South Korea women's national basketball team

Korea Republic
FIBA ranking	13 (15 February 2024)
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	did not qualify
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	did not qualify
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

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Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
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

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Profile – South Korea, FIBA.com. Retrieved 15 Okt 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Women's basketball team looks to repeat magic of 1984 Korea JoongAng Daily, 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "'박지수·이소희·박지현 포함' 여자농구대표팀, FIBA 아시아컵 12인 명단 확정" (in Korean). chosun.com. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ "Team Roster: South Korea" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

External links

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[2] Profile – South Korea, FIBA.com. Retrieved 15 Okt 2016.

[Korea_JoongAng_Daily-3] Women's basketball team looks to repeat magic of 1984 Korea JoongAng Daily, 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[4] "'박지수·이소희·박지현 포함' 여자농구대표팀, FIBA 아시아컵 12인 명단 확정" (in Korean). chosun.com. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[5] "Team Roster: South Korea" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

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