2003 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

The 2003 FIBA Americas Championship for Women (also known as 2003 Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the women's basketball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The tournament was held in Culiacan, Mexico from 17 – 21 September 2003. Seven national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Culiacan hosted the tournament. Brazil won their third title after defeating Cuba in the final.

2003 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
7th FIBA Women's Americas
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates17 — 21 September 2003
Teams7 (from 1 federation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Official website
2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
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Preliminary round

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Advanced to the semifinals

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 2 2 0 216 98+118 4
 Mexico 2 1 1 107 16760 3
 Chile 2 0 2 98 15658 2

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cuba 3 3 0 258 171+87 6
 Canada 3 2 1 212 168+44 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 218 209+9 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 158 298140 3

Semifinal

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Championship roundFinal
 
      
 
20 September
 
 
 Brazil71
 
21 September
 
 Canada65
 
 Cuba81
 
20 September
 
 Brazil90
 
 Mexico49
 
 
 Cuba76
 
Third Place
 
 
21 September
 
 
 Canada71
 
 
 Mexico34
20 September
Dominican Republic  6081  Chile
20 September
Canada  6571  Brazil
20 September
Mexico  4976  Cuba

Final Round

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Fifth Place

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21 September
Chile  4685  Argentina

Third place game

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21 September
Mexico  3471  Canada

Final

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21 September
Cuba  8190  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–26, 18–19, 23–23


 2003 Champions of the Americas 

Brazil
Third title

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil 4–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cuba 4–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 3–2
4  Mexico 1–3
5  Argentina 2–2
6  Chile 1–3
7  Dominican Republic 0–4
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