France women's national basketball team

France
FIBA ranking	4 1
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Valerie Garnier
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Silver: 2012
Women's World Cup
Appearances	9
Medals	Bronze: 1953
FIBA EuroBasket Women
Appearances	29
Medals	Gold: 2001, 2009 Silver: 1970, 1993, 1999, 2013 Bronze: 2011
Uniforms
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The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (French Federation).

Olympic games record

• 1976 : Did not qualify
• 1980 : Did not qualify
• 1984 : Did not qualify
• 1988 : Did not qualify
• 1992 : Did not qualify
• 1996 : Did not qualify
• 2000 : 5th
• 2004 : Did not qualify
• 2008 : Did not qualify
• 2012 : 2nd

World Championship record

• 1953 : 3rd
• 1957 : Did not qualify
• 1959 : Did not qualify
• 1964 : 10th
• 1967 : Did not qualify
• 1971 : 6th
• 1975 : Did not qualify
• 1979 : 7th
• 1983 : Did not qualify
• 1986 : Did not qualify
• 1990 : Did not qualify
• 1994 : 9th
• 1998 : Did not qualify
• 2002 : 8th
• 2006 : 5th
• 2010 : 7th
• 2014 : 7th

European Championship record

• 1938 : 4th
• 1950 : 4th
• 1952 : 7th
• 1954 : 6th
• 1956 : 7th
• 1958 : 6th
• 1960 : Did not qualify
• 1962 : 8th
• 1964 : 10th
• 1966 : 11th
• 1968 : 11th
• 1970 : 2nd
• 1972 : 4th
• 1974 : 7th
• 1976 : 4th
• 1980 : 11th
• 1981 : Did not qualify
• 1983 : Did not qualify
• 1985 : 8th
• 1987 : 8th
• 1989 : 8th
• 1991 : Did not qualify
• 1993 : 2nd
• 1995 : 1st round
• 1997 : Did not qualify
• 1999 : 2nd
• 2001 : Champion
• 2003 : 5th
• 2005 : 5th
• 2007 : 8th
• 2009 : Champion
• 2011 : 3rd
• 2013 : 2nd

Current roster

Roster for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

France women's national basketball team - 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club 1.5 !G 4 Lardy, Anaël 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) ASPTT Arras FRA ! 5.0 !C 5 Miyem, Endéné 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 3.5 !F 6 Tchatchouang, Diandra 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg RUS ! 1.5 !G 8 Tanqueray, Ingrid 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1988-08-25)25 August 1988 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Basket Lattes FRA ! 1.5 !G 9 Dumerc, Céline 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 10 Cata-Chitiga, Ana 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Charleville FRA ! 1.5 !G 11 Gomis, Émilie 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Hainaut Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 12 Amant, Marielle 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nantes Basket FRA ! 1.5 !G 13 Skrela, Gaëlle 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Lattes FRA ! 1.5 !G 14 Salagnac, Paoline 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1984-03-13)13 March 1984 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 15 Ciak, Héléna 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Basket Lattes FRA !	Head coach Valérie Garnier Assistant coaches Grégory Halin Olivier Lafargue Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 27 September 2014

Famous players

• Nicole Antibe
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
• Jacky Chazalon
• Christine Gomis
• Irène Guidotti
• Edwige Lawson
• Catherine Melain
• Lætitia Moussard
• Élisabeth Riffiod
• Odile Santaniello
• Laure Savasta
• Yannick Souvré

Successive coaches

• Alain Jardel
• Jacques Commères
• Pierre Vincent

Media coverage

France's matches are currently televised by Canal+.

References

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile

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