| Gender: | women |
| Continent: | World U-19 |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Size: | 160 |
| Host: | United States |
| Dates: | August 13–21 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Federations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | Soviet Union |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Nextseason: | 1989 |
The 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in the United States from 13 to 21 August 1985. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and USA Basketball.
Ten national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating South Korea 80-75 in the final.[1]
| Means of qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| 19 April 1984 | 2 | ||||
| 17 June 1985 | 1 | ||||
| 25 Aug 1984 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| Total | 10 | ||||
It is unknown how Canada, Cuba, and Australia qualified and why Czechoslovakia who finished 3rd in the previous year's European championship did not participate.
All times are local (UTC-6).
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| Team | W-L | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | Soviet Union | align=center | 5-1 | |
| align=center | South Korea | align=center | 4-2 | |
| align=center | Yugoslavia | align=center | 5-1 | |
| align=center | 4 |  China | align=center | 3-3 |
| align=center | 5 |  United States | align=center | 4-2 |
| align=center | 6 |  Australia | align=center | 2-4 |
| align=center | 7 |  Spain | align=center | 3-3 |
| align=center | 8 |  Canada | align=center | 1-5 |
| align=center | 9 |  Cuba | align=center | 2-3 |
| align=center | 10 |  Senegal | align=center | 0-5 |