Soviet Union women's national basketball team

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Soviet Union Soviet Union
CCCP text logo.svg
FIBA rankingdefunct
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSoviet Basketball Federation
Coachnone
Olympic Games
Appearances3
MedalsGold Gold: (1976, 1980)
Bronze Bronze: (1988)
World Cup
Appearances9
MedalsGold Gold: (1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983)
Silver Silver: (1957, 1986)
EuroBasket Women
Appearances22
MedalsGold Gold: (1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991)
Silver Silver: (1958)

The Soviet Union women's national basketball team was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions.[1]

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.

Competition record[]

Olympic Games[]

Olympic Games Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Canada 1976 Gold medal icon.svg 5 5 0
Soviet Union 1980 Gold medal icon.svg 6 6 0
United States 1984 withdrew
South Korea 1988 Bronze medal icon.svg 5 3 2 5 5 0
Spain 1992[2] Gold medal icon.svg 5 4 1 7 7 0
Total 21 18 3 12 12 0

FIBA World Championship[]

FIBA World Championship Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Chile 1953 did not participate
Brazil 1957 Silver medal icon.svg 8 7 1
Soviet Union 1959 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Peru 1964 Gold medal icon.svg 9 9 0
Czechoslovakia 1967 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Brazil 1971 Gold medal icon.svg 9 9 0
Colombia 1975 Gold medal icon.svg 8 8 0
South Korea 1979 withdrew
Brazil 1983 Gold medal icon.svg 10 10 0
Soviet Union 1986 Silver medal icon.svg 7 6 1
Malaysia 1990 5th 8 6 2
Total 73 69 4

EuroBasket Women[]

EuroBasket Women Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Italy 1938 did not participate
Hungary 1950 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Soviet Union 1952 Gold medal icon.svg 5 5 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Czechoslovakia 1956 Gold medal icon.svg 8 8 0
Poland 1958 Silver medal icon.svg 7 6 1
Bulgaria 1960 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
France 1962 Gold medal icon.svg 6 6 0
Hungary 1964 Gold medal icon.svg 6 6 0
Romania 1966 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Italy 1968 Gold medal icon.svg 9 9 0
Netherlands 1970 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Bulgaria 1972 Gold medal icon.svg 8 8 0
Italy 1974 Gold medal icon.svg 8 8 0
France 1976 Gold medal icon.svg 8 8 0
Poland 1978 Gold medal icon.svg 8 8 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1980 Gold medal icon.svg 5 5 0
Italy 1981 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Hungary 1983 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Italy 1985 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Spain 1987 Gold medal icon.svg 7 7 0
Bulgaria 1989 Gold medal icon.svg 5 5 0
Israel 1991 Gold medal icon.svg 5 4 1
Total 151 149 2

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Soviet Union Women's Basketball Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ As the Unified Team.

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