Brazilian women's national basketball team
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Association | Confederaçao Brasileira de Basketball |
FIBA member since | 1935 |
FIBA world rankings | 7. (As of November 3, 2013) |
Trainer | - |
World championships | |
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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 ) |
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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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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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.
Squad
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Profile: Brazil (BRA): Confederaçao Brasileira de Basketball ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ↑ FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ AP: Brazil removes Iziane Castro Marques. ESPN, July 21, 2012, accessed June 28, 2014 .