Argentina women's national basketball team

Argentina
FIBA ranking31 Steady (15 February 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationCAB
CoachGregorio Martínez
Nickname(s)Las Gigantes[2]
World Cup
Appearances9
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances17
Medals Silver: (2009, 2011, 2017)
Bronze: (2001, 2015)
Pan American Games
Appearances8
Medals Bronze: (2023)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

The Argentina women's national basketball team (Spanish: selección feminina de básquetbol[a] de Argentina), nicknamed "Las Gigantes" ("The Giantesses"), is administered by the Argentine Basketball Federation.[3]

Competition results

FIBA World Championship

Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 6th 6 2 4
Brazil 1957 9th 7 4 3
Soviet Union 1959 did not participate
Peru 1964 13th 8 1 7
Czechoslovakia 1967 did not participate
Brazil 1971 11th 8 2 6
1975 to 1994 did not participate
Germany 1998 15th 5 1 4
China 2002 10th 8 2 6
Brazil 2006 9th 8 5 3
Czechoslovakia 2010 14th 5 1 4
Turkey 2014 did not participate
Spain 2018 15th 3 0 3
Australia 2022 did not participate
Germany 2026 to be determined
Total 58 18 40

Pan American Games

Year Position Pld W L
1955 to 1987 did not participate
Cuba 1991 5th 4 0 4
Argentina 1995 Competition cancelled
Canada 1999 5th 6 2 4
Dominican Republic 2003 5th 5 1 4
Brazil 2007 6th 5 1 4
Mexico 2011 5th 4 2 2
Canada 2015 5th 4 2 2
Peru 2019 5th 4 2 2
Chile 2023 Bronze Medal 5 3 2
Total 37 13 24

FIBA Americas Championship

Year Position Pld W L
Brazil 1989 5th 5 3 2
Brazil 1993 7th 4 1 3
Canada 1995 4th 5 1 4
Brazil 1997 4th 6 2 4
Cuba 1999 5th 4 2 2
Brazil 2001 Bronze Medal 4 2 2
Mexico 2003 5th 4 2 2
Dominican Republic 2005 4th 5 2 3
Chile 2007 4th 5 2 3
Brazil 2009 Runner-up 5 4 1
Colombia 2011 Runner-up 6 5 1
Mexico 2013 5th 4 2 2
Canada 2015 Bronze Medal 6 5 1
Argentina 2017 Runner-up 6 5 1
Puerto Rico 2019 8th 4 1 3
Puerto Rico 2021 Disqualified[b]
Mexico 2023 7th 5 1 4
Total 78 40 38
  1. ^ The word básquetbol is specific to Rioplatense Spanish, the standard Spanish dialect of Argentina. In most other forms of Spanish, this word would be baloncesto.
  2. ^ Argentina was disqualified after several members of the delegation were tested positive to COVID-19.[4]

South American Championship

Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1946 Bronze Medal 3 1 2
Argentina 1948 Champions 4 4 0
Peru 1950 Runner-up 6 4 2
Paraguay 1952 4th 5 2 3
Brazil 1954 did not participate
Ecuador 1956 4th 6 4 2
Peru 1958 Runner-up 8 4 4
Chile 1960 5th 8 2 6
Paraguay 1962 4th 6 3 3
Brazil 1965 4th 5 2 3
Colombia 1967 5th 6 2 4
Chile 1968 Bronze Medal 5 3 2
Ecuador 1970 Runner-up 7 5 2
Peru 1972 4th 7 4 3
Bolivia 1974 Runner-up 6 4 2
Peru 1977 Bronze Medal 7 4 3
Bolivia 1978 Bronze Medal 4 2 2
Peru 1981 4th - - -
Colombia 1984 4th 7 4 3
Brazil 1986 4th 3 0 3
Chile 1989 Bronze Medal 5 3 2
Colombia 1991 Bronze Medal 6 4 2
Bolivia 1993 Runner-up - - -
Brazil 1995 Runner-up 5 3 2
Chile 1997 Runner-up 7 6 1
Brazil 1999 Runner-up 5 4 1
Peru 2001 Runner-up 7 5 2
Ecuador 2003 Runner-up 6 4 2
Colombia 2005 Bronze Medal 6 4 2
Paraguay 2006 Runner-up 5 4 1
Ecuador 2008 Runner-up 6 4 2
Ecuador 2010 Runner-up 4 3 1
Argentina 2013 Runner-up 5 4 1
Ecuador 2014 Runner-up 5 4 1
Venezuela 2016 4th 5 2 3
Colombia 2018 Champions 5 5 0
Argentina 2022 Runner-up 5 4 1
Total 190 117 73

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[5][6]

Argentina women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 2 Macarena D´urso 31 – (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Club Atlético Aguada Uruguay
C 3 Julieta Mungo 25 – (1997-08-06)6 August 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Quimsa Argentina
SG 5 Agustina García 27 – (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Club Universitario San Simon Argentina
SF 8 Andrea Boquete 32 – (1990-09-24)24 September 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Quimsa Argentina
C 9 Celia Fiorotto 31 – (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Quimsa Argentina
C 10 Agostina Burani 31 – (1991-10-04)4 October 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Araski AES Spain
PG 11 Melisa Gretter 30 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) CB Estudiantes Spain
SF 13 Candela Gentinetta 22 – (2001-03-18)18 March 2001 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Club Deportivo Berazategui Argentina
SG 14 Florencia Chagas 22 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Araski AES Spain
SG 20 Camila Suárez 22 – (2000-07-12)12 July 2000 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Obras Sanitarias Argentina
F 27 Magali Vilches 21 – (2002-06-01)1 June 2002 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Força Lleida Spain
C 55 Brenda Fontana 22 – (2001-05-03)3 May 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) UTEP Miners United States
Head coach
  • Argentina Gregorio Martínez
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Federico Fernández
  • Argentina Ignacio Navazo
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 July 2023

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ CABB
  3. ^ FIBA National Federations – Argentina, fiba.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ^ "FIBA statement about Argentina's games in the Women's AmeriCup 2021". FIBA. 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Argentina comienza su camino a Paris 2024". argentina.basketball. 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Team Roster: Argentina". fiba.basketball. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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