The 2020 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Women were the three women's basketball tournaments that were contested by 16 national teams, where the top teams earned a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. It was held from 6 to 9 February 2020.

Format The 16 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the qualifying tournaments.

Hosts selection The cities of Ostend, Bourges and Belgrade hosted the tournaments. Foshan was also selected, but due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic it was relocated to Belgrade.

Squads

Teams

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified EuroBasket Women 2019 27 June–7 July 2019 6 Africa pre-qualifying tournament 14–17 November 2019 2 Americas pre-qualifying tournaments 2 2 Asia/Oceania Pre-qualifying tournaments 2 2 Total 16

Draw The draw took place at The House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland on 27 November 2019. There were four World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. Each tournament featured four teams, three of whom qualified for the Olympic Games. However, because the host nation and the World Cup winner were playing in the qualifying tournaments, the tournaments in which they played each awarded only two additional spots.

Seeding The latest ranking before the draw served as the basis to determine the pots for the draw (seeding in brackets).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (7) (8) (9) (10) (15) (16) (18) (19) (22) (23) (43)

The following restrictions apply: Spain could not be drawn in the group hosted by another European country (Ostend, Bourges and Belgrade) Australia could not be drawn in the group hosted by another Asian/Oceania country (Foshan) Japan could not be drawn in the group with the US, Australia or China Brazil could not be drawn in the group with the USA or Canada Mozambique had to be drawn in the group with Nigeria Sweden could not be drawn with two European teams

Qualifying tournaments Ostend

The tournament was held in Ostend, Belgium.

Bourges

The tournament was held in Bourges, France.

Belgrade – Group A

The tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Belgrade – Group B

The tournament was moved from Foshan, China to Belgrade, Serbia due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

See also 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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