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Sweden women's national basketball team

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Sweden
FIBA ranking27 Steady (26 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1952
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSBBF
CoachKevin Taylor-Lundgren[2]
Nickname(s)Blågult
(The Blue and Yellow)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances8
MedalsNone

The Sweden women's national basketball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i basket) represents Sweden in international women's basketball competition and is controlled by the Swedish Basketball Federation. The national team has entered five EuroBasket Women finals, the first in 1978 where they lost all of their matches and finished in 13th place. At the EuroBasket Women 1987 Sweden finished in 7th place, a feat repeated in 2013. In 2019 Sweden reached the quarter-finals and was ranked 5th, a result that secured a spot in the 2020 Olympic qualifying tournament.

Comparing with earlier decades, Sweden improved significantly during the 2010s. This was much thanks to the "Golden Generation" who won medals in junior championships on both European and world levels.[3]

Competitive record

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EuroBasket Women

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EuroBasket Women
Year Round Position GP W L
1952–1976 Did not enter/qualify
Poland 1978 Classification round 13th 7 0 7
1980 Did not qualify
Italy 1981 Match for 11th place 11th 7 1 6
Hungary 1983 Match for 9th place 10th 7 2 5
1985 Did not qualify
Spain 1987 Match for 7th place 7th 7 3 4
1989–2011 Did not qualify
France 2013 Match for 7th place 7th 9 4 5
HungaryRomania 2015 Preliminary round 14th 4 1 3
2017 Did not qualify
LatviaSerbia 2019 Quarterfinals 5th 6 3 3
FranceSpain 2021 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4
IsraelSlovenia 2023 Did not qualify
Czech RepublicGermanyItalyGreece 2025 Qualified
FinlandLithuania 2027 To be determined
Best: 5th place 53 16 37

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025 qualifers.[4]

Sweden women's national basketball roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 2 Elin Gustavsson 31 – (1993-01-18)18 January 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Geas Basket Italy
G 3 Lovisa Hjern 25 – (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 1KS Sleza Poland
SG 6 Frida Eldebrink 36 – (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Chartres Basket Feminin France
G 7 Klara Lundquist 25 – (1999-08-28)28 August 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Spar Girona Spain
SF 8 Ellen Nystrom 31 – (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
SF 13 Stephanie Visscher 25 – (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Jairis Spain
C 14 Louice Halvarsson 35 – (1989-01-15)15 January 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) IDK Euskotren Spain
SF 19 Tilda Trygger 18 – (2006-02-12)12 February 2006 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Valencia Basket Spain
C 20 Amanda Kantzy 28 – (1996-09-08)8 September 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) TJ Lokomotiva Trutnov Czech Republic
SF 30 Matilda Åhlberg 24 – (2000-04-21)21 April 2000 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Norrköping Dolphins Sweden
SF 33 Astrid Frankl Sandberg 21 – (2003-10-06)6 October 2003 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Högsbo Basket Sweden
C 38 Precious Johnson 24 – (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) KSC Szekszárd Hungary
PF 51 Fanny Wadling 27 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Luleå Sweden
SF 58 Alice Nystrom 31 – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Luleå Sweden
G 97 Sofia Hagg 27 – (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) BC Luleå Sweden
Head coach
  • Sweden Kevin Taylor-Lundgren[5]

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 December 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ Sweden, FIBA
  3. ^ "Basket: Basketlandslagets historiska OS-jakt visas i SVT". 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ Sweden, FIBA
  5. ^ Sweden, FIBA
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