Soviet Union women's national basketball team

Soviet Union

FIBA ranking	defunct
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Soviet Basketball Federation
Coach	Various
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Gold: (1976, 1980) Bronze: (1988)
World Cup
Appearances	9
Medals	Gold: (1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983) Silver: (1957, 1986)
EuroBasket Women
Appearances	22
Medals	Gold: (1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991) Silver: (1958)
Home Away

The Soviet Union women's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, romanized: sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions.^[1] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.

Olympic Games [edit] Olympic Games Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1976 5 5 0 1980 6 6 0 1984 withdrew 1988 5 3 2 5 5 0 1992[2] 5 4 1 7 7 0 Total 21 18 3 12 12 0 FIBA World Championship [edit] FIBA World Championship Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1953 did not participate 1957 8 7 1 1959 7 7 0 1964 9 9 0 1967 7 7 0 1971 9 9 0 1975 8 8 0 1979 withdrew 1983 10 10 0 1986 7 6 1 1990 5th 8 6 2 Total 73 69 4

EuroBasket Women [edit] EuroBasket Women Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1938 did not participate 1950 7 7 0 1952 5 5 0 1954 7 7 0 1956 8 8 0 1958 7 6 1 1960 7 7 0 1962 6 6 0 1964 6 6 0 1966 7 7 0 1968 9 9 0 1970 7 7 0 1972 8 8 0 1974 8 8 0 1976 8 8 0 1978 8 8 0 1980 5 5 0 1981 7 7 0 1983 7 7 0 1985 7 7 0 1987 7 7 0 1989 5 5 0 1991 5 4 1 Total 151 149 2

Soviet Union EuroBasket Women 1991 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 4 Zhirko, Elena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 23 – (1968-02-16)16 February 1968 F/C 5 Baranova, Elena 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (1972-01-28)28 January 1972 G 6 Rutkovskaya, Irina 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 22 – (1969-01-14)14 January 1969 SG 7 Mozgovaia, Elena 000 m (0 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 21 – (1970-03-28)28 March 1970 SG 8 Bourmistrova, Marina 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 17 – (1974-02-03)3 February 1974 G 9 Tkachenko, Maryna 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 25 – (1965-08-29)29 August 1965 SG 10 Minkh, Irina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 27 – (1964-04-16)16 April 1964 C 11 Khoudachova, Elena 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1965-07-10)10 July 1965 G 12 Soumnikova, Irina 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 26 – (1964-10-15)15 October 1964 C 13 Shakirova, Elen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1970-06-02)2 June 1970 C 14 Zasulskaya, Natalia 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (1969-05-28)28 May 1969 SF 15 Zaboloueva, Svetlana 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1966-08-20)20 August 1966	Head coach Evgeny Gomelsky[3] Legend (C) Team captain Date – August 1991 Injured Roster Updated: January 1, 2025

• Soviet Union women's national under-19 basketball team
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• All-time record