Youth World Championship
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The World Youth Championship is run by the IBAF and has been played 12 times through 2005. The 13th match is scheduled for 2007. 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 withdraw support for the 2007 tournament was canceled 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 |
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| 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
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Medal Totals (not counting 2007, when the IBAF did not sponsor the event and one major power did not compete):
Cuba 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
United States 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Japan 2 Gold, 1 Silver
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
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