title: FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship
text: # FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship
  
  The FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship was the American basketball championships for players under 20 years that took place every four years among national teams of the continents. The winners qualified for the now-defunct FIBA Under-21 World Championship. This event had been the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship, but FIBA decided to lower the age limit for the FIBA 22 & Under World Championship in December 1998, and was renamed as the World Championship for Young Men. In 2004, the name was changed again to FIBA Under-21 World Championship, and the qualifying tournament was renamed to the present FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th Place |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1993 | Rosario | Argentina | United States | Brazil | Canada |
  | 1996 | Caguas | United States | Puerto Rico | Argentina | Canada |
  | 2000 | Ribeirão Preto | Argentina | United States | Dominican Republic | Brazil |
  | 2004 | Halifax | United States | Puerto Rico | Argentina | Canada |
  
  ## Participation Details
  
  | Team | 1993 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4 |
  | Bahamas | - | - | - | 7th | 1 |
  | Brazil | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4 |
  | Canada | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4 |
  | Cuba | 5th | - | - | - | 1 |
  | Dominican Republic | - | - | 3rd | 8th | 2 |
  | Mexico | 5th | 8th | - | - | 2 |
  | Panama | 5th | 6th | 6th | - | 3 |
  | Puerto Rico | - | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 3 |
  | United States | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4 |
  | Uruguay | 5th | 7th | 8th | - | 3 |
  | Venezuela | - | - | - | 5th | 1 |
  