The Bulgaria Women's National Basketball Team is the women's national basketball

Basketball

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 team of Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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.

Their achievements range from winning Silver at the 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women

FIBA World Championship for Women

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 up to finishing fifth in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
In 1983 they successfully managed to achieve sixth position in the Brazilian World Championships, not to mention their second ranking in the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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. Their best players include Evladiya Slavcheva, Krassimira Banova, Kostandinka Radkova, Petkana Makaveeva,Polina Tzekova , Madlena Staneva, Radmila Vasileva, Vanja Dermendjieva, Larisa Sashova.

Honours

Olympic Games

• Silver Medal : 1980
  Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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• Bronze Medal : 1976
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FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship for Women

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• Silver Medal : 1959
  1959 FIBA World Championship for Women
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• Bronze Medal : 1964
  1964 FIBA World Championship for Women
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EuroBasket

Eurobasket Women

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• Winners : 1958
  EuroBasket 1958 Women
  The 1958 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 6th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Łódź, Poland and took place May 9–18, 1958. Bulgaria won their first gold medal, while the Soviet Union, champions of the previous edition received the silver...
  
  
• Silver Medal : 1960
  EuroBasket 1960 Women
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• Silver Medal : 1964
  Eurobasket Women
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• Silver Medal : 1972
  Eurobasket Women
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• Silver Medal : 1983
  Eurobasket Women
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• Silver Medal : 1985
  Eurobasket Women
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• Bronze Medal : 1954
  EuroBasket 1954 Women
  The 1954 European Women Basketball Championship was the 4thd regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and took place May 4–13, 1954...
  
  
• Bronze Medal : 1962
  EuroBasket 1962 Women
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• Bronze Medal : 1976
  Eurobasket Women
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• Bronze Medal : 1989
  Eurobasket Women
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External links

• Tanja Ćirov interview for famous people from Bor Municipality