France women's national basketball team

France

FIBA ranking

FIBA zone

National federation

Coach

Appearances

Medals

Silver: (2012)

Women's World Cup

Appearances

Medals

Bronze: (1953)

FIBA EuroBasket Women

Appearances

Medals

Gold: (2001, 2009)

Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015)

Bronze: (2011)

Uniforms

Home

Away

The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (French Federation).

France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

Tournament record

Olympic games

2000 : 5th
2012 : 2nd
2016 : 4th

World Championship

1953 : 3rd
1964 : 10th
1971 : 6th
1979 : 7th
1994 : 9th
2002 : 8th
2006 : 5th
2010 : 7th
2014 : 7th

European Championship

1938 : 4th
1950 : 4th
1952 : 7th
1954 : 6th
1956 : 7th
1958 : 6th
1962 : 8th
1964 : 10th
1966 : 11th
1968 : 11th
1970 : 2nd
1972 : 4th
1974 : 7th
1976 : 4th
1980 : 11th
1985 : 8th
1987 : 8th
1989 : 8th
1993 : 2nd
1995 : 1st round
1999 : 2nd
2001 : Champion
2003 : 5th
2005 : 5th
2007 : 8th
2009 : Champion
2011 : 3rd
2013 : 2nd
2015 : 2nd

Team

Current roster

The following is the France roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics^[1]^[2]

France women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Age	Ht.	Club
5.0 !C	4	Yacoubou, Isabelle (C)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Familia Schio	ITA !
5.0 !C	5	Miyem, Endéné	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Dynamo Kursk	RUS !
5.0 !C	7	Gruda, Sandrine	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	UMMC Ekaterinburg	RUS !
3.5 !F	10	Michel, Sarah	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Basket Lattes	FRA !
3.0 !SF	11	Ayayi, Valériane	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Basket Lattes	FRA !
5.0 !C	12	Skrela, Gaëlle	7001330000000000000♠33 – (1983-01-24)24 January 1983	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Basket Lattes	FRA !
5.0 !C	16	Ciak, Héléna	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	CJM Bourges Basket	FRA !
1.5 !G	17	Johannès, Marine	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	USO Mondeville	FRA !
1.0 !PG	20	Bouderra, Amel	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-03-26)26 March 1989	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Flammes Carolo Basket	FRA !
3.5 !F	21	Kamba, Laetitia	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-01-10)10 January 1987	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq	FRA !
1.5 !G	22	Époupa, Olivia	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-04-30)30 April 1994	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	Toulouse Métropole Basket	FRA !
5.0 !C	25	Amant, Marielle	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1989-12-09)9 December 1989	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq	FRA !

Head coach

Valérie Garnier

Assistant coach(es)

Grégory Halin
Olivier Lafargue

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 6 August 2016

Notable players

Successive coaches

Alain Jardel
Jacques Commères
Pierre Vincent

Media coverage

France's matches are currently televised by Canal+.

References

↑ "France confirm final roster for Rio Olympics". FIBA. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
↑ "Dumerc forfait, Bouderra à Rio". ffbb.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

External links

Media related to France women's national basketball team at Wikimedia Commons

Basketball in France

LNB
FFBB
List of Venues
French League System

National Teams

Men	France U-19 U-17 3x3

Women	France U-19 U-17 3x3

League Competitions

Men	LNB Pro A LNB Pro B Nationale 1 Nationale 2 Nationale 3 LNB Espoirs

Women	Ligue Féminine Open LFB Ligue 2 Nationale 1 Nationale 2 Nationale 3

Cup Competitions
& Miscellaneous

Men	Coupe de France Leaders Cup Match des Champions Pro A Awards Pro A MVP Pro A Finals MVP French Cup MVP

Women	Coupe de France Féminine

National sports teams of France

A1 GP Acceleration Formula American football Australian rules football M F Badminton Ball hockey Bandy Baseball Basketball M F M-U19 M-U17 M 3x3 F 3x3 Beach soccer Cricket Equestrian Field hockey M F Football M M-U23 M-U21 M-Y M-U20 M-U19 M-U18 M-U17 M-U16 France B F F-U19 F-U17 Futsal M F Gymnastics Handball M F Ice hockey M M-U20 F F-U18 Korfball Roller derby Roller hockey M F Rugby league M F Rugby union M M-7 F F-7 Skiing Softball Squash M F Speedway U21 U19 Tennis Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup Volleyball M F Water polo M F

Olympics Paralympics European Games Mediterranean Games

National women's basketball teams of Europe (FIBA Europe)

Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Defunct: Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

2010 FIBA World Championship for Women

Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final

Teams	Argentina Australia Belarus Brazil Canada China Czech Republic France Greece Japan South Korea Mali Russia Senegal Spain USA

Continental Championships	Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania 2008 Olympics

Qualifying	Europe Asia

Rosters	Europe

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