Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team explained

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Type:Women
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fiba Zone:FIBA Europe
National Fed:KSBIH
Joined Fiba:1992
Coach:Goran Lojo
Wc Appearances:1
Zone Championship:EuroBasket
Zone Appearances:3
Zone Medals:None
Zone Championship2:Mediterranean Games
Zone Appearances2:1
Zone Medals2: Gold: 1993
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international women's basketball competitions, and is governed by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the independence in 1992, Bosnian players played for Yugoslavia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result in international competitions so far is a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games where they beat Italy in the finals. It was also the first major competition the country played in since becoming an independent state.

In 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the first time to EuroBasket winning all six qualifying games and finishing as number one in the group stage. They were later eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.[1]

Two years later, in 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the second time in a row to EuroBasket. However they were eliminated once in again in the preliminary round, winning only one of seven games.[2]

In 2021, almost 22 years later, Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified once again to the EuroBasket after making a huge upset in the qualifiers, finishing second. For the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history at EuroBasket they advanced from the group stages, but were later eliminated in the quarterfinals against France with a result of 80–67. They finished the tournament as 5th.[3]

Competitive record

For the results before 1992 see Yugoslavia women's national basketball team.

Olympic Games

YearRoundPosition
1992Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total0 Titles0000

World Championship

YearRoundPosition
1994Did not qualify
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022Preliminary round12th505
2026To be determined
Total1/60505

EuroBasket

YearRoundPosition
1993Wasn't allowed to compete
1995
1997Preliminary round12th725
1999Preliminary round10th716
2001Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013Did not enter
2015
2017Did not qualify
2019
2021Quarter-finals5th642
2023Did not qualify
2025To be determined
2027
Total0 Titles3/1320713

Mediterranean Games

YearRoundPosition
1993First place1st
1997Did not participate
2001
2005
2009
Cancelled
2018Did not participate
2022To be determined
Total1 Title

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[4]

Notable players

Current notable players from Bosnia and Herzegovina:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results at the 1997 Women's EuroBasket . FIBA. 27 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Results at the 1999 Women's EuroBasket . FIBA. 27 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Results at the 2021 Women's EuroBasket . FIBA. 27 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Selektor Goran Lojo odabrao 12 Zmajica. bhbasket.ba. 21 September 2022. 21 September 2022. Bosnian.