Country: | Bulgaria |
Nickname: | лъвиците (The Lionesses) |
Coach: | Stefan Mihaylov |
Joined Fiba: | 1935 |
Fiba Zone: | FIBA Europe |
National Fed: | Bulgarian Basketball Federation |
Oly Appearances: | 3 |
Oly Medals: | Silver: (1980) |
Wc Appearances: | 6 |
Wc Medals: | Silver: (1959) Bronze: (1964) |
Zone Championship: | EuroBasket |
Zone Appearances: | 22 |
Zone Medals: | Gold: (1958) Silver: (1960, 1964, 1972, 1983, 1985) Bronze: (1954, 1962, 1976, 1989) |
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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.
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