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.

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)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games011
FIBA World Cup011
EuroBasket021
Balkan Championship100
Friendship Games010
Summer Universiade101
Total254

Competitive record

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YearResult
1976Third place
1980Runners-up
YearResult
1959Runners-up
1964Third place
YearResult
1954Third place
1958Champions
1960Runners-up
1962Third place
1964Runners-up
1972Runners-up
1976Third place
1983Runners-up
1985Runners-up
1989Third place
YearResult
1984Runners-up

Balkan Championship

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YearResult
1960Champions

Summer Universiade

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YearResult
1961Champions
1977Third place

References

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