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(Redirected from CIS women's national basketball team) Former women's national basketball team representing the Soviet Union For the men's team, see Soviet Union national basketball team.

Soviet Union Soviet Union
FIBA rankingdefunct
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSoviet Basketball Federation
CoachVarious
Olympic Games
Appearances3
MedalsGold Gold: (1976, 1980)
Bronze Bronze: (1988)
World Cup
Appearances9
MedalsGold Gold: (1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983)
Silver Silver: (1957, 1986)
EuroBasket Women
Appearances22
MedalsGold Gold: (1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991)
Silver Silver: (1958)
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

The Soviet Union women's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, romanized: sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.

Competition record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Canada 1976 5 5 0
Soviet Union 1980 6 6 0
United States 1984 withdrew
South Korea 1988 5 3 2 5 5 0
Spain 1992 5 4 1 7 7 0
Total 21 18 3 12 12 0

FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Chile 1953 did not participate
Brazil 1957 8 7 1
Soviet Union 1959 7 7 0
Peru 1964 9 9 0
Czechoslovakia 1967 7 7 0
Brazil 1971 9 9 0
Colombia 1975 8 8 0
South Korea 1979 withdrew
Brazil 1983 10 10 0
Soviet Union 1986 7 6 1
Malaysia 1990 5th 8 6 2
Total 73 69 4

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Italy 1938 did not participate
Hungary 1950 7 7 0
Soviet Union 1952 5 5 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954 7 7 0
Czechoslovakia 1956 8 8 0
Poland 1958 7 6 1
Bulgaria 1960 7 7 0
France 1962 6 6 0
Hungary 1964 6 6 0
Romania 1966 7 7 0
Italy 1968 9 9 0
Netherlands 1970 7 7 0
Bulgaria 1972 8 8 0
Italy 1974 8 8 0
France 1976 8 8 0
Poland 1978 8 8 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1980 5 5 0
Italy 1981 7 7 0
Hungary 1983 7 7 0
Italy 1985 7 7 0
Spain 1987 7 7 0
Bulgaria 1989 5 5 0
Israel 1991 5 4 1
Total 151 149 2

Last Soviet Union Women's Basketball Roster

Soviet Union EuroBasket Women 1991 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 Soviet Union Ukraine Zhirko, Elena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 23 – (1968-02-16)16 February 1968
F/C 5 Soviet Union Russia Baranova, Elena 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (1972-01-28)28 January 1972
G 6 Soviet Union Russia Rutkovskaya, Irina 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 22 – (1969-01-14)14 January 1969
SG 7 Soviet Union Russia Mozgovaia, Elena 000 m (0 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 21 – (1970-03-28)28 March 1970
SG 8 Soviet Union Russia Bourmistrova, Marina 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 17 – (1974-02-03)3 February 1974
G 9 Soviet Union Ukraine Tkachenko, Maryna 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 25 – (1965-08-29)29 August 1965
SG 10 Soviet Union Russia Minkh, Irina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 27 – (1964-04-16)16 April 1964
C 11 Soviet Union Russia Khoudachova, Elena 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1965-07-10)10 July 1965
G 12 Soviet Union Russia Soumnikova, Irina 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 26 – (1964-10-15)15 October 1964
C 13 Soviet Union Russia Shakirova, Elen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1970-06-02)2 June 1970
C 14 Soviet Union Russia Zasulskaya, Natalia 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (1969-05-28)28 May 1969
SF 15 Soviet Union Russia Zaboloueva, Svetlana 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1966-08-20)20 August 1966
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Date – August 1991
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 1, 2025


See also

References

  1. "Soviet Union Women's Basketball Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. As the Unified Team.
  3. FIBA Hall of Fame Evgeny GOMELSKY, FIBA

External links

Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament winners
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup winners
EuroBasket Women winners
   

1938:  Italy
1950:  Soviet Union
1952:  Soviet Union
1954:  Soviet Union
1956:  Soviet Union
1958:  Bulgaria
1960:  Soviet Union
1962:  Soviet Union

1964:  Soviet Union
1966:  Soviet Union
1968:  Soviet Union
1970:  Soviet Union
1972:  Soviet Union
1974:  Soviet Union
1976:  Soviet Union
1978:  Soviet Union

1980:  Soviet Union
1981:  Soviet Union
1983:  Soviet Union
1985:  Soviet Union
1987:  Soviet Union
1989:  Soviet Union
1991:  Soviet Union
1993:  Spain

1995:  Ukraine
1997:  Lithuania
1999:  Poland
2001:  France
2003:  Russia
2005:  Czech Republic
2007:  Russia
2009:  France

2011:  Russia
2013:  Spain
2015:  Serbia
2017:  Spain
2019:  Spain
2021:  Serbia
2023:  Belgium

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