Bulgaria women's national basketball team
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.
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| FIBA ranking | 41  3 (1 March 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Bulgarian Basketball Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Stefan Mihaylov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | лъвиците (The Lionesses) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Silver: (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Silver: (1959) Bronze: (1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Gold: (1958) Silver: (1960, 1964, 1972, 1983, 1985) Bronze: (1954, 1962, 1976, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Competitive recordEdit
Olympic GamesEdit
| Year | Result |
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 1976 |
Third place  |
 1980 |
Runners-up  |
Women's World CupEdit
| Year | Result |
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| 1959 |
Runners-up  |
| 1964 |
Third place  |
EuroBasket WomenEdit
| Year | Result |
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 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 |
Friendship GamesEdit
| Year | Result |
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| 1984 |
Runners-up  |
Balkan ChampionshipEdit
| Year | Result |
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| 1960 |
Champions  |
Summer UniversiadeEdit
| Year | Result |
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| 1961 |
Champions |
| 1977 |
Third place  |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- Bulgaria at FIBA site
- Bulgaria National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com