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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
Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
The Fédération Française de Basket-Ball is the governing body of basketball in France.It was founded in 1932 ....

 (French Federation).

Olympic games record

  • 1976
    Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
    Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games...

     : Did not qualify
  • 1980
    Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
    Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium....

     : 6th
  • 1984
    Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
    -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:...

     : Did not qualify
  • 1988
    Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
    Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in...

     : Did not qualify
 
  • 1992
    Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....

     : Did not qualify
  • 1996
    Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...

     : Did not qualify
  • 2000
    Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...

     : 5th
  • 2004
    Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....

     : Did not qualify
  •  
  • 2008
    Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...

     : Did not qualify

  • World Championship record

    • 1953
      1953 FIBA World Championship for Women
      - Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

       : 3rd
    • 1957
      1957 FIBA World Championship for Women
      The 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by Brazil on October 13–26, 1957. USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 51-48 in the final.-Competing nations:FIBA Americas FIBA Oceania...

       : Did not qualify
    • 1959
      1959 FIBA World Championship for Women
      The 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the USSR from 1959. The Soviet Union won the tournament.-Results:Every squad played against each other once, determining the final standings.-References:**...

       : Did not qualify
    • 1964
      1964 FIBA World Championship for Women
      The 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted in Peru from 1964. The Soviet Union won the tournament.- Final standings :-References:*...

       : 10th
    • 1967
      1967 FIBA World Championship for Women
      The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Czechoslovakia from 1967. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Korea 83-50 in the final.- Final standings :-References:*...

       : Did not qualify
    • 1971
      1971 FIBA World Championship for Women
      The 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1971. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Czechoslovakia 88-69 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

       : 6th
     
  • 1975
    1975 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Colombia from 1975. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Japan 106-75 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

     : Did not qualify
  • 1979
    1979 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

     : 7th
  • 1983
    1983 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...

     : Did not qualify
  • 1986
    1986 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Soviet Union from 1986. USA won the tournament, defeating Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.-Venues:*Olympic Stadium *Minsk Sports Palace -Final four:-Final standings:...

     : Did not qualify
  • 1990
    1990 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1990 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women was held in four cities in Malaysia , from July 17 to July 22, 1990. The USA won the tournament before Yugoslavia and Cuba.-Final ranking:-References:* *...

     : Did not qualify
  • 1994
    1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 2 June to 12 June, 1994. Brazil won the tournament, defeating China 96-87 in the final.- Competing nations :-Final standings:-References:...

     : 9th
  •  
  • 1998
    1998 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.-Final standings:-References:*...

     : Did not qualify
  • 2002
    2002 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and the Chinese federation...

     : 8th
  • 2006
    2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation....

     : 5th
  • 2010
    2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
    The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...

     : 7th

  • European Championship record

    • 1938
      EuroBasket 1938 Women
      The 1938 European Women Basketball Championship was the 1st regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Rome, Italy and took place from October 12 to October 16, 1938. Italy won the gold medal and Lithuania the silver medal while Poland won the bronze.-Final...

       : 4th
    • 1950
      EuroBasket 1950 Women
      The 1950 European Women Basketball Championship was the 2nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Budapest, Hungary and took place May 14–20, 1950...

       : 4th
    • 1952
      EuroBasket 1952 Women
      The 1952 European Women Basketball Championship was the 3rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Moscow, Soviet Union and took place May 18–25, 1952...

       : 7th
    • 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...

       : 6th
    • 1956
      EuroBasket 1956 Women
      The 1956 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 5th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia and took place June 2–10, 1956...

       : 7th
    • 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...

       : 6th
    • 1960
      EuroBasket 1960 Women
      The 1960 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 7th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Sofia, Bulgaria and took place June 3–11, 1960. The Soviet Union won th gold medal, while hosts Bulgaria received the silver. Czechoslovakia won the bronze...

       : Did not qualify
    • 1962
      EuroBasket 1962 Women
      The 1962 European Women's Basketball Championship was the 8th regional championship held by FIBA Europe for women. The competition was held in Mulhouse, France and took place on September 22–29, 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
    EuroBasket 1999 Women
    The 1999 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1999, was the 27th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland and took place from May 28 to June 6, 1999...

     : 2nd
  • 2001
    EuroBasket 2001 Women
    EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.-Venues:The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines...

     : Champion
  • 2003
    EuroBasket 2003 Women
    The 2003 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2003, was the 29th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Greece and took place from September 19 to September 28, 2003. Russia won the gold medal and Czech Republic the silver medal...

     : 5th
  • 2005
    Eurobasket 2005 Women
    The 2005 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005 Women, was held in Turkey between 2 September and 11 September 2005. Czech Republic won the gold medal and Russia the silver medal while Spain won the bronze...

     : 5th
  • 2007 : 8th
  • 2009 : Champion
  • 2011
    EuroBasket Women 2011
    The 2011 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2011, was the 33rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland from 2011. This was the 4th time that the EuroBasket Women was hosted by Poland....

     : 3rd

  • 2010 roster

    Number Name Birth Size Games Points 2010 Club
    Clémence Beikes  1983 Saint-Amand (France)
    Jennifer Digbeu  1987 Bourges (France)
    Céline Dumerc  1982 UMMC Iekaterinbourg (Russia)
    Élodie Godin  1985 Tarente (Italia)
    Émilie Gomis
    Émilie Gomis
    Émilie Gomis is a French-Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing point guard position for French club ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq and also played for Fenerbahçe of the TWBL league. She wears the number 4....

     
    1983 Villeneuve d’Ascq (France)
    Sandrine Gruda
    Sandrine Gruda
    Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...

     
    1987 UMMC Iekaterinbourg (Russia)
    Pauline Jannault-Lo  1987 Tarbes
    Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
    Tarbes Gespe Bigorre is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups ....

     (France)
    Marion Laborde  1986 Basket Landes (France)
    Anaël Lardy  1987 Bourges (France)
    Florence Lepron  1985 Tarbes
    Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
    Tarbes Gespe Bigorre is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups ....

     (France)
    Endéné Miyem  1988 Bourges (France)
    Emmeline Ndongue
    Emmeline Ndongue
    Emmeline Ndongue is a French basketball player who played 158 games for the women's French national basketball team between 2002 and 2011 .-References:...

     
    1983 Bourges (France)

    Head Coach : Pierre Vincent
    Coaches : François Brisson
    François Brisson
    François Brisson is a retired professional French football striker. He obtained two international caps for the French national team during the 1980s...

     and Thierry Moullec.

    Famous players

    • Nicole Antibe
      Nicole Antibe
      Nicole Antibe is a French basketball player.Antibe has had 193 selections on the French national women's basketball team from 1993-2005 .- references :...

    • Isabelle Fijalkowski
      Isabelle Fijalkowski
      Isabelle Fijalkowski, now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize , is a retired French basketball player.- Career :*1988-1991: Montferrand*1991-1992: Challes-les-Eaux*1992-1994: Clermont-Ferrand...

    • Jacky Chazalon
    • Christine Gomis
      Christine Gomis
      Christine Gomis is a French basketball player.Gomis has had 72 selections for the French national women's basketball team from 1991-1999 .- references :...

    • Irène Guidotti
    • Edwige Lawson
      Edwige Lawson
      Edwige Lawson , also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French professional women's basketball player for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars. Edwige has played in numerous other professional basketball leagues as well. She started her professional career at the age of 17...

    • Catherine Melain
    • Lætitia Moussard
    • Élisabeth Riffiod
    • Odile Santaniello
    • Laure Savasta
      Laure Savasta
      Laure Savasta is a French professional basketball player. She both plays point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA; indeed, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and was a member of the French national team for a...

    • Yannick Souvré
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