France women's national basketball team explained

Type:	Women
Country:	France
Coach:	Jean-Aimé Toupane
Fiba Zone:	FIBA Europe
National Fed:	FFBB
Nickname:	Les Bleues (The Blues)
Oly Appearances:	5
Oly Medals:	Silver: (2012, 2024) Bronze: (2020)
Wc Appearances:	11
Wc Medals:	Bronze: (1953)
Zone Championship:	EuroBasket
Zone Appearances:	34
Zone Medals:	Gold: (2001, 2009) Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) Bronze: (2011, 2023)
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The France women's national basketball team (French: Équipe de France féminine de basketball) represents France in international women's basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. The team is nicknamed Les Bleues . However, after their unexpected triumph at the 2009 EuroBasket the team earned the name Les Braqueuses (The Robbers) due their spectacular play.^[1] France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

Olympic Games					Qualifying
Year	Position
1976	Did not qualify				3	1	2
1980					8	3	5

1988					5	3	2
1992
1996
2000	5th	7	5	2
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2012		8	7	1	3	3	0
2016	4th	8	4	4	3	3	0
2020		6	3	3
2024		6	4	2
Total		35	23	12	22	13	9

FIBA Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup
Year	Position
1953		6	4	2
1957	Did not qualify
1959	Did not qualify
1964	10th	8	3	5
1967	Did not qualify
1971	6th	9	3	6
1975	Did not qualify
1979	7th	8	2	6
1983	Did not qualify
1986
1990
1994	9th	8	6	2
1998	Did not qualify
2002	8th	9	4	5
2006	5th	9	5	4
2010	6th	9	5	4
2014	7th	7	4	3
2018	5th	7	5	2
2022	7th	6	3	3
2026	To be determined
Total		86	44	42

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EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women					Qualification
Year	Position
1938	4th	4	1	3
1950	4th	7	4	3
1952	7th	5	3	2
1954	6th	8	2	6
1956	7th	8	4	4
1958	6th	7	1	6
1960	Did not qualify
1962	8th	5	1	4	7	5	2
1964	10th	5	0	5
1966	11th	7	2	5
1968	11th	8	2	6	3	2	1
1970		7	5	2
1972	4th	8	5	3
1974	7th	8	3	5
1976	4th	6	3	3
1978	4th	8	5	3
1980	11th	7	3	4
1981	Did not qualify
1983	Did not qualify				4	3	1
1985	8th	7	3	4
1987	8th	7	2	5
1989	8th	5	1	4	5	3	2
1991	Did not qualify				5	1	4
1993		5	3	2	5	4	1
1995	11th	6	2	4
1997	Did not qualify				5	3	2
1999		8	6	2	5	4	1
2001		8	8	0
2003	5th	8	5	3
2005	5th	8	6	2	6	5	1
2007	8th	9	4	5
2009		9	9	0	8	7	1
2011		9	6	3
2013		9	8	1
2015		10	8	2
2017		6	5	1	6	6	0
2019		6	5	1
		6	5	1
2023		6	5	1	6	5	1
2025	To be determined
2027
Total		240	135	105	65	48	17