Women's national basketball team representing China
The China women's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments.[2][3] The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
History
Basketball was first introduced in China by YMCA missionaries by the second half of the 1890s,[4] remaining popular in urban areas during the Republican period.[5] With the creation of the People's Republic fo China, the sport retained its popularity,[4] being introduced in PE in schools.[6]
The first color movie in China about sports was Xie Jin's Woman Basketball Player No. 5, from 1957.[4] By the 1970s, basketball was, alongside volleyball,[7] one of the most popular women's sport in the country.[8]
China stayed out of international competicions since 1958, when the International Olympic Committee chose Taiwan as the representative of the country.[6]
After the People's Republic of China became the representative of China in international competitions, the basketball team won several accolades, including several golds in the Asian Games and the Asia Cup, a third place in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and a third place in the 1983 Women's World Cup.[6]
For the first time since 1994, China got a medal in the 2022 Women's World Cup after being defeated by Team USA in the finals.[9]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1984 – 3rd place
- 1988 – 6th place
- 1992 – 2nd place
- 1996 – 9th place
- 2004 – 9th place
- 2008 – 4th place
- 2012 – 6th place
- 2016 – 10th place
- 2020 – 5th place
- 2024 – Qualified
Women's World Cup
- 1983 – 3rd place
- 1986 – 5th place
- 1990 – 9th place
- 1994 – 2nd place
- 1998 – 12th place
- 2002 – 6th place
- 2006 – 12th place
- 2010 – 13th place
- 2014 – 6th place
- 2018 – 6th place
- 2022 – 2nd place
Women's Asia Cup
- Gold: 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2023
- Silver: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021
- Bronze: 1997, 2013, 2017
Asian Games
- Gold; 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022
- Silver; 1978, 1990, 1998, 2014
- Bronze; 1974, 1994
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ China start with win in Belgrade in switched FIBA Women's Olympic qualifier Mike Rowbottom (insidethegames.biz), 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ |tab=profile 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women – China
- ^ a b c "How Basketball Became China's Most Beloved Sport — RADII". Stories from the center of China's youth culture. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Mann, Susan L. (19 September 2011). Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-139-50248-1.
- ^ a b c Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
- ^ Latham, Kevin (27 July 2007). Pop Culture China!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-85109-582-7.
- ^ Pfister, Gertrud; Hartmann-Tews, Ilse (26 July 2005). Sport and Women: Social Issues in International Perspective. Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-134-57823-8.
- ^ "Dominant US beat China in final to retain women's basketball World Cup". South China Morning Post. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
