| Formerly | FIBA 22 & Under World Championship (1993–1998) World Championship for Young Men (1998–2004) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | FIBA |
| First season | 1993 |
| Ceased | 2005 |
| CEO |  Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching (程万琦) |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | FIBA (International) |
| Last champion |  Lithuania (1st title) |
| Most titles |  United States (2 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Under-17 World Cup FIBA Under-19 World Cup |
TheFIBA Under-21 World Championship was a men's under-21-onlybasketball competition organized by theInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA). It was known as theFIBA 22 & Under World Championship before FIBA lowered the age limit to 21 years in December 1998, and had its name changed toWorld Championship for Young Men. The competition adopted its final name in 2004. FIBA later discontinued the world championship for this age group.[1]
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1993[2] |  Valladolid | United States | 87–73 |  France |  Brazil | 79–76 |  Italy | ||
| 1997[3] |  Melbourne | Australia | 88–73 |  Puerto Rico |  Yugoslavia | 84–72 |  Argentina | ||
| 2001[4] |  Saitama | United States | 89–80 |  Croatia | Argentina | 87–82 |  Dominican Republic | ||
| 2005[5] | Mar del Plata | Lithuania | 65–63 |  Greece |  Canada | 79–74 | Australia | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Team | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | 10th | 1 | |||
| Argentina | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4 |
| Australia | 8th | 1st | 8th | 4th | 4 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 1 | |||
| Canada | 3rd | 1 | |||
 China | 12th | 11th | 2 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 12th | 1 | |||
| Croatia | 2nd | 1 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 4th | 1 | |||
 Egypt | 10th | 9th | 2 | ||
| France | 2nd | 1 | |||
| Greece | 5th | 2nd | 2 | ||
 Iran | 12th | 1 | |||
 Israel | 9th | 7th | 10th | 3 | |
| Italy | 4th | 1 | |||
| Japan | 11th | 1 | |||
 South Korea | 11th | 9th | 12th | 3 | |
| Lithuania | 8th | 1st | 2 | ||
 New Zealand | 11th | 1 | |||
 Nigeria | 9th | 1 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 2nd | 7th | 2 | ||
 Qatar | 10th | 1 | |||
 Slovenia | 6th | 8th | 2 | ||
| Spain | 7th | 7th | 5th | 3 | |
 Turkey | 6th | 1 | |||
| United States | 1st | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 3rd | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
