FIBA Americas Women's Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women | |
| Formerly | Tournament of the Americas for Women |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Inaugural season | 1989 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Canada (2nd title) |
| Most titles |
 Brazil (5 titles) |
| Official website | www.FIBAAmericas.com |
The FIBA Americas Championship for Women is the name commonly used to refer to the American Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Americas Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and the Olympic Games.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
Summaries
Performances by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  Cuba |
4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada |
2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 |  United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Argentina |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation details
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1997 |
1999 |
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 2005 |
 2007 |
2009 |
 2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
Total |
| Argentina | 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 13 |
| Brazil | 2nd | 2nd | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 12 |
| Canada | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 13 |
| Chile | – | 8th | 5th | – | – | 5th | 6th | – | 6th | 6th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 9 |
| Colombia | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 2 |
| Cuba | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 13 |
| Dominican Republic | 6th | – | – | 8th | 6th | – | 7th | 6th | – | 8th | – | 9th | 10th | 8 |
 Ecuador | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 1 |
 Jamaica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | 7th | – | 3 |
| Mexico | 7th | 5th | – | – | 4th | 6th | 4th | – | 7th | – | 6th | 10th | – | 8 |
 Paraguay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | 1 |
 Peru | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | – | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | – | – | 5th | – | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 9 |
| United States | 4th | 1st | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Venezuela | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | 5th | 4 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 1 |
See also
References
External links
- Brazil's History for Pre-World Championship Tournaments
- Brazil's History for Pre-Olympic Championship Tournaments
- FIBA Americas official website
- WC Qualifiers medal list
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