Argentina women's national basketball team

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Argentina
Argentina
ArgentinaArgentina
Association Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol
FIBA member since 1932
FIBA world rankings 14th
Trainer -
World championships
Participation in the finals 8th
Best results 6th place ( 1953 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals no
Best results not qualified
Continental championships
championship America
Participation in the finals 12
Best results silverSilver ( 2009 , 2011 )
bronzeBronze ( 2001 )
(As of June 2014)

The Argentine national basketball team of women is the selection of Argentine basketball players that the Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. Argentina has competed eight times in world championships , won three medals at American championships and 21 medals at South American championships , including the title in 1948 . The national association was a founding member of the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) in 1932 . In November 2013 the team was ranked twelfth in the world rankings for women .

International competitions

Argentinian women's basketball team in Ecuador 2014.jpg

Argentina at world championships

The team has qualified for a world championship eight times so far . The greatest success was the sixth place at the first World Cup in 1953 .

  • ChileChile 1953 : 6th place
  • BrazilBrazil 1957 : 9th place
  • Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union 1959 : not qualified
  • PeruPeru 1964 : 13th place
  • CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 1967 : not qualified
  • BrazilBrazil 1971 : 11th place
  • ColombiaColombia 1975 : not qualified
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 1979 : not qualified
  • BrazilBrazil 1983 : not qualified
  • Soviet UnionSoviet Union 1986 : not qualified
  • MalaysiaMalaysia 1990 : not qualified
  • AustraliaAustralia 1994 : not qualified
  • GermanyGermany 1998 : 15th place
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 2002 : 10th place
  • BrazilBrazil 2006 : 9th place
  • Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2010 : 14th place
  • TurkeyTurkey 2014 : not qualified

Argentina at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions.

Argentina at American Championships

The team has taken part in all eleven American Championships so far and won the silver medal in the 2009 and 2011 events and the bronze medal in 2001 .

  • BrazilBrazil 1989 : 5th place
  • BrazilBrazil 1993 : 7th place
  • CanadaCanada 1995 : 4th place
  • BrazilBrazil 1997 : 4th place
  • CubaCuba 1999 : 5th place
  • BrazilBrazil 2001 : bronzebronze
  • MexicoMexico 2003 : 5th place
  • Dominican RepublicDominican Republic 2005 : 4th place
  • ChileChile 2007 : 4th place
  • BrazilBrazil 2009 : silversilver
  • ColombiaColombia 2011 : silversilver
  • MexicoMexico 2013 : 5th place

Argentina at the South American Championships

The team took part in 32 of the 33 South American Championships and won the gold medal at the 1948 edition . There are also 14 silver medals and seven bronze medals.

  • ChileChile 1946 : bronzebronze
  • ArgentinaArgentina 1948 : South American championsilver
  • PeruPeru 1950 : silversilver
  • ParaguayParaguay 1952 : 4th place
  • BrazilBrazil 1954 : not qualified
  • EcuadorEcuador 1956 : 4th place
  • PeruPeru 1958 : silversilver
  • ChileChile 1960 : 5th place
  • ParaguayParaguay 1962 : 4th place
  • BrazilBrazil 1965 : 4th place
  • ColombiaColombia 1967 : 5th place
  • ChileChile 1968 : bronzebronze
  • EcuadorEcuador 1970 : silversilver
  • PeruPeru 1972 : 4th place
  • BoliviaBolivia 1974 : silversilver
  • PeruPeru 1977 : bronzebronze
  • BoliviaBolivia 1978 : bronzebronze
  • PeruPeru 1981 : 4th place
  • ColombiaColombia 1984 : 4th place
  • BrazilBrazil 1986 : 4th place
  • ChileChile 1989 : bronzebronze
  • ColombiaColombia 1991 : bronzebronze
  • BoliviaBolivia 1993 : silversilver
  • BrazilBrazil 1995 : silversilver
  • ChileChile 1997 : silversilver
  • BrazilBrazil 1999 : silversilver
  • PeruPeru 2001 : silversilver
  • EcuadorEcuador 2003 : silversilver
  • ColombiaColombia 2005 : bronzebronze
  • ParaguayParaguay 2006 : silversilver
  • EcuadorEcuador 2008 : silversilver
  • EcuadorEcuador 2010 : silversilver
  • ArgentinaArgentina 2013 : silversilver

Argentina at the Pan American Games

The team achieved fifth place as the best result in five participations in the competitions of the Pan American Games (1991, 1999, 2003 and 2011)

  • MexicoMexico 1955 : did not take part
  • United States 48United States 1959 : did not take part
  • BrazilBrazil 1963 : did not take part
  • CanadaCanada 1967 : did not participate
  • ColombiaColombia 1971 : did not take part
  • MexicoMexico 1975 : did not take part
  • Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1979 : did not take part
  • VenezuelaVenezuela 1983 : did not participate
  • United StatesUnited States 1987 : did not participate
  • CubaCuba 1991 : 5th place
  • CanadaCanada 1999 : 5th place
  • Dominican RepublicDominican Republic 2003 : 5th place
  • BrazilBrazil 2007 : 6th place
  • MexicoMexico 2011 : 5th place

Individual evidence

  1. Profile: Argentina (ARG): Confederación Argentina de Basquetbol ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  2. FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 28, 2014.