Soviet Union women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see Soviet Union national basketball team.

The Soviet Union women's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, romanized: sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.

Soviet Union

FIBA ranking	defunct
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Soviet Basketball Federation
Coach	Various
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Gold: (1976, 1980) Bronze: (1988)
World Cup
Appearances	9
Medals	Gold: (1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983) Silver: (1957, 1986)
EuroBasket Women
Appearances	22
Medals	Gold: (1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991) Silver: (1958)
Home Away

Competition record

Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1976 5 5 0 1980 6 6 0 1984 withdrew 1988 5 3 2 5 5 0 1992 5 4 1 7 7 0 Total 21 18 3 12 12 0 FIBA World Championship FIBA World Championship Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1953 did not participate 1957 8 7 1 1959 7 7 0 1964 9 9 0 1967 7 7 0 1971 9 9 0 1975 8 8 0 1979 withdrew 1983 10 10 0 1986 7 6 1 1990 5th 8 6 2 Total 73 69 4

EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Women Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1938 did not participate 1950 7 7 0 1952 5 5 0 1954 7 7 0 1956 8 8 0 1958 7 6 1 1960 7 7 0 1962 6 6 0 1964 6 6 0 1966 7 7 0 1968 9 9 0 1970 7 7 0 1972 8 8 0 1974 8 8 0 1976 8 8 0 1978 8 8 0 1980 5 5 0 1981 7 7 0 1983 7 7 0 1985 7 7 0 1987 7 7 0 1989 5 5 0 1991 5 4 1 Total 151 149 2

Last Soviet Union Women's Basketball Roster

Soviet Union EuroBasket Women 1991 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 4 Zhirko, Elena 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 23 – (1968-02-16)16 February 1968 F/C 5 Baranova, Elena 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (1972-01-28)28 January 1972 G 6 Rutkovskaya, Irina 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 22 – (1969-01-14)14 January 1969 SG 7 Mozgovaia, Elena 000 m (0 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 21 – (1970-03-28)28 March 1970 SG 8 Bourmistrova, Marina 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 17 – (1974-02-03)3 February 1974 G 9 Tkachenko, Maryna 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 000 kg (0 lb) 25 – (1965-08-29)29 August 1965 SG 10 Minkh, Irina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 27 – (1964-04-16)16 April 1964 C 11 Khoudachova, Elena 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1965-07-10)10 July 1965 G 12 Soumnikova, Irina 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 26 – (1964-10-15)15 October 1964 C 13 Shakirova, Elen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1970-06-02)2 June 1970 C 14 Zasulskaya, Natalia 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (1969-05-28)28 May 1969 SF 15 Zaboloueva, Svetlana 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1966-08-20)20 August 1966	Head coach Evgeny Gomelsky Legend (C) Team captain Date – August 1991 Injured Roster Updated: January 1, 2025

See also

• Soviet Union women's national under-19 basketball team
• Soviet Union women's national under-17 basketball team
• Russia women's national basketball team

External links

• All-time record