The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the eight

FIBA Americas Championship for Women The FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly FIBA Americas Championship for Women) is the Americas Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Women's AmeriCup is also a qualifying tournam ...

regional

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championship held by

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, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in

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between 14 and 18 August 1997. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of

, the sport's regional governing body. The city of

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hosted the tournament.

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won their third title after defeating the

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in the final.

Squads

Group round

Standings

External links

2005 Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women
FIBA.com. {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2005 in women's basketball 2005–06 in North American basketball 2005–06 in South American basketball Basketball in the Dominican Republic International basketball competitions hosted by the Dominican Republic 2005 in Dominican Republic women's sport