France women's national basketball team

France
FIBA Ranking	5 3
FIBA Zone	FIBA Europe
National Federation	FFBB
Coach	Pierre Vincent
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Silver: 2012
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	8
Medals	Bronze: 1953
Eurobasket
Appearances	29
Medals	Gold: 2001, 2009 Silver: 1970, 1993, 1999 Bronze: 2011
Uniforms
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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 (French Federation).

Olympic games record

1976 : Did not qualify 1980 : Did not qualify 1984 : Did not qualify 1988 : Did not qualify

1992 : Did not qualify 1996 : Did not qualify 2000 : 5th 2004 : Did not qualify

2008 : Did not qualify 2012 : 2nd

World Championship record

1953 : 3rd 1957 : Did not qualify 1959 : Did not qualify 1964 : 10th 1967 : Did not qualify 1971 : 6th

1975 : Did not qualify 1979 : 7th 1983 : Did not qualify 1986 : Did not qualify 1990 : Did not qualify 1994 : 9th

1998 : Did not qualify 2002 : 8th 2006 : 5th 2010 : 7th

European Championship record

1938 : 4th 1950 : 4th 1952 : 7th 1954 : 6th 1956 : 7th 1958 : 6th 1960 : Did not qualify 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 : 2nd 2001 : Champion 2003 : 5th 2005 : 5th 2007 : 8th 2009 : Champion 2011 : 3rd 2013 : Qualified

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2013.

France women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat. 5.0 !C 4 Yacoubou, Isabelle 700127000000000000027 - (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) WBC Spartak Moscow Region RUS ! 3.5 !F 5 Miyem, Endéné 700125000000000000025 - (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket FRA ! 3.0 !SF 6 Tchatchouang, Diandra 700122000000000000022 - (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Perpignan Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 700125000000000000025 - (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg RUS ! 1.0 !PG 8 Lawson-Wade, Edwige 700134000000000000034 - (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Basket Lattes FRA ! 1.0 !PG 9 Dumerc, Céline 700130000000000000030 - (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) CJM Bourges Basket FRA ! 2.5 !G/F 10 Ayayi, Valeriane 700119000000000000019 - (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Landes FRA ! 2.0 !SG 11 Gomis, Émilie 700129000000000000029 - (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Lattes FRA ! 4.0 !PF 12 Amant, Marielle 700123000000000000023 - (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Nantes-Rezé Basket FRA ! 2.0 !SG 13 Skrela, Gaëlle 700130000000000000030 - (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Lattes FRA ! 5.0 !C 14 Ndongue, Emmeline 700130000000000000030 - (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) CJM Bourges Basket FRA ! 1.5 !G 15 Lardy, Anaël 700125000000000000025 - (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) ZVVZ UŠK Prague CZE !	Head coach Pierre Vincent Assistant coaches Francois Brisson Valérie Garnier Thierry Moullec Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 15 June 2013

Famous players

• Nicole Antibe
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
• Jacky Chazalon
• Christine Gomis
• Irène Guidotti
• Edwige Lawson
• Catherine Melain
• Lætitia Moussard
• Élisabeth Riffiod
• Odile Santaniello
• Laure Savasta
• Yannick Souvré

Successive coaches

• Alain Jardel
• Jacques Commères