Danish national basketball team
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Association | Danmarks Basketball Forbund |
FIBA member since | 1951 |
FIBA world rankings | 74. |
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Participation in the finals | no |
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Participation in the finals | no |
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championship | European Championship |
Participation in the finals | 3 |
Best results | 14th place ( 1951 ) |
Homepage | basket.dk |
(As of May 1, 2014) |
The Danish national basketball team represents Denmark in men's international basketball matches, such as international tournaments and friendly matches.
The team has not yet qualified for the Olympic Games or World Championships. The Danes have taken part in the European Championships three times so far.
history
The national team of Denmark joined FIBA in 1951 . In the same year of joining, the team took part in the 1951 European Championship in France . Of the total of seven games, the Danes were only able to win two and finished in 14th place. At the EM in 1953 in the USSR , the team did not win a single one of eight games and finished 16th and last. Two years later, at the 1955 European Championships in Hungary , all eight games were lost again, including the game for 17th place against Germany with 49:51. As at the EM before, Denmark was last placed.
Performing in international competitions
World championships
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Olympic games
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