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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Bulgaria men's national basketball team.

The Bulgaria women's national basketball team (Bulgarian: България отбор жени национален по баскетбол) represents Bulgaria in international women's basketball, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Their achievements range from winning the 1958 EuroBasket Women's Championship, and the Balkan Championship in 1960. Other successes came with the team finishing as runners-up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA Women's World Cup. The national team has several members playing their professional basketball careers in the United States WNBA.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year Result
Canada 1976 Third place Bronze
Soviet Union 1980 Runners-up Silver

World Cup

Year Result
Soviet Union 1959 Runners-up Silver
Soviet Union 1964 Third place Bronze

EuroBasket

Year Result
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954 Third place Bronze
Poland 1958 Champions Gold
Bulgaria 1960 Runners-up Silver
France 1962 Third place Bronze
Hungary 1964 Runners-up Silver
Bulgaria 1972 Runners-up Silver
France 1976 Third place Bronze
Hungary 1983 Runners-up Silver
Italy 1985 Runners-up Silver
Bulgaria 1989 Third place Bronze

Friendship Games

Year Result
Soviet Union 1984 Runners-up Silver

Balkan Championship

Year Result
Bulgaria 1960 Champions Gold

Summer Universiade

Year Result
Bulgaria 1961 Champions Gold
Bulgaria 1977 Third place Bronze

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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