Brazilian women's national basketball team

Brazil Brazil
Association	Confederaçao Brasileira de Basketball
FIBA member since	1935
FIBA world rankings	7. (As of November 3, 2013)
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	17th
Best results	Gold ( 1994 ) Bronze ( 1971 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	6th
Best results	Silver ( 1996 ) Bronze ( 2000 )
Continental championships
championship	America
Participation in the finals	11
Best results	Gold ( 1997 , 2001 , 2003 , 2009 , 2011 ) Silver ( 1989 , 1993 , 1999 , 2005 ) Bronze ( 2007 , 2013 )
(As of June 2014)

The Brazilian national basketball team for women is the selection of Brazilian female basketball players who represent the Confederaçao Brasileira de Basketball on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the selection teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) in 1935 . In November 2013, the team was listed as the best South American team in seventh place in the world rankings for women .

Brazil became world champions in 1994 and won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup . At the Olympic Games , the national team achieved the silver medal in 1996 and the bronze medal in 2000 ; the team also won the title five times in eleven participations in the American Championships , came second four times and third twice. The best- known active player is Érika de Souza , while Iziane Castro Marques was last excluded from the 2012 Olympic squad for disciplinary reasons. The most important former players include the world champions Hortência Marcari , Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva and Janeth Arcain .

International competitions

Brazil at world championships

The team has qualified so far for 17 of the 18 world championships . The greatest successes were the bronze medal at the World Cup in 1971 and winning the title in 1994 .

1953 : 4th place  1957 : 4th place  1959 : not qualified  1964 : 5th place  1967 : 8th place  1971 : bronze  1975 : 6th place  1979 : 12th place  1983 : 5th place

1986 : 11th place  1990 : 10th place  1994 : world champion  1998 : 4th place  2002 : 7th place  2006 : 4th place  2010 : 9th place  2014 : 11th place

Brazil at the Olympics

Participation in the Olympic basketball competitions at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the seventh participation in the competitions. The team won the silver medal in Atlanta in the US in 1996 and the bronze medal in Sydney in 2000 .

1976 : not qualified  1980 : not qualified  1984 : not qualified  1988 : not qualified  1992 : 7th place  1996 : silver

2000 : bronze  2004 : 4th place  2008 : 11th place  2012 : 9th place  2016 : qualified as host

Brazil at American Championships

The team has so far participated in eleven of the twelve American Championships and has won the title five times, the silver medal four times and placed bronze twice.

1989 : silver  1993 : silver  1995 : did not participate  1997 : American champion  1999 : silver  2001 : American Champion

2003 : American champion  2005 : silver  2007 : bronze  2009 : American champion  2011 : American Champion  2013 : bronze

Brazil at South American Championships

The team took part in 32 of the 33 South American championships and won the championship 24 times, including 14 times in a row since 1986. There are also five silver and two bronze medals as well as fourth place in 1950 as the worst placement .

1946 : bronze  1948 : did not take part  1950 : 4th place  1952 : silver  1954 : South American champion  1956 : bronze  1958 : South American champion  1960 : silver  1962 : bronze  1965 : South American Champion  1967 : South American champion  1968 : South American champion  1970 : South American champion  1972 : South American champion  1974 : South American champion  1977 : silver  1978 : South American champion

1981 : South American champion  1984 : silver  1986 : South American champion  1989 : South American champion  1991 : South American champion  1993 : South American Champion  1995 : South American champion  1997 : South American Champion  1999 : South American Champion  2001 : South American champion  2003 : South American Champion  2005 : South American Champion  2006 : South American champion  2008 : South American Champion  2010 : South American Champion  2013 : South American champion

Brazil at the Pan American Games

The Brazilian team won three of their 14 competitions in the Pan American Games (1967, 1971 and 1991). In addition, the national team won the silver and bronze medals four times.

1955 : bronze  1959 : silver  1963 : silver  1967 : Pan American champion  1971 : Pan American Champion  1975 : 4th place  1979 : 4th place

1983 : bronze  1987 : silver  1991 : Pan American Champion  1999 : 4th place  2003 : bronze  2007 : silver  2011 : bronze

Squad

Squad of Brazil at the 2016 Olympic Games

player No. Surname birth size info Calls society Guards ( PG , SG ) 4th Adrianinha December 06, 1978 170 America do Recife 5 Tainá 11/29/1991 171 America do Recife 6th Joice 04/01/1993 175 Corinthians Americana 7th Palmira 05/20/1984 174 Corinthians Americana Forwards ( SF , PF ) 8th Iziane 03/13/1982 181 Sampaio Corrêa 9 Isabela 01/23/1994 179 Sampaio Corrêa 10 Tatiane October 16, 1990 181 America do Recife 11 Clarissa 03/10/1988 183  Chicago Sky 12 Damiris 11/17/1992 193 Corinthians Americana Center ( C ) 13 Nádia 02/25/1989 193 Sampaio Corrêa 14th Erika 03/09/1982 196 Chicago Sky 15th Kelly 11/10/1979 192 America do Recife

Trainer Nat. Surname position Antonio Barbosa Head coach Cristiano Cedra Assistant coach Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain swell Team homepage League homepage As of August 5, 2016

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile: Brazil (BRA): Confederaçao Brasileira de Basketball ( 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.
3. ^ AP: Brazil removes Iziane Castro Marques. ESPN, July 21, 2012, accessed June 28, 2014 .