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| China | 58–92 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 31-51, 27-41 |||
| Pts: F. Wang 20 | | Pts: four players 17 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 14 June 1985 15:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 43–91 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 20-47, 23-44 |||
| Pts: B. Guer 13 | | Pts: B. Milosevic 19 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 14 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| China | 65–95 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 36-45, 29-50 |||
| Pts: M. Kowal 27 | | Pts: F. Wang 23 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 15 June 1985 13:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 51–46 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 29-15, 22-31 |||
| Pts: M. Kowal 16 | | Pts: A. N'Dong 18 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 15 June 1985 15:00
* Boxscore
| China | 51–46 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 39-30, 38-47, 10-8 |||
| Pts: F. Wang 24 | | Pts: C. Jimenez 23 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 16 June 1985 13:00
* Boxscore
| China | 83–46 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 39-28, 44-18 |||
| Pts: Z. Li 19 | | Pts: A. N'Dong 22 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 16 June 1985 15:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 64–109 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 34-55, 30-54 |||
| Pts: M. Kowal 18 | | Pts: A. Puksic 27 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | KOR | URS | USA | AUS | CUB |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 337 | 337 | 0 | 7 | | 91–88 | 76–70 | 95–87 | 75–92 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 364 | 295 | +69 | 7 | 88–91 | | 96–71 | 84–72 | 96–61 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 308 | 307 | +1 | 6 | 70–76 | 71–96 | | 79–62 | 88–73 |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 285 | 320 | −35 | 5 | 87–95 | 72–84 | 62–79 | | 64–62 |
| 5 | Cuba | 4 | 1 | 3 | 288 | 323 | −35 | 5 | 92–75 | 61–96 | 73–88 | 62–64 | |
* 13 June 1985 15:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 64–62 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 37-42, 27-20 |||
| Pts: S. Russel 15 | | Pts: M. Molinet 13 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 13 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 76–70 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 34-44, 42-26 |||
| Pts: A. Yung 27 | | Pts: A. Jones 18 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 14 June 1985 11:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 62–79 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 29-48, 33-31 |||
| Pts: S. Gorman 17 | | Pts: A. Jones 22 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 14 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 91–88 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 50-47, 41-41 |||
| Pts: K. Choi 33 | | Pts: Kuznetsova 22 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 15 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 61–96 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 28-51, 33-45 |||
| Pts: D. Henry Hernandez 15 | | Pts: Kafanova 18 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 15 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 87–95 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 40-53, 47-42 |||
| Pts: M. Timms 27 | | Pts: L. Kun-Gin 24 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 16 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 92–75 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 53-32, 39-43 |||
| Pts: A. Regla 34 | | Pts: L. Kun-Gin 17 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 16 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 71–96 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 32-48, 39-48 |||
| Pts: F. Jackson 13 | | Pts: Tornikidu 25 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 17 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 71–96 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 32-48, 39-48 |||
| Pts: F. Jackson 13 | | Pts: Tornikidu 25 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 17 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 72–84 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 38-46, 34-38 |||
| Pts: K. Elsden 17 | | Pts: Tornikidu 16 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs

## Knockout stage
### Bracket
#### 5–8th place

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| A3 | Spain | 64 | | | |
| B4 | Australia | 76 | | | |
| B4 | Australia | 76 | Australia | Australia | 62 |
| | | | United States | United States | 72 |
| B3 | United States | 84 | United States | United States | 72 |
| A4 | Canada | 47 | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | | Spain | Spain | 67 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 78 |

#### Semifinals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Yugoslavia | 76 | | | |
| B2 | Soviet Union | 78 | | | |
| B2 | Soviet Union | 78 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 80 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 75 |
| B1 | South Korea | 89 | South Korea | South Korea | 75 |
| A2 | China | 78 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 86 |
| | | | China | China | 63 |

### Semi-finals

* 19 June 1985 13:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 64–76 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 34-40, 30-36 |||
| Pts: M. Messa 28 | | Pts: M. Timms 16 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 19 June 1985 15:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 47–84 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 36-47, 11-37 |||
| Pts: M. Kowal 26 | | Pts: M. Bolton 10 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 19 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 76–78 (OT) | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 31-27, 35-39 Overtime: 10-12 |||
| Pts: B. Milosevic 36 | | Pts: Tornikidu 15 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 19 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| China | 78–89 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 33-50, 45-39 |||
| Pts: Z. Li 14 | | Pts: K. Choi 27 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs

### Finals

* 21 August 1985 11:00
* Report
| Senegal | 47–85 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 25–46, 22-39 |||
| Pts: M. Mattymbengue 13 | | Pts: M. Molinet 19 |
* Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 21 June 1985 13:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 67–78 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 33-44, 34-34 |||
| Pts: M. Kowal 18 | | Pts: T. Ruiz 18 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 21 June 1985 15:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 72–62 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 39-27, 33-35 |||
| Pts: M. Bolton 17 | | Pts: B. Slimmon 15 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 21 June 1985 18:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | '86–63 | China |
| Scoring by half: 48-27, 38-36 |||
| Pts: A. Arbutina 32 | | Pts: W. Liu 11 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs
* 21 June 1985 20:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | '80–75 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 45-41, 35-34 |||
| Pts: Gerlitz 27 | | Pts: K. Choi 20 |
* United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs

## Final standings

| # | Team | W-L |
| | Soviet Union | 5-1 |
| | South Korea | 4-2 |
| | Yugoslavia | 5-1 |
| 4 | China | 3-3 |
| 5 | United States | 4-2 |
| 6 | Australia | 2-4 |
| 7 | Spain | 3-3 |
| 8 | Canada | 1-5 |
| 9 | Cuba | 2-3 |
| 10 | Senegal | 0-5 |

## Awards

* 1985 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner
* Soviet Union First title