International basketball competition
2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women Host country Croatia City Šibenik Dates 25 July – 3 August 2003 Teams 12 (from 5 confederations) Champions United States (1st title) Runners-up Brazil Third place France
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.[ 1] United States women's national under-21 basketball team won the tournament and became the world champions for the first time.
Qualified teams
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
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Latvia
5
5
0
384
311
+73
10
Quarterfinals
2
Australia
5
4
1
351
272
+79
9
3
Russia
5
3
2
339
304
+35
8
4
China
5
2
3
343
341
+2
7
5
Argentina
5
1
4
297
318
−21
6
9th–12th place playoffs
6
Tunisia
5
0
5
206
374
−168
5
9th–12th place playoffs
9th–12th place semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place playoffs
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standings
References