Bulgaria women's national basketball team

Bulgaria
FIBA ranking59 Decrease 1 (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1935
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBulgarian Basketball Federation
CoachStefan Mihaylov
Nickname(s)лъвиците (The Lionesses)
Olympic Games
Appearances3
MedalsSilver Silver: (1980)
World Cup
Appearances6
MedalsSilver Silver: (1959)
Bronze Bronze: (1964)
EuroBasket
Appearances22
MedalsGold Gold: (1958)
Silver Silver: (1960, 1964, 1972, 1983, 1985)
Bronze Bronze: (1954, 1962, 1976, 1989)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
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Away
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
FIBA World Cup 0 1 1
EuroBasket 0 2 1
Balkan Championship 1 0 0
Friendship Games 0 1 0
Summer Universiade 1 0 1
Total 2 5 4

The Bulgaria women's national basketball team (Bulgarian: България отбор жени национален по баскетбол) represents Bulgaria in international women's basketball, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Their achievements range from winning the 1958 EuroBasket Women's Championship, and the Balkan Championship in 1960. Other successes came with the team finishing as runners-up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA Women's World Cup. The national team has several members playing their professional basketball careers in the United States WNBA.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year Result
Canada 1976 Third place Bronze
Soviet Union 1980 Runners-up Silver

World Cup

Year Result
Soviet Union 1959 Runners-up Silver
Soviet Union 1964 Third place Bronze

EuroBasket

Year Result
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954 Third place Bronze
Poland 1958 Champions Gold
Bulgaria 1960 Runners-up Silver
France 1962 Third place Bronze
Hungary 1964 Runners-up Silver
Bulgaria 1972 Runners-up Silver
France 1976 Third place Bronze
Hungary 1983 Runners-up Silver
Italy 1985 Runners-up Silver
Bulgaria 1989 Third place Bronze

Friendship Games

Year Result
Soviet Union 1984 Runners-up Silver

Balkan Championship

Year Result
Bulgaria 1960 Champions Gold

Summer Universiade

Year Result
Bulgaria 1961 Champions Gold
Bulgaria 1977 Third place Bronze

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

  • Official website (in Bulgarian)
  • Bulgaria at FIBA site
  • Bulgaria National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com