Youth World Championship
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The World Youth Championship (also called the IBAF 16U Baseball World Championship and previously the AA Baseball World Cup) is run by the IBAF and has been played 124 times through 2009. The tournament consists of players age 16 or under and was played annually in its early years, but is now a biannual tournament. The IBAF withdrew support for the 2007 tournament when Venezuela refused to issue visas to the Taiwan team; Australia and the Netherlands had already backed out due to security concerns. The tourney was held anyways with reduced membership.
[edit] Year-by-Year Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Japan |  Chinese Taipei |  China | Japan |
| 1990 | Japan |  Brazil |  Cuba | Mexico |
| 1991 | Chinese Taipei | Japan | Brazil | Australia |
| 1993 | Brazil | Chinese Taipei |  South Korea | Brazil |
| 1994 | Cuba |  Dominican Republic | Brazil | Mexico |
| 1995 | Cuba | Brazil |  United States | Brazil |
| 1996 | South Korea | Cuba | Chinese Taipei | Japan |
| 1997 | Cuba | Chinese Taipei |  Australia | Taiwan |
| 1998 | United States | Chinese Taipei |  Venezuela | USA |
| 2001 | United States | Venezuela | Australia | Mexico |
| 2003 | United States | Chinese Taipei | Cuba | Taiwan |
| 2005 | Cuba | United States | ??? | Mexico |
| 2007 | United States | Brazil | Venezuela | |
| 2009 | United States | Cuba |  Mexico | Taiwan |
| 2011 | United States | Cuba | Japan | Mexico |
Medal Totals (not counting 2007, when the IBAF did not sponsor the event and one major power did not compete):
United States 5 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Cuba 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
Japan 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Chinese Taipei 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze
Brazil 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
South Korea 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Venezuela 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Dominican Republic 1 Silver
Australia 2 Bronze
China 1 Bronze
Mexico 1 Bronze
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