Bulgaria
FIBA ranking58 Decrease 5 (21 August 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1935
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBulgarian Basketball Federation
CoachStefan Mihaylov
Nickname(s)лъвиците (The Lionesses)
Olympic Games
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: (1980)
World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsSilver Silver: (1959)
Bronze Bronze: (1964)
EuroBasket
Appearances20
MedalsGold Gold: (1958)
Silver Silver: (1960, 1964, 1972, 1983, 1985)
Bronze Bronze: (1954, 1962, 1976, 1989)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
FIBA World Cup 0 1 1
EuroBasket 0 2 1
Balkan Championship 1 0 0
Friendship Games 0 1 0
Summer Universiade 1 0 1
Total 2 5 4

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.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year Result
Canada 1976Third place Bronze
Soviet Union 1980Runners-up Silver

World Cup

Year Result
Soviet Union 1959Runners-up Silver
Soviet Union 1964Third place Bronze

EuroBasket

Year Result
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954Third place Bronze
Poland 1958Champions Gold
Bulgaria 1960Runners-up Silver
France 1962Third place Bronze
Hungary 1964Runners-up Silver
Bulgaria 1972Runners-up Silver
France 1976Third place Bronze
Hungary 1983Runners-up Silver
Italy 1985Runners-up Silver
Bulgaria 1989Third place Bronze

Friendship Games

Year Result
Soviet Union 1984Runners-up Silver

Balkan Championship

Year Result
Bulgaria 1960Champions Gold

Summer Universiade

Year Result
Bulgaria 1961Champions Gold
Bulgaria 1977Third place Bronze

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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