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South Korea women's national basketball team
Women's national basketball team representing South Korea
Women's national basketball team representing South Korea
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Women |
| country | South Korea |
| fiba_zone | FIBA Asia |
| joined_fiba | 1955 |
| national_fed | KBA |
| coach | Park Soo-ho |
| logo | Korea Basketball Association.png |
| logo_width | 160px |
| fiba_ranking | |
| oly_appearances | 7 |
| oly_medals | Silver: (1984) |
| wc_appearances | 17 |
| wc_medals | Silver: (1967, 1979) |
| zone_championship | Asia Cup |
| zone_appearances | 31 |
| zone_medals | Gold: (1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2007) |
| Silver: (1970, 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2011 | |
| Bronze: (2001, 2004, 2015) | |
| zone_championship2 | Asian Games |
| zone_appearances2 | 11 |
| zone_medals2 | Gold: (1978, 1990, 1994, 2014) |
| Silver: (1974, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2010) | |
| Bronze: (1998) | |
| h_title | Home |
| h_pattern_b | _thinbluesides |
| h_body | FFFFFF |
| h_pattern_s | _blue_stripes |
| h_shorts | FFFFFF |
| a_title | Away |
| a_pattern_b | _thinbluesides |
| a_body | 000000 |
| a_pattern_s | _blue_stripes |
| a_shorts | 000000 |
the women's team
Silver: (1970, 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2011 Bronze: (2001, 2004, 2015) Silver: (1974, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2010) Bronze: (1998) The South Korea women's national basketball team (; recognized as Korea by FIBA) represents South Korea in international women's basketball competitions. They are administered by the Korea Basketball Association.
History
Team South Korea’s greatest success was at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, when they took silver.
They finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2008 Beijing Games.
In February 2020, South Korea qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through beating Great Britain during the FIBA Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. It is South Korea's first appearance at the tournament since 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
South Korea will play in group A alongside world No. 3 Spain, No. 4 Canada and No. 8 Serbia. The Koreans will look for at least one win in group A as the top two countries of each group advance to the quarterfinals.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Total | 7/13 | 41 | 15 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1976 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| URS 1980 | ||||||||||
| USA 1984 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| KOR 1988 | 7th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| ESP 1992 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| USA 1996 | 12th Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| AUS 2000 | Fourth Place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| GRE 2004 | 12th Place | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| CHN 2008 | 8th Place | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| UK 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| BRA 2016 | ||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | 10th Place | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| FRA 2024 | did not qualify |
FIBA Women's World Cup
| FIBA Women's World Cup | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Total | 17/20 | 111 | 56 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHL 1953 | did not enter | |||||||||
| Brazil 1957 | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union 1959 | 8th Place | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Peru 1964 | 8th Place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1967 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Brazil 1971 | Fourth Place | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| COL 1975 | 5th Place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| KOR 1979 | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Brazil 1983 | Fourth Place | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Soviet Union 1986 | 10th Place | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Malaysia 1990 | 11th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Australia 1994 | 10th Place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Germany 1998 | 13th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| CHN 2002 | Fourth Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Brazil 2006 | 13th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Czech Republic 2010 | 8th Place | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Turkey 2014 | 13th Place | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| ESP 2018 | 14th Place | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| AUS 2022 | 10th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| GER 2026 | To be determined |
Asian Games
| Asian Games | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Total | 12/12 | 49 | 36 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRI 1974 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| THA 1978 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| IND 1982 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| KOR 1986 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| CHN 1990 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| JPN 1994 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| THA 1998 | Third Place | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| KOR 2002 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| QAT 2006 | Fourth Place | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| CHN 2010 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| KOR 2014 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| IDN 2018 | Entered as | |||||||||
| CHN 2022 | Third Place | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| JPN 2026 | To be determined |
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
| FIBA Women's Asia Cup | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Total | 32/32 | 202 | 160 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR 1965 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| ROC 1968 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| MAS 1970 | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| ROC 1972 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| KOR 1974 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| HKG 1976 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| MAS 1978 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| HKG 1980 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| JPN 1982 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| CHN 1984 | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| MAS 1986 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| HKG 1988 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| SIN 1990 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| KOR 1992 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| JPN 1994 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| JPN 1995 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| THA 1997 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| JPN 1999 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| THA 2001 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| JPN 2004 | Third Place | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| CHN 2005 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| KOR 2007 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| IND 2009 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| JPN 2011 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| THA 2013 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| CHN 2015 | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| IND 2017 | Fourth Place | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| IND 2019 | Fourth Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| JOR 2021 | Fourth Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| AUS 2023 | Fifth Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| CHN 2025 | Fourth Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| PHI 2027 | Qualified |
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
- KOR Park Soo-ho
- KOR Yang Ji-hee
- (C) Team captain
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 13 July 2025
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20231013015810/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/313/nfProf.html Profile – South Korea], FIBA.com. Retrieved 15 Okt 2016.
- [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/05/13/sports/more/Team-Korea-Tokyo-2020-Park-Jisu/20210513154307706.html Women's basketball team looks to repeat magic of 1984] [[Korea JoongAng Daily]], 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- (7 August 2025). "Team roster: South Korea". [[FIBA]].
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