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.Profile – South Korea, FIBA.com. Retrieved 15 Okt 2016.
History Team South Korea’s greatest success was at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, when they took silver.Women's basketball team looks to repeat magic of 1984 Korea JoongAng Daily, 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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 OlympicsYearPosition 1976did not qualify 1980 1984 Runners-up 6 4 2 1988 7th Place 5 2 3 1992did not qualify 1996 12th Place 7 3 4 2000 Fourth Place 8 4 4 2004 12th Place 6 0 6 2008 8th Place 6 2 4 2012did not qualify 2016 202010th Place 3 0 3 2024 did not qualify 2028 to be determinedTotal7/14411526
FIBA World Cup FIBA Women's World CupYearPosition 1953Did not enter 1957 1959 8th Place 7 0 7 1964 8th Place 8 6 2 1967 Runners-up 6 5 1 1971 Fourth Place 9 6 3 1975 5th Place 8 4 4 1979 Runners-up 8 7 1 1983 Fourth Place 10 5 5 1986 10th Place 7 2 5 1990 11th Place 8 5 3 1994 10th Place 8 4 4 1998 13th Place 5 2 3 2002 Fourth Place 9 4 5 2006 13th Place 5 2 3 2010 8th Place 9 3 6 2014 13th Place 3 0 3 2018 14th Place 3 0 3 202210th Place 5 1 4 202610th place 4 1 3 2030 To be determinedTotal18/211225765
Asian Games Asian GamesYearPosition 1974 Runners-up 4 3 1 1978 Champions 4 4 0 1982 Runners-up 4 3 1 1986 Runners-up 3 2 1 1990 Champions 6 5 1 1994 Champions 6 5 1 1998 Third Place 5 4 1 2002 Runners-up 7 5 2 2006 Fourth Place 4 1 3 2010 Runners-up 5 3 2 2014 Champions 3 3 0 2018 Entered as 2022 Third Place 6 5 1 2026To be determinedTotal12/12493614
FIBA Women's Asia Cup FIBA Women's Asia CupYearPosition 1965Champions880 1968Champions770 1970Runners-up981 1972Champions660 1974Champions660 1976Runners-up651 1978Champions880 1980Champions660 1982Champions660 1984Champions871 1986Runners-up761 1988Champions880 1990Runners-up431 1992Runners-up752 1994Runners-up532 1995Runners-up642 1997Champions770 1999Champions651 2001Third Place633 2004Third Place651 2005Runners-up651 2007Champions770 2009Runners-up752 2011Runners-up761 2013Runners-up743 2015Third Place743 2017Fourth Place624 2019Fourth Place633 2021Fourth Place633 2023Fifth Place523 2025Fourth Place633 2027QualifiedTotal32/3220216042
Current roster Roster for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
See also South Korea women's national under-19 basketball team South Korea women's national under-17 basketball team South Korea women's national 3x3 team
References
External links
FIBA profile