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| FIBA Americas Championship | |
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| Current season or competition: FIBA Americas Championship 2007 |
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| Formerly | Tournament of the Americas |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Inaugural season | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Continent | Americas |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 USA |
| Most championships | USA – 6 |
| Qualification | Centrobasket, South American Basketball Championship |
| Official website | [1] |
| Related competitions | FIBA World Championship, Summer Olympics |
| Founder | FIBA Americas |
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Americas Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
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Summaries
MVP Awards
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
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| 2001 |  Emanuel Ginobili |
| 2003 |  Steve Nash |
| 2005 |  Marcelinho Machado |
| 2007 | Luis Scola |
Championships per nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | USA |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Argentina |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Canada |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Venezuela |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Uruguay |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Participation Details
| Team | .svg){kind=small} 1980 |
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1992 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
 2005 |
2007 |
 2009 |
Total |
| Argentina |
3rd | 7th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 14 |
 Bahamas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Barbados |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brazil |
4th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 4th | Q | 14 |
| Canada |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 10th | 5th | Q | 14 |
 Cuba |
6th | 8th | - | 7th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | 10th | - | - | - | Q | 10 |
| Dominican Republic |
- | 9th | - | 6th | - | 9th | 7th | 9th | 7th | - | 8th | 6th | - | Q | 8 |
 Ecuador |
- | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mexico |
5th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 9th | - | - | 10th | - | 9th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 11 | |
 Panama |
- | 4th | - | 11th | 7th | 8th | - | - | 9th | 6th | - | 5th | 9th | - | 8 |
 Paraguay |
- | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerto Rico |
1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | Q | 14 |
| USA |
- | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 4th | 1st | Q | 9 |
| Uruguay |
7th | 2nd | 4th | - | 10th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 6th | Q | 13 |
| Venezuela |
- | - | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | Q | 12 |
 Virgin Islands |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 10th | - | 10th | Q | 4 |
External links
- 2005 FIBA Americas Championship
- Men's Tournament of the Americas -- 2003
- FIBA Americas Championship Qualifier -- 2005
- Brazil's History of Pre-Olympic Tournaments
- Brazil's History of Pre-World Championship Tournaments
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