Russian national basketball team of women

Russia Россия
Association	Rossiyskaya Federazija Basketbola
FIBA member since	1947
FIBA world rankings	5
Trainer	Olaf Lange
World championships
Participation in the finals	4 (first: 1998 )
Best results	Silver ( 1998 , 2002 , 2006 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	5 (first: 1996 )
Best results	Bronze ( 2004 , 2008 )
Continental championships
championship	European basketball championship
Participation in the finals	10 (first: 1974 )
Best results	European Champion ( 2003 , 2007 , 2011 )
(As of August 16, 2012)

The Russian national basketball team for women represents the Russian Federation at international or friendly matches. She is the legal successor to the Soviet national basketball team for women.

history

The greatest successes of the Russians so far have been winning the European basketball championship in 2003 and 2007, winning the silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006 at the basketball world championship, and bronze medals in 2004 and 2008 at the Summer Olympics.

Along with Australia and the United States, the team is one of the most successful women's national basketball teams in the world.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , the Russian national team was supported by the American native Becky Hammon , who, despite excellent performance in the WNBA, was not considered by the American Association for the Olympic Games. Since Hammon has also played for the Russian basketball team CSKA Moscow since 2008 , she has both US citizenship and Russian citizenship. Hammon was instrumental in ensuring that the Russian national basketball team won the bronze medal in Beijing.

Performing in international competitions

Olympic games

1996 - 5th place 2000 - 6th place 2004 - bronze medal 2008 - bronze medal 2012 - 4th place

World championships

1994 - did not qualify 1998 - silver medal 2002 - silver medal 2006 - silver medal 2010 - 7th place

European Championship

1993 - 7th place 1995 - bronze medal 1997 - 6th place 1999 - bronze medal 2001 - silver medal

2003 - gold medal 2005 - silver medal 2007 - gold medal 2009 - silver medal 2011 - gold medal

2013 - 13th place 2015 - 6th place

Current squad

Squad of the 2012 Olympics
No.	position	Surname	Size (cm]	Year of birth	Current club
4th	Power forward	Olga Arteschina	188	1982	UGMK Yekaterinburg
5	Small forward	Yevgenia Belyakova	182	1986	Chewakata Vologda
6th	Power forward	Natalia Vodopyanova	190	1981	Dynamo Kursk
7th	center	Marina Kusina	195	1985	Dynamo Moscow
8th	Shooting Guard	Elena Danilochkina	183	1986	Chewakata Vologda
9	Point guard	Becky Hammon	175	1977	Sparta & K Widnoje
10	Shooting Guard	Ilona Korstin	182	1980	Sparta & K Widnoje
11	center	Natalja Vieru	198	1989	Sparta & K Widnoje
12	center	Irina Osipova	196	1981	Sparta & K Widnoje
13	Power forward	Anna Petrakova	189	1984	Dynamo Kursk
14th	Small forward	Natalja Schedik	182	1982	Nadezhda Orenburg
15th	center	Nadezhda Grischajewa	195	1989	Dynamo Moscow

As of August 16, 2012

See also

• Russian national basketball team (men)
• Women's national basketball team of the USSR
• Men's national basketball team of the USSR