Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continents. The American Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

List of tournaments and winners

Men's Americas Basketball Championship
Year	Location	Gold	Final score	Silver	Bronze	MVP
1980	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	84 - 67	Canada	Argentina
1984	Brazil	Brazil		Uruguay	Canada
1988	Uruguay	Brazil		Puerto Rico	Canada
1989	Mexico	Puerto Rico	89 - 80	U.S.A.	Brazil
1992	United States	U.S.A.	127 - 80	Venezuela	Brazil
1993	Puerto Rico	U.S.A.	109 - 95	Puerto Rico	Argentina
1995	Argentina	Puerto Rico		Argentina	Brazil
1997	Uruguay	U.S.A.	95 - 86	Puerto Rico	Brazil
1999	Puerto Rico	U.S.A.	92 - 66	Canada	Argentina
2001	Argentina	Argentina	78 - 59	Brazil	Canada
2003	Puerto Rico	U.S.A.	106 - 73	Argentina	Puerto Rico	Steve Nash, CAN
2005	Dominican Rep.	Brazil	100 - 88	Argentina	Venezuela
2007

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See also

http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1_us.asp?t=XGLQKBLQOI
http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mtoa_2003.html
http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwcq_2005.html

International basketball  v·d·e
FIBA | World Championship (men) - (women) | Olympic Championship | Teams by Country | Players | Leagues Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the basketball. ... The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially. ... Basketball has been played consistently on the Summer Olympics since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. ...
Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship      Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship      Americas: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship      Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship      Europe: FIBA Europe – Eurobasket