The Russia women's national basketball team is administered by the
Russian Basketball Federation
Russian Basketball Federation (russian: Российская Федерация Баскетбола, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Basketbola), also known as RBF, is a national governing body of basketball in Russia. It was founded in 1991, and is the ...
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The team has participated in four
FIBA World Championship for Women
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the Internati ...
and their best finish has been a silver medal in
1998,
2002
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and
2006
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. In European Women Basketball Championship the Russian team won gold medals in 2003, 2007 and 2011, silver medals in 2001, 2005 and 2009, and bronze in 1995 and 1999. They have participated in five Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals.
After the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.
Competition records
Current roster
Roster for the
EuroBasket Women 2021
The 2021 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2021, was the 38th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by France and Spain between 17 and ...
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See also
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Russia women's national under-19 basketball team
The Russia women's national under-18 and under-19 is a national basketball team of Russia and is administered by the Russian Basketball Federation.
It represents Russia in international under-19 and under-18 (under age 19 and under age 18) women' ...
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Russia women's national under-17 basketball team
The Russia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Russia, administered by the Russian Basketball Federation.
It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under ...
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Russia women's national 3x3 team
The Russia women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Russia, administered by the Russian Basketball Federation.
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Soviet Union women's national basketball team
The Soviet Union women's national basketball team was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own n ...
References
External links
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FIBA profile
of Russia team participations
{{National sports teams of Russia
Women's national basketball teams