China women's national basketball team explained

Type:	Women
Country:	China
Color1:	CC0000
Color2:	fc3
National Fed:	CBA
Coach:	Zheng Wei
Fiba Zone:	FIBA Asia
Joined Fiba:	1974
Oly Appearances:	10
Oly Medals:	Silver: (1992) Bronze (1984)
Wc Appearances:	11
Wc Medals:	Silver: (1994, 2022) Bronze: (1983)
Zone Championship:	Asia Cup
Zone Appearances:	25
Zone Medals:	Gold: (1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2023) Silver: (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021) Bronze: (1997, 2013, 2017)
H Pattern B:	_thinsidesonwhite
H Body:	CC0000
H Shorts:	CC0000
H Pattern S:	_blanksides2
H Title:	Home
A Pattern B:	_thinyellowsides
A Body:	CC0000
A Shorts:	CC0000
A Pattern S:	_goldsides
A Title:	Away

The China women's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments.^[1] ^[2] The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

History

Basketball was first introduced in China by YMCA missionaries by the second half of the 1890s,^[3] remaining popular in urban areas during the Republican period.^[4] With the creation of the People's Republic of China, the sport retained its popularity, being introduced in PE in schools.^[5]

The first color movie in China about sports was Xie Jin's Woman Basketball Player No. 5, from 1957. By the 1970s, basketball was, alongside volleyball,^[6] one of the most popular women's sport in the country.^[7]

China stayed out of international competitions since 1958, when the International Olympic Committee chose Taiwan as the representative of the country.

After the People's Republic of China became the representative of China in international competitions, the basketball team won several accolades, including several golds in the Asian Games and the Asia Cup, a third place in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and a third place in the 1983 Women's World Cup.

For the first time since 1994, China got a medal in the 2022 Women's World Cup after being defeated by Team USA in the finals.^[8]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

1984 – 3rd place
1988 – 6th place
1992 – 2nd place
1996 – 9th place
2004 – 9th place
2008 – 4th place
2012 – 6th place
2016 – 10th place
2020 – 5th place
2024 – 9th place

Women's World Cup

1983 – 3rd place
1986 – 5th place
1990 – 9th place
1994 – 2nd place
1998 – 12th place
2002 – 6th place
2006 – 12th place
2010 – 13th place
2014 – 6th place
2018 – 6th place
2022 – 2nd place

Women's Asia Cup

Gold: 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2023
Silver: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021
Bronze: 1997, 2013, 2017

Asian Games

Gold; 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022
Silver; 1978, 1990, 1998, 2014
Bronze; 1974, 1994

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

External links

- FIBA profile

Notes and References

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090206/fiba-womens-olympic-qualifiers China start with win in Belgrade in switched FIBA Women's Olympic qualifier
https://www.fiba.basketball/world/women/2014/China |tab=profile 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women – China
Web site: How Basketball Became China's Most Beloved Sport — RADII . 2023-06-30 . Stories from the center of China's youth culture . en.
Book: Mann, Susan L. . Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History . 19 September 2011 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-139-50248-1 . 97 . en.
Book: Nauright, John . Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]
History, Culture, and Practice ]
. 6 April 2012 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-59884-301-9 . 204 . en.
Book: Latham, Kevin . Pop Culture China!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle . 27 July 2007 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-85109-582-7 . 275 . en.
Book: Pfister . Gertrud . Sport and Women: Social Issues in International Perspective . Hartmann-Tews . Ilse . 26 July 2005 . Routledge . 978-1-134-57823-8 . 230 . en.
Web site: 1 October 2022 . Dominant US beat China in final to retain women's basketball World Cup . 2023-06-30 . South China Morning Post . en.