Chinese women's national basketball team

China
Association	Basketball Association of the People’s Republic of China
FIBA member since	1974
FIBA world rankings	8th place
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	9
Best results	2nd place ( 1994 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	7th
Best results	2nd place ( 1992 )
Continental championships
championship	Asia
Participation in the finals	20th
Best results	Asian Champion ( 1976 , 1986 , 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1995 , 2001 , 2004 , 2005 , 2009 , 2011 )
(As of September 2014)

The Chinese national basketball team for women is the selection of Chinese female basketball players that the Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest successes were winning the silver medal at the Olympic basketball competitions in 1992 and the 1994 World Cup . In 1974 the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In November 2013, the team was ranked eighth in the world rankings for women as the best Asian team .

International competitions

China at world championships

The team from China has qualified for a world championship nine times :

1953 : did not take part  1957 : did not take part  1959 : did not take part  1964 : did not take part  1967 : did not participate  1971 : did not take part  1975 : did not take part  1979 : not qualified  1983 : bronze

1986 : 5th place  1990 : 9th place  1994 : silver  1998 : 12th place  2002 : 6th place  2006 : 12th place  2010 : 13th place  2014 : 6th place

China at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has managed to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions seven times :

1976 : did not participate  1980 : not qualified  1984 : bronze  1988 : 6th place  1992 : silver

1996 : 9th place  2000 : not qualified  2004 : 9th place  2008 : 4th place  2012 : 6th place

China at Asian Championships

The team can boast twenty appearances in the Asian Cup so far . With eleven titles won, China is the second most popular title holder behind the South Korean team .

1965 : did not take part  1968 : did not take part  1970 : did not participate  1972 : did not participate  1974 : did not take part  1976 : Asian champion  1978 : Vice Asian Champion  1980 : Vice Asian Champion  1982 : Vice Asian Champion  1984 : Vice Asian Champion  1986 : Asian champion  1988 : Vice Asian Champion  1990 : Asian champion

1992 : Asian champion  1994 : Asian champion  1995 : Asian champion  1997 : 3rd place  1999 : 4th place  2001 : Asian champion  2004 : Asian champion  2005 : Asian champion  2007 : Vice Asian Champion  2009 : Asian champion  2011 : Asian champion  2013 : 3rd place  2015 : qualified

Squad

China's squad at the 2016 Olympic Games

player No. Surname birth size info Calls society Guards ( PG , SG ) 4th Zhao Zhifang 08/11/1994 168 Tianjin University 5 Chen Xiaojia 04/02/1988 182 Jiangsu Phoenix 6th Li Shanshan 03/03/1987 178 Jiangsu Phoenix 8th Wu Di 10/27/1993 182 Henan Yichuan Forwards ( SF , PF ) 7th Ting Shao 12/10/1989 184 Beijing Great Wall 9 Sun Mengxin 04/08/1993 190 Bayi Kylin 10 Lu Wen 02/26/1990 188 Bayi Kylin 11 Huang Sijin 01/08/1996 190 Guangdong Dolphins 12 Gao Song 04/16/1992 190 Beijing Great Wall Center ( C ) 13 Sun Mengran 07/16/1992 195 Bayi Kylin 14th Huang Hongpin 04/23/1989 195 Shanxi Xing Rui Flame 15th Chen Nan 08/23/1994 195 Bayi Kylin

Trainer Nat. Surname position Tom Maher Head coach Michele Timms Assistant coach Xu Limin Assistant coach Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain swell League homepage As of August 5, 2016

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile: China (CHN): Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved September 27, 2014.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved September 27, 2014.