Bulgaria women's national basketball team

Bulgaria
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Bulgarian Basketball Federation
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (First in 1952)
Medals	Runners-Up: (1980)
Women's World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in1959)
Medals	Runners-Up: (1959)
FIBA EuroBasket
Appearances	20 (First in1935)
Medals	Champions: (1958)
Uniforms
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The Bulgarian women's national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Bulgaria in all international competitions. Their achievements range from winning the Balkan Championship in 1960, to winning the 1958 Euro Basket Championship. Other successes came with the team finishing as Runners-Up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women. The team has several members playing their professional basketball in the United States WNBA.

Competition Results

     Champions       Runners-Up       Semi-Finals       Other Top Results  

Balkan Championship

Year	Rank
1960	Champions

Summer Universiade

Year	Result
1961	Champions
1977	Third Place

Summer Olympics

Year	Result
1976	Third Place
1980	Runners-Up

Euro Basket

Year	Result
1954	Third Place
1958	Champions
1960	Runners-Up
1962	Third Place
1964	Runners-Up
1972	Runners-Up
1976	Third Place
1983	Runners-Up
1985	Runners-Up
1989	Third Place

FIBA World Championship

Year	Result
1959	Runners-Up
1964	Third Place

External links

• Tanja Ćirov interview for famous people from Bor Municipality