France women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see France national basketball team.

The France women's national basketball team is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (French Federation). The team's nickname Les Braqueuses ("the robbers") originated from their unexpected triumph in the 2009 Eurobasket. France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

France

FIBA ranking	4 1 (1 October 2018)
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Valérie Garnier
Nickname(s)	Les Braqueuses
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Silver: (2012)
Women's World Cup
Appearances	10
Medals	Bronze: (1953)
FIBA EuroBasket Women
Appearances	33
Medals	Gold: (2001, 2009) Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) Bronze: (2011)
Uniforms
Home Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 FIBA World Cup 0 0 1 EuroBasket 2 6 1 Mediterranean Games 0 1 1 Total 2 8 3

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Tournament record

Olympic Games Olympic Games Pre-Olympic Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1976 Did not qualify 3 1 2 1980 8 3 5 1984 1988 5 3 2 1992 1996 2000 5th 7 5 2 2004 Did not qualify 2008 2012 8 7 1 3 3 0 2016 4th 8 4 4 3 3 0 2020 TBD Total 23 16 7 22 13 9 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup World Cup Year Position Pld W L 1953 6 4 2 1957 Did not qualify 1959 1964 10th 8 3 5 1967 Did not qualify 1971 6th 9 3 6 1975 Did not qualify 1979 7th 8 2 6 1983 Did not qualify 1986 1990 1994 9th 8 6 2 1998 Did not qualify 2002 8th 9 4 5 2006 5th 9 5 4 2010 6th 9 6 3 2014 7th 7 4 3 2018 5th 7 5 2 Total 80 42 38 EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1938 4th 4 1 3 1950 4th 7 4 3 1952 7th 5 3 2 1954 6th 8 2 6 1956 7th 8 4 4 1958 6th 7 1 6 1960 Did not qualify 1962 8th 5 1 4 7 5 2 1964 10th 5 0 5 1966 11th 7 2 5 1968 11th 8 2 6 3 2 1 1970 7 5 2 1972 4th 8 5 3 1974 7th 8 3 5 1976 4th 6 3 3 1978 4th 8 5 3 1980 11th 7 3 4 1981 Did not qualify 1983 4 3 1 1985 8th 7 3 4 1987 8th 7 2 5 1989 8th 5 1 4 5 3 2 1991 Did not qualify 5 1 4 1993 5 3 2 5 4 1 1995 11th 6 2 4 1997 Did not qualify 5 3 2 1999 8 6 2 5 4 1 2001 8 8 0 2003 5th 8 5 3 2005 5th 8 6 2 6 5 1 2007 8th 9 4 5 2009 9 9 0 8 7 1 2011 9 6 3 2013 9 8 1 2015 10 8 2 2017 6 5 1 6 6 0 2019 6 5 1 2021 Qualified as co-host Qualified as co-host Total 228 125 103 59 43 16 Team Current roster Roster for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019. France women's national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 0 Époupa, Olivia 25 – (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Beşiktaş SG 3 Bankole, Ornella 21 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Lattes PG 4 Fauthoux, Marine 18 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Tarbes GB PF 5 Miyem, Endéné 31 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket Lattes PF 6 Chartereau, Alexia 20 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bourges C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 32 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) PF Schio SF 11 Ayayi, Valériane 25 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha C 12 Rupert, Iliana 17 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Bourges SG 14 Hartley, Bria 26 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe SG 17 Johannès, Marine 24 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Bourges C 21 Badiane, Marième 24 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ASVEL G 88 Chevaugeon, Sara 26 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Flammes Carolo Head coach Valérie Garnier Assistant coach(es) Grégory Halin Olivier Lafargue Rachid Meziane Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 27 June 2019 Notable players Nicole Antibe Isabelle Fijalkowski Jacky Chazalon Céline Dumerc Christine Gomis Irène Guidotti Edwige Lawson Catherine Melain Lætitia Moussard Élisabeth Riffiod Odile Santaniello Laure Savasta Yannick Souvré Successive coaches Alain Jardel Jacques Commères Pierre Vincent Media coverage France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+. See also France women's national under-19 basketball team France women's national under-17 basketball team France women's national 3x3 team References External links Media related to France women's national basketball team at Wikimedia Commons Official website FIBA profile