The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents

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in international

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, and are controlled by

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. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European Championship fourteen times overall. Their best results at the event are winning the title in

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, and two third place finishes ( 2017, and

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). Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made two appearances at the

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( 2018,

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), and one at the

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(

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Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA Women's World Cup

EuroBasket Women

Team

Current roster

Roster for the

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References

External links

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FIBA profileBelgium National Team – Women
at Eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Belgium Women's National Basketball Team Women's national basketball teams Women's national sports teams of Belgium