2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women | |||||||||||||
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Host nation | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 14 – 22 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 12 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | Czech Republic (1st title) | ||||||||||||
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The 2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in Czech Republic from 14 to 22 July 2001. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Czech Basketball Federation.
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Czech Republic came away with the Gold medal by defeating Russia 97-76 in the final.
Except Czech Republic, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments: