The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that took place in

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from July 13–17, 2016. It was the eleventh edition of

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, and was the

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qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. Eight national teams from across the

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, composed of women aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament. The

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won their eighth consecutive gold in this event by beating

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in the final, 109–62.

Participating teams

* North America: ** ** * Central America: ** ** ** * South America: ** ** ** (hosts)

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 14 April 2016. ''All times are local ( UTC-4).''

Group A

Group B

Classification round

''All times are local ( UTC-4).''

Classification 5–8

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final round

''All times are local ( UTC-4).''

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Awards

Final ranking

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qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named. On 12 May 2017,

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was chosen to replace

References

External links

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