Cuba women's national basketball team explained

Type:	Women
Country:	Cuba
Coach:	Margarito Pedroso
Joined Fiba:	1937
Fiba Zone:	FIBA Americas
National Fed:	Federación Cubana de Baloncesto
Oly Appearances:	4
Wc Appearances:	11
Wc Medals:	Bronze: (1990
Zone Championship:	FIBA AmeriCup
Zone Appearances:	16
Zone Medals:	1989, 1999, 2005, 2013 : 1995, 2001, 2003, 2007 : 1997
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The Cuba women's national basketball team is administered by the Federación Cubana de Baloncesto.^[1]

Achievements

Olympic Games

1980 – 5th place
1992 – 4th place
1996 – 6th place
2000 – 9th place

Friendship Games

Basketball at the Friendship Games

1984 – 3rd place

World Championship

1953 – 10th place
1957 – 12th place
1971 – 7th place
1983 – 10th place
1986 – 6th place
1990 – 3rd place
1994 – 6th place
1998 – 7th place
2002 – 9th place
2006 – 11th place
2014 – 12th place

FIBA Americas Championship

1989 – 1st place
1993 – 4th place
1995 – 2nd place
1997 – 3rd place
1999 – 1st place
2001 – 2nd place
2003 – 2nd place
2005 – 1st place
2007 – 2nd place
2009 – 4th place
2011 – 4th place
2013 – 1st place
2017 – 8th place
2019 – 6th place
2023 – 9th place

Pan American Games

1967 – 5th place
1971 – 3rd place
1975 – 3rd place
1979 – 1st place
1983 – 2nd place
1987 – 4th place
1991 – 2nd place
1999 – 1st place
2003 – 1st place
2007 – 3rd place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.^[2]

Former squads

1980 Olympic Games

Vicenta Salmón
Virginia Pérez
Head coach:
—

1990 World championship

Ana Hernández^[3]
Beatriz Perdomo
Dalia Henry
Gestrudis Gómez
Yudith Águila

Regla Hernández
Yamilet Martínez
Head coaches:
Tomas Martínez
Manuel Pérez

1992 Olympic Games

Regla Hernández
Yamilé Martínez
Head coach:
—

1994 World championship

Biosotys Lagnó^[4]
Dalia Henry
Yudith Águila
Andrea Borrell
Licet Castillo

Tania Seino
Yamilé Martínez
Head coach:
—

1996 Olympic Games

1998 World championship

Yadiletsy Ríos
Yuliseny Soria
Head coach:
—

2000 Olympic Games

Taimara Suero
Lisdeivis Víctores
Head coach:
—

2002 World championship

Cariola García^[6]
Yudith Águila
Liset Castillo
Zuleira Aties
María León

Yulzeny Soria
Lisdeivis Víctores
Head coach:
—

2003 Pan American Games

Taimara Suero
Lisdeivis Víctores
Head coach:
—

2006 World championship

Arlenis Romero^[7]
Taimara Suero
Yakelyn Plutin
Oyanaisis Gelis
Leidys Oquendo

Yamara Amargo
Yayma Boulet
Yamilé Martínez
Klavdia Calvo
Yolyseny Soria

Yulianne Rodríguez
Suchitel Ávila
Head coach:
—

2007 Pan American Games

Yamara Amargo
Suchitel Ávila
Yayma Boulet
Cariola Hechevarría
Oyanaisis Gelis

Yamilé Martínez
Clenia Noblet
Leidys Oquendo
Yakelín Plutín
Arlenys Romero

Yolyseny Soria
Taimara Suero
Head coach:
Alberto Zabala

2008 Olympic Qualifying tournament

Yamara Amargo
Suchitel Avila
Yayma Boulet
Taimy Fernández
Oyanaisis Gelis

Marlen Cepeda
Clenia Noblet
Leidys Oquendo
Yakelín Plutín
Arlenys Romero

Yolyseny Soria
Ineidis Casanova
Head coach:
Alberto Zabala^[8]

External links

FIBA profile
Latinbasket.com – Cuba Women National Team
Cuba Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Notes and References

https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/268/nfProf.html Profile – Cuba
Web site: Team Roster: Cuba. fiba.basketball. 1 July 2023. 1 July 2023.
Web site: .: Las Gigantes - Sitio de las Jugadores de las Selecciones Basquet Femenino de la Argentina . 6 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005130846/http://www.lasgigantes.com.ar/auxiliares/torneos/mostar.php?IDR=12 . 5 October 2008 .
Web site: .: Las Gigantes - Sitio de las Jugadores de las Selecciones Basquet Femenino de la Argentina . 29 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005130548/http://www.lasgigantes.com.ar/auxiliares/torneos/mostar.php?IDR=13 . 5 October 2008 .
Web site: .: Las Gigantes - Sitio de las Jugadores de las Selecciones Basquet Femenino de la Argentina . 29 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005130553/http://www.lasgigantes.com.ar/auxiliares/torneos/mostar.php?IDR=14 . 5 October 2008 .
Web site: .: Las Gigantes - Sitio de las Jugadores de las Selecciones Basquet Femenino de la Argentina . 29 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005130559/http://www.lasgigantes.com.ar/auxiliares/torneos/mostar.php?IDR=15 . 5 October 2008 .
Web site: .: Las Gigantes - Sitio de las Jugadores de las Selecciones Basquet Femenino de la Argentina . 29 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005130852/http://www.lasgigantes.com.ar/auxiliares/torneos/mostar.php?IDR=16 . 5 October 2008 .
Web site: Cuba . 14 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711001432/http://www.madrid2008.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olymqual/wom/teamPlay/team/p/eventid/4507/langlc/en/roundid/4507/teamnumber/268/fe_teamPlay_teamRost.html . 11 July 2011 . dead .