Argentina women's national basketball team

The Argentina women's national basketball team, nicknamed "Las Gigantes" ("The Giantesses"), is administered by the Argentine Basketball Federation.[3]

Argentina

FIBA ranking	27 (8 December 2020)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Argentine Basketball Federation
Coach	Christian Santander
Nickname(s)	Las Gigantes [2]
Women's World Cup
Appearances	9
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Appearances	15
Medals	Silver: (2009, 2011, 2017) Bronze: (2001, 2015)
Pan American Games
Appearances	4
Home Away

Competition results

FIBA World Championship Year Position Pld W L 1953 6th 6 2 4 1957 9th 7 4 3 1959 Did not participate 1964 13th 8 1 7 1967 Did not participate 1971 11th 8 2 6 1975 to 1994 Did not participate 1998 15th 8 2 6 2002 10th 8 2 6 2006 9th 8 5 3 2010 14th 5 1 4 2014 Did not participate 2018 15th 3 0 3 2022 TBD Total 61 19 42 Pan American Games Year Position Pld W L 1955 to 1987 Did not participate 1991 5th 4 0 4 1995 Competition cancelled 1999 5th 6 2 4 2003 5th 5 1 4 2007 6th 5 1 4 2011 5th 4 2 2 2015 5th 4 2 2 Total 28 8 20 FIBA Americas Championship Year Position Pld W L 1989 5th 5 3 2 1993 7th 4 1 3 1995 4th 5 1 4 1997 4th 6 2 4 1999 5th 4 2 2 2001 Bronze Medal 4 2 2 2003 5th 4 2 2 2005 4th 5 2 3 2007 4th 5 2 3 2009 Runner-up 5 4 1 2011 Runner-up 6 5 1 2013 5th 4 2 2 2015 Bronze Medal 6 5 1 2017 Runner-up 6 5 1 2019 8th 4 1 3 Total 73 39 34

South American Championship Year Position Pld W L 1946 Bronze Medal 3 1 2 1948 Champions 4 4 0 1950 Runner-up 6 4 2 1952 4th 5 2 3 1954 Did not participate 1956 4th 6 4 2 1958 Runner-up 8 4 4 1960 5th 8 2 6 1962 4th 6 3 3 1965 4th 5 2 3 1967 5th 6 2 4 1968 Bronze Medal 5 3 2 1970 Runner-up 7 5 2 1972 4th 7 4 3 1974 Runner-up 6 4 2 1977 Bronze Medal 7 4 3 1978 Bronze Medal 4 2 2 1981 4th - - - 1984 4th 7 4 3 1986 4th 3 0 3 1989 Bronze Medal 5 3 2 1991 Bronze Medal 6 4 2 1993 Runner-up - - - 1995 Runner-up 5 3 2 1997 Runner-up 7 6 1 1999 Runner-up 5 4 1 2001 Runner-up 7 5 2 2003 Runner-up 6 4 2 2005 Bronze Medal 6 4 2 2006 Runner-up 5 4 1 2008 Runner-up 6 4 2 2010 Runner-up 4 3 1 2013 Runner-up 5 4 1 2014 Runner-up 5 4 1 2016 4th 5 2 3 2018 Champions 5 5 0 Total 196 119 77 FIBA Under-19 World Championship Year Position Pld W L 1985 to 1993 Did not participate 1997 9th 7 3 4 2001 to 2005 Did not participate 2007 14th 5 1 4 2009 Bronze Medal 9 6 3 2011 13th 5 2 3 2013 14th 6 2 4 2015 15th 7 1 6 Total 33 13 20

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[4]

Argentina women's national basketball team - 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Rosset, Macarena 27 – 23 February 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) San Giovanni Valdarno G 5 D'Urso, Macarena 26 – 16 December 1991 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) CB Almeria F 6 Llorente, Victoria 22 – 5 June 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bembibre F 8 Boquete, Andrea 27 – 24 September 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Obras Basket F 9 Fiorotto, Celia 26 – 2 June 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Berazategui C 10 Burani, Agostina 26 – 4 October 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Union Florida G 11 Gretter, Melisa 25 – 24 January 1993 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Union Florida F/C 12 Santana, Ornella 28 – 17 September 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Almeria G 13 González, Debora 28 – 10 January 1990 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Napoli C 15 Marchizotti, Mara 24 – 16 June 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Rocamora F/C 17 Leiva, Mayra 22 – 17 August 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Presidente Venceslau G/F 22 Pérez, Natacha 27 – 30 March 1991 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Las Heras Mendoza	Head coach Christian Santander Assistant coach(es) Sebastian Silva Juan Ferreira Martinez Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 22 September 2018

See also

• Argentina men's national basketball team
• Argentina women's national under-19 basketball team
• Argentina women's national under-17 basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
2. CABB
3. FIBA National Federations – Argentina, fiba.com, accessed 19 March 2016.
4. 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Archived records of Argentina team participations