South Korea women's national basketball team

Korea Republic

FIBA ranking	13 (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1955
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	KBA
Coach	Jung Sun-min
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
Medals	Silver: (1984)
World Cup
Appearances	16
Medals	Silver: (1967, 1979)
Asia Cup
Appearances	30
Medals	Gold: (1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2007) Silver: (1970, 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2011 Bronze: (2001, 2004, 2015)
Asian Games
Appearances	11
Medals	Gold: (1978, 1990, 1994, 2014) Silver: (1974, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2010) Bronze: (1998)
Home Away

The South Korea women's national basketball team (Korean: 대한민국 여자농구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international women's basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association.^[2]

History

Team South Korea’s greatest success was at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, when they took silver.^[3]

They finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2008 Beijing Games.^[3]

In February 2020, South Korea qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through beating Great Britain during the FIBA Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. It is South Korea's first appearance at the tournament since 2008 Olympics in Beijing.^[3]

South Korea will play in group A alongside world No. 3 Spain, No. 4 Canada and No. 8 Serbia. The Koreans will look for at least one win in group A as the top two countries of each group advance to the quarterfinals.^[3]

Competitive record

Olympic Games Summer Olympics Year Position Pld W L 1976 did not qualify 1980 1984 Runners-up 6 4 2 1988 7th Place 5 2 3 1992 did not qualify 1996 12th Place 7 3 4 2000 Fourth Place 8 4 4 2004 12th Place 6 0 6 2008 8th Place 6 2 4 2012 did not qualify 2016 2020 10th Place 3 0 3 2024 did not qualify Total 7/13 41 15 26 FIBA Women's World Cup FIBA Women's World Cup Year Position Pld W L 1953 did not enter 1957 1959 1964 8th Place 8 6 2 1967 Runners-up 6 5 1 1971 Fourth Place 9 6 3 1975 5th Place 8 4 4 1979 Runners-up 8 7 1 1983 Fourth Place 10 5 5 1986 10th Place 7 2 5 1990 11th Place 8 5 3 1994 10th Place 8 4 4 1998 13th Place 5 2 3 2002 Fourth Place 9 4 5 2006 13th Place 5 2 3 2010 8th Place 9 3 6 2014 13th Place 3 0 3 2018 14th Place 3 0 3 2022 10th Place 5 1 4 2026 To be determined Total 16/20 111 56 55

Asian Games Asian Games Year Position Pld W L 1974 Runners-up 4 3 1 1978 Champions 4 4 0 1982 Runners-up 4 3 1 1986 Runners-up 3 2 1 1990 Champions 6 5 1 1994 Champions 6 5 1 1998 Third Place 5 4 1 2002 Runners-up 7 5 2 2006 Fourth Place 4 1 3 2010 Runners-up 5 3 2 2014 Champions 3 3 0 2018 Entered as  Korea 2022 Third Place 6 5 1 Total 12/12 49 36 14 FIBA Women's Asia Cup FIBA Women's Asia Cup Year Rank Pld W L 1965 Champions 8 8 0 1968 Champions 7 7 0 1970 Runners-up 9 8 1 1972 Champions 6 6 0 1974 Champions 6 6 0 1976 Runners-up 6 5 1 1978 Champions 8 8 0 1980 Champions 6 6 0 1982 Champions 6 6 0 1984 Champions 8 7 1 1986 Runners-up 7 6 1 1988 Champions 8 8 0 1990 Runners-up 4 3 1 1992 Runners-up 7 5 2 1994 Runners-up 5 3 2 1995 Runners-up 6 4 2 1997 Champions 7 7 0 1999 Champions 6 5 1 2001 Third Place 6 3 3 2004 Third Place 6 5 1 2005 Runners-up 6 5 1 2007 Champions 7 7 0 2009 Runners-up 7 5 2 2011 Runners-up 7 6 1 2013 Runners-up 7 4 3 2015 Third Place 7 4 3 2017 Fourth Place 6 2 4 2019 Fourth Place 6 3 3 2021 Fourth Place 6 3 3 2023 Fifth Place 5 2 3 Total 28/28 196 157 39

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[4][5]

South Korea women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
} Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 1 Shin Ji-hyun 27 – (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bucheon Hana 1Q F 3 Kang Lee-seul 29 – (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Cheongju KB Stars PG 5 An He-ji 26 – (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Busan BNK Sum G 6 Lee So-hee 22 – (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Busan BNK Sum C 7 Park Ji-su 24 – (1998-12-06)6 December 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cheongju KB Stars G 9 Lee Kyung-eun 35 – (1987-07-13)13 July 1987 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Incheon S-Birds G 11 Park Ji-hyun 23 – (2000-04-07)7 April 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Woori Bank F 12 Lee Hae-ran 20 – (2003-05-29)29 May 2003 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Samsung Life Blueminx C 13 Yang In-young 28 – (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bucheon Hana 1Q F 21 Kim Jin-young 26 – (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Incheon S-Birds F 23 Kim Dan-bi (C) 33 – (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Incheon S-Birds C 77 Jin An 27 – (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Busan BNK Sum	Head coach Jung Sun-min Assistant coach(es) Choi Youn-ah Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 June 2023

See also

• South Korea women's national under-19 basketball team
• South Korea women's national under-17 basketball team
• South Korea women's national 3x3 team

References

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