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, 2015 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).

Tournament record

Olympic games

• 2000 : 5th
• 2012 : 2nd

World Championship

• 1953 : 3rd
• 1964 : 10th
• 1971 : 6th
• 1979 : 7th
• 1994 : 9th
• 2002 : 8th
• 2006 : 5th
• 2010 : 7th
• 2014 : 7th

European Championship

• 1938 : 4th
• 1950 : 4th
• 1952 : 7th
• 1954 : 6th
• 1956 : 7th
• 1958 : 6th
• 1962 : 8th
• 1964 : 10th
• 1966 : 11th
• 1968 : 11th
• 1970 : 2nd
• 1972 : 4th
• 1974 : 7th
• 1976 : 4th
• 1980 : 11th
• 1985 : 8th
• 1987 : 8th
• 1989 : 8th
• 1993 : 2nd
• 1995 : 1st round
• 1999 : 2nd
• 2001 : Champion
• 2003 : 5th
• 2005 : 5th
• 2007 : 8th
• 2009 : Champion
• 2011 : 3rd
• 2013 : 2nd
• 2015 : 2nd

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2015.

France women's national basketball team - EuroBasket Women 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club 5.0 !C 4 Yacoubou, Isabelle 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Beretta Famila Schio ITA ! 3.5 !F 5 Miyem, Endene 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 3.0 !SF 6 Tchatchouang, Diandra 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 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 ! 1.0 !PG 8 Epoupa, Olivia 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Toulouse FRA ! 1.0 !PG 9 Dumerc, Céline (C) 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 2.0 !SG 10 Michel, Sarah 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Rezé-Nantes Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 11 Cata-Chitiga, Ana 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Flammes Carolo Basket FRA ! 2.0 !SG 12 Skrela, Gaëlle 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) BLMA FRA ! 5.0 !C 13 Ciak, Héléna 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 2.0 !SG 14 Salagnac, Paoline 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1984-03-13)13 March 1984 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Bourges Basket FRA ! 1.0 !PG 15 Lardy, Anaël 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA FRA !	Head coach Valérie Garnier Assistant coaches - - - Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 11 June 2015

Notable 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

Media related to France women's national basketball team at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• FIBA profile

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