The South Korea women's national basketball team () represents

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in international

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competitions. They are administered by the

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History

Team South Korea’s greatest success was at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, when they took silver.Women's basketball team looks to repeat magic of 1984

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, 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021. They finished fourth at the

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and eighth at the 2008 Beijing Games. In February 2020, South Korea qualified for the

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through beating

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during the FIBA Qualifying Tournament in

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, Serbia. It is South Korea's first appearance at the tournament since

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. South Korea will play in group A alongside world No. 3

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, No. 4

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and No. 8

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. The Koreans will look for at least one win in group A as the top two countries of each group advance to the quarterfinals.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA Women's World Cup

Asian Games

FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Current roster

Roster for the

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References

External links

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FIBA profile
{{Basketball in Republic of Korea Korea, South

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1964 establishments in South Korea National sports teams established in 1964