Danish national basketball team

Denmark Denmark
Association	Danmarks Basketball Forbund
FIBA member since	1951
FIBA world rankings	74.
Trainer
World championships
Participation in the finals	no
Best results
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	no
Best results
Continental championships
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 never qualified

Olympic games never qualified

European championships

• 1951 : 14th place
• 1953 : 16th place
• 1955 : 18th place
• 1957 to 2015: not qualified

Web links

• Official website of the Danish Basketball Federation
• Profile of the national team on the FIBA Europa website
• Danish national team on eurobasket.com