Chilean national basketball team for women

Chile
Association	Federación de Basquetbol de Chile
FIBA member since	1935
FIBA world rankings	26. (As of November 3, 2013)
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	3
Best results	Silver ( 1953 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	no
Best results	not qualified
Continental championships
championship	America
Participation in the finals	8th
Best results	5th place ( 1995 , 2001 )
(As of June 2014)

The Chilean national basketball team for women is the selection of Chilean female basketball players that the Federación de Basquetbol de Chile represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the 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 ranked 26th in the world rankings for women .

Chile was runner-up at the first edition of the World Cup in 1953 , which is still the greatest success today. In addition, the team won the South American Championships in 1947 , 1950 , 1956 and 1960 .

International competitions

Chile at world championships

The team qualified for three of the 18 world championships . The greatest success was winning the silver medal at the first World Cup in 1953 .

1953 : silver  1957 : 7th place  1959 : not qualified  1964 : 11th place  1967 : not qualified  1971 : not qualified  1975 : not qualified  1979 : not qualified  1983 : not qualified

1986 : not qualified  1990 : not qualified  1994 : not qualified  1998 : not qualified  2002 : not qualified  2006 : not qualified  2010 : not qualified  2014 : not qualified

Chile at the Olympic Games

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

Chile at American Championships

The team has so far participated in eight of the twelve American Championships and finished fifth in 1995 and 2001 respectively.

1989 : not qualified  1993 : 8th place  1995 : 5th place  1997 : not qualified  1999 : not qualified  2001 : 5th place

2003 : 6th place  2005 : not qualified  2007 : 6th place  2009 : 6th place  2011 : 10th place  2013 : 6th place

Chile at South American Championships

The Chilean team took part in 26 of the 33 South American championships and won the title four times between 1946 and 1960 and the silver medal five times by 1968. Since then, the team has not been able to build on their successes, in 2013 the team achieved the bronze medal for the fifth time.

1946 : South American champion  1948 : silver  1950 : South American champion  1952 : bronze  1954 : silver  1956 : South American champion  1958 : 5th place  1960 : South American champion  1962 : silver  1965 : 5th place  1967 : silver  1968 : silver  1970 : 4th place  1972 : 5th place  1974 : 6th place  1977 : 7th place  1978 : did not participate

1981 : did not take part  1984 : 6th place  1986 : did not take part  1989 : 4th place  1991 : did not participate  1993 : did not participate  1995 : bronze  1997 : 4th place  1999 : 4th place  2001 : did not participate  2003 : bronze  2005 : 5th place  2006 : 4th place  2008 : bronze  2010 : did not participate  2013 : bronze

Chile at the Pan American Games

The team of Chile achieved a medal in all three participations in the competitions of the Pan American Games . When they first participated in 1955 , the national team won silver and bronze at the 1959 and 1963 games.

1955 : silver  1959 : bronze  1963 : bronze  1967 : did not participate  1971 : did not take part  1975 : did not take part  1979 : did not take part

1983 : did not participate  1987 : did not participate  1991 : did not participate  1999 : did not participate  2003 : did not participate  2007 : did not participate  2011 : did not participate

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile: Chile (CHI): Federación de Basquetbol de Chile ( 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.