1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

FIBA Americas Cup
for Women 1995
3rd FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Canada
Dates June 22–29
Teams 5
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Canada (1st title)
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The 1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the third FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Canada between June 22 and June 29, 1995. Five national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Hamilton hosted the tournament. Canada won their first title after defeating hosts Cuba in the final.

Format

First round

Advanced to the semifinals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cuba 4 4 0 383 228+155 8
 Canada 4 3 1 353 213+140 7
 Puerto Rico 4 2 2 229 30374 6
 Argentina 4 1 3 214 30793 5
 Chile 4 0 4 209 337128 4
Argentina  4867  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 25–25, 23–42
Chile  4291  Canada
Scoring by half: 20–44, 22–47
Cuba  9461  Argentina
Scoring by half: 50–21, 44–40
Puerto Rico  4697  Canada
Scoring by half: 28–42, 18–55
Argentina  6664  Chile
Scoring by half: 39–36, 27–28
Puerto Rico  4396  Cuba
Scoring by half: 24–44, 19–52
Chile  6273  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 27–32, 35–41
Canada  8386  Cuba
Scoring by half: 43–48, 40–38
Canada  8239  Argentina
Scoring by half: 39–25, 43–14
Cuba  10741  Chile
Scoring by half: 62–17, 45–24

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
  Cuba 90  
  Argentina 32  
 
      Cuba 73
    Canada 80
  Canada 70
  Puerto Rico 41  

Semifinals

Cuba  9032  Argentina
Scoring by half: 42–12, 48–20
Canada  7041  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 33–19, 37–22

Final

Cuba  7380  Canada
Scoring by half: 45–32, 28–48

Final standings

Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
1st, gold medalist(s)  Canada 5–1
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Cuba 5–1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Puerto Rico 2–3
4  Argentina 1–4
5  Chile 0–4

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