Soviet Union women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see Soviet Union national basketball team.

Soviet Union
FIBA rankingdefunct
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSoviet Basketball Federation
CoachVarious
Olympic Games
Appearances3
Medals Gold: (1976, 1980)
Bronze: (1988)
World Cup
Appearances9
Medals Gold: (1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983)
Silver: (1957, 1986)
EuroBasket Women
Appearances22
Medals Gold: (1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991)
Silver: (1958)

The Soviet Union women's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, romanized: sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions.[1] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.

Competition record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
1976 5 5 0
1980 6 6 0
1984 withdrew
1988 5 3 2 5 5 0
1992[2] 5 4 1 7 7 0
Total 21 18 3 12 12 0

FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
1953 did not participate
1957 8 7 1
1959 7 7 0
1964 9 9 0
1967 7 7 0
1971 9 9 0
1975 8 8 0
1979 withdrew
1983 10 10 0
1986 7 6 1
1990 5th 8 6 2
Total 73 69 4

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
1938 did not participate
1950 7 7 0
1952 5 5 0
1954 7 7 0
1956 8 8 0
1958 7 6 1
1960 7 7 0
1962 6 6 0
1964 6 6 0
1966 7 7 0
1968 9 9 0
1970 7 7 0
1972 8 8 0
1974 8 8 0
1976 8 8 0
1978 8 8 0
1980 5 5 0
1981 7 7 0
1983 7 7 0
1985 7 7 0
1987 7 7 0
1989 5 5 0
1991 5 4 1
Total 151 149 2

Last Soviet Union Women's Basketball Roster

roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 Zhirko, Elena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 23 – (1968-02-16)16 February 1968
F/C 5 Baranova, Elena 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (1972-01-28)28 January 1972
G 6 Rutkovskaya, Irina 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 22 – (1969-01-14)14 January 1969
SG 7 Mozgovaia, Elena 000 m (0 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 21 – (1970-03-28)28 March 1970
SG 8 Bourmistrova, Marina 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 17 – (1974-02-03)3 February 1974
G 9 Tkachenko, Maryna 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 25 – (1965-08-29)29 August 1965
SG 10 Minkh, Irina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 27 – (1964-04-16)16 April 1964
C 11 Khoudachova, Elena 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1965-07-10)10 July 1965
G 12 Soumnikova, Irina 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 26 – (1964-10-15)15 October 1964
C 13 Shakirova, Elen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1970-06-02)2 June 1970
C 14 Zasulskaya, Natalia 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (1969-05-28)28 May 1969
SF 15 Zaboloueva, Svetlana 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1966-08-20)20 August 1966
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Date – August 1991
  • Injured
Updated: January 1, 2025


See also

References

  1. ^ "Soviet Union Women's Basketball Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ As the Unified Team.
  3. ^ FIBA Hall of Fame Evgeny GOMELSKY, FIBA
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