Bulgaria women's national basketball team
The Bulgarian women's national basketball team achievements range from winning the Balkan Championship in 1960, to winning the 1958 Euro Basket Championship. Other successes came with the team finishing as Runners-Up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women. The team has several members playing their professional basketball in the United States WNBA.
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
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| National federation | Bulgarian Basketball Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1952) | ||
| Medals |  Runners-Up: (1980) | ||
| Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1959) | ||
| Medals |  Runners-Up: (1959) | ||
| FIBA EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 20 (First in 1935) | ||
| Medals |  Champions: (1958) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Contents
Competition ResultsEdit
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Balkan ChampionshipEdit
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
 1960 |
Champions 
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Summer UniversiadeEdit
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1961 |
Champions
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| 1977 |
Third Place 
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Summer OlympicsEdit
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 1976 |
Third Place  |
 1980 |
Runners-Up  |
Euro BasketEdit
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 1954 |
Third Place  |
 1958 |
Champions  |
| 1960 |
Runners-Up  |
 1962 |
Third Place |
 1964 |
Runners-Up |
| 1972 |
Runners-Up |
| 1976 |
Third Place |
| 1983 |
Runners-Up |
 1985 |
Runners-Up |
| 1989 |
Third Place |
FIBA World ChampionshipEdit
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1959 |
Runners-Up  |
| 1964 |
Third Place  |