China women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see China men's national basketball team.

The China women's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments.^[2][3] The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

China

FIBA ranking	4 (9 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1974
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	CBA
Coach	Zheng Wei
Olympic Games
Appearances	10
Medals	Silver: (1992) Bronze (1984)
World Cup
Appearances	11
Medals	Silver: (1994, 2022) Bronze: (1983)
Asia Cup
Appearances	25
Medals	Gold: (1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2023) Silver: (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021) Bronze: (1997, 2013, 2017)
Home Away

History

Basketball was first introduced in China by YMCA missionaries by the second half of the 1890s,^[4] remaining popular in urban areas during the Republican period.^[5] With the creation of the People's Republic of China, the sport retained its popularity,^[4] being introduced in PE in schools.^[6]

The first color movie in China about sports was Xie Jin's Woman Basketball Player No. 5, from 1957.^[4] By the 1970s, basketball was, alongside volleyball,^[7] one of the most popular women's sport in the country.^[8]

China stayed out of international competitions since 1958, when the International Olympic Committee chose Taiwan as the representative of the country.^[6]

After the People's Republic of China became the representative of China in international competitions, the basketball team won several accolades, including several golds in the Asian Games and the Asia Cup, a third place in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and a third place in the 1983 Women's World Cup.^[6]

For the first time since 1994, China got a medal in the 2022 Women's World Cup after being defeated by Team USA in the finals.^[9]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

• 1984 – 3rd place
• 1988 – 6th place
• 1992 – 2nd place
• 1996 – 9th place
• 2004 – 9th place
• 2008 – 4th place
• 2012 – 6th place
• 2016 – 10th place
• 2020 – 5th place
• 2024 – 9th place

Women's World Cup

• 1983 – 3rd place
• 1986 – 5th place
• 1990 – 9th place
• 1994 – 2nd place
• 1998 – 12th place
• 2002 – 6th place
• 2006 – 12th place
• 2010 – 13th place
• 2014 – 6th place
• 2018 6th place
• 2022 – 2nd place

Women's Asia Cup

• Gold: 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2023
• Silver: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021
• Bronze: 1997, 2013, 2017

Asian Games

• Gold; 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022
• Silver; 1978, 1990, 1998, 2014
• Bronze; 1974, 1994

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 16-player roster was announced on 26 June 2024.^[10] The final squad was revealed on 13 July 2024.^[11]

China women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Li Yuan 24 – (2000-05-29)29 May 2000 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Shandong Six Stars G 5 Wang Siyu 28 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Shandong Six Stars G 6 Wu Tongtong 30 – (1994-06-27)27 June 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Shanxi Flame PG 7 Yang Liwei (C) 29 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Guangdong Vermilion Birds F 8 Yang Shuyu 22 – (2002-03-06)6 March 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangdong Vermilion Birds SG 9 Li Meng 29 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Liaoning Flying Eagles F 10 Zhang Ru 24 – (1999-09-02)2 September 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Henan Phoenix PF 11 Huang Sijing 28 – (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Guangdong Vermilion Birds F 12 Luo Xinyu 22 – (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Jiangsu Phoenix C 13 Sun Mengran 32 – (1992-07-16)16 July 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Shandong Six Stars C 14 Li Yueru 25 – (1999-03-28)28 March 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Beşiktaş C 15 Han Xu 24 – (1999-10-31)31 October 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Xinjiang Magic Deer	Head coach Zheng Wei[12] Assistant coach(es) César Rupérez Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2024

See also

• China national basketball team
• China women's national under-19 basketball team
• China women's national under-17 basketball team