2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
| FIBA Americas Cup for Women 2011 |
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| 11th FIBA American Women's Basketball Championship |
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| Host nation | Colombia | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 24 – October 1 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 (from 44 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Brazil (5th title)
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| MVP |
Érika de Souza
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| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Eliminated in Preliminary Round |
| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Eliminated in Preliminary Round |
| Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. | |
| Qualified for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. |
The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The tournament was held at Coliseo Álvaro Sánchez Silva in Neiva, Colombia from September 24 to October 1. It was the first FIBA Americas Championship for Women to have 10 countries competing.
Qualification was done via FIBA Americas' sub-zones. USA Basketball chose not to enter its national team, which sat atop the FIBA World Rankings going into the tournament, because the team had already qualified for the 2012 Olympics by winning the 2010 World Championship. The qualified teams are:
The draw ceremonies were held in Neiva on May 5, 2011 at the Auditorio Rodrigo Lara Bonilla de la Asamblea Departamental del Huila. The results, with the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw, were:
25. 
Chile
10. 
Cuba
13. 
Argentina
33. 
Puerto Rico
72. 
Colombia
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