South Korean women's basketball team

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South Korea
South Korea
Korea SouthSouth Korea
Association Korea Basketball Association
FIBA member since 1955
FIBA world rankings 12
Trainer -
World championships
Participation in the finals 14th
Best results 2nd place ( 1967 , 1979 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals 6th
Best results 2nd place ( 1984 )
Continental championships
championship Asia
Participation in the finals 25th
Best results Asian champions ( 1965 , 1968 , 1972 ,
1974 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1984 ,
1988 , 1997 , 1999 , 2007 )
(As of September 2014)

The South Korean national basketball team for women is the selection of South Korean female basketball players that the Korea Basketball Association 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 1984 and the World Championships in 1967 and 1979 . In 1955, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In November 2013, the team was ranked eleventh in the world rankings for women as the second best Asian team after China .

International competitions

South Korea at world championships

The South Korean team has so far qualified for a World Cup 14 times :

  • ChileChile 1953 : did not take part
  • BrazilBrazil 1957 : did not take part
  • Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union 1959 : did not take part
  • PeruPeru 1964 : 8th place
  • CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 1967 : silversilver
  • BrazilBrazil 1971 : 4th place
  • ColombiaColombia 1975 : 5th place
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 1979 : silversilver
  • BrazilBrazil 1983 : 4th place
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 1986 : 10th place
  • MalaysiaMalaysia 1990 : 11th place
  • AustraliaAustralia 1994 : 10th place
  • GermanyGermany 1998 : 13th place
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 2002 : 4th place
  • BrazilBrazil 2006 : 13th place
  • Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2010 : 8th place
  • TurkeyTurkey 2014 : 13th place

South Korea at the Olympic Games

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

  • CanadaCanada 1976 : not qualified
  • Soviet UnionSoviet Union 1980 : not qualified
  • United StatesUnited States 1984 : silversilver
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 1988 : 7th place
  • SpainSpain 1992 : not qualified
  • United StatesUnited States 1996 : 10th place
  • AustraliaAustralia 2000 : 4th place
  • GreeceGreece 2004 : 12th place
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 2008 : 8th place
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2012 : not qualified

South Korea at Asian Championships

South Korea is the only team that has participated in all 25 events of the Asian Cup . The team was victorious twelve times, lost the final eleven times (twice against Japan and nine times against China) and came third twice.

  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 1965 : Asian championgold
  • TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) 1968 : Asian championgold
  • MalaysiaMalaysia 1970 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) 1972 : Asian championgold
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 1974 : Asian championgold
  • Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong 1976 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • MalaysiaMalaysia 1978 : Asian championgold
  • Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong 1980 : Asian championgold
  • JapanJapan 1982 : Asian championgold
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 1984 : Asian championgold
  • MalaysiaMalaysia 1986 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong 1988 : Asian championgold
  • SingaporeSingapore 1990 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 1992 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • JapanJapan 1994 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • JapanJapan 1995 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • ThailandThailand 1997 : Asian championgold
  • JapanJapan 1999 : Asian championgold
  • ThailandThailand 2001 : 3rd placebronze
  • JapanJapan 2004 : 3rd placebronze
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 2005 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • Korea SouthSouth Korea 2007 : Asian championgold
  • IndiaIndia 2009 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • JapanJapan 2011 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • ThailandThailand 2013 : Vice Asian Championsilver
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 2015 : qualified

Squad

South Korea's squad at the 2014 World Cup
player
No. Surname birth size info Calls society
Guards ( PG , SG )
6th Hong Aran 04/02/1992 174 KB Stars
8th Shin Yihun 09/12/1995 174 KEB Hanabank
13 Lee Seungah 05/25/1992 175 Wooribank Hansae
Forwards ( SF , PF )
4th Kim Sion 05/29/1995 177 KDB Life Winnus
5 Kim Youn-joo 04/18/1986 178 Shinhan S-Birds
7th Hong Boram 10/01/1988 178 KEB Hanabank
10 Bae Hye-yoon 06/10/1989 182 Samsung Life Blue Minx
11 Choi Hee-jin 11/10/1987 180 Samsung Life Blue Minx
12 Kang Leeseul 04/05/1994 180 KEB Hanabank
Center ( C )
9 Kim Sodam 01/04/1993 185 KDB Life Winnus
14th Kim Soo-yeon 04/17/1986 183 KB Stars
15th Park Jisu December 6, 1998 195 Bundang high school
Trainer
Nat. Surname position
Korea SouthSouth Korea Kim Young-joo Head coach
Korea SouthSouth Korea Lee Jeeseung Assistant coach
Legend
Abbr. meaning
(C)Captain of the crew Team captain
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Status: September 2014

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profiles: Korea (KOR): Korea Basketball Association ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  2. FIBA Ranking Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved September 27, 2014.