Argentina women's national basketball team

Argentina
FIBA ranking	31 1 (21 August 2023)
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	CAB
Coach	Gregorio Martínez
Nickname(s)	Las Gigantes
World Cup
Appearances	9
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	17
Medals	Silver: (2009, 2011, 2017); Bronze: (2001, 2015)
Pan American Games
Appearances	8
Medals	Bronze: (2023)
Home	Away

The Argentina women's national basketball team (Spanish: selección feminina de básquetbol^{[lower-alpha 1]} de Argentina), nicknamed "Las Gigantes" ("The Giantesses"), is administered by the Argentine Basketball Federation.^[3]

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	5	1	4
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	did not participate
2026	to be determined
Total		58	18	40

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
2019	5th	4	2	2
2023	Bronze Medal	5	3	2
Total		37	13	24

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
2021	Disqualified^{[lower-alpha 2]}
2023	7th	5	1	4
Total		78	40	38

↑ The word básquetbol is specific to Rioplatense Spanish, the standard Spanish dialect of Argentina. In most other forms of Spanish, this word would be baloncesto.
↑ Argentina was disqualified after several members of the delegation were tested positive to COVID-19.^[4]

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
2022	Runner-up	5	4	1
Total		190	117	73

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.^[5]^[6]

Argentina women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
PG	2	Macarena D´urso	31 – (1991-12-16)16 December 1991	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	Club Atlético Aguada
C	3	Julieta Mungo	25 – (1997-08-06)6 August 1997	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Quimsa
SG	5	Agustina García	27 – (1996-06-14)14 June 1996	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Club Universitario San Simon
SF	8	Andrea Boquete	32 – (1990-09-24)24 September 1990	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Quimsa
C	9	Celia Fiorotto	31 – (1992-06-02)2 June 1992	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Quimsa
C	10	Agostina Burani	31 – (1991-10-04)4 October 1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Araski AES
PG	11	Melisa Gretter	30 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	CB Estudiantes
SF	13	Candela Gentinetta	22 – (2001-03-18)18 March 2001	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Club Deportivo Berazategui
SG	14	Florencia Chagas	22 – (2001-06-27)27 June 2001	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Araski AES
SG	20	Camila Suárez	22 – (2000-07-12)12 July 2000	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Obras Sanitarias
F	27	Magali Vilches	21 – (2002-06-01)1 June 2002	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Força Lleida
C	55	Brenda Fontana	22 – (2001-05-03)3 May 2001	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	UTEP Miners

Head coach

Gregorio Martínez

Assistant coach(es)

Federico Fernández
Ignacio Navazo

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 1 July 2023

References

↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ CABB
↑ FIBA National Federations – Argentina, fiba.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
↑ "FIBA statement about Argentina's games in the Women's AmeriCup 2021". FIBA. 15 June 2021.
↑ "Argentina comienza su camino a Paris 2024". argentina.basketball. 1 July 2023.
↑ "Team Roster: Argentina". fiba.basketball. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

Official website
FIBA profile
Archived records of Argentina team participations

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[3] The word básquetbol is specific to Rioplatense Spanish, the standard Spanish dialect of Argentina. In most other forms of Spanish, this word would be baloncesto.

[6] Argentina was disqualified after several members of the delegation were tested positive to COVID-19.^[4]

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[2] CABB

[4] FIBA National Federations – Argentina, fiba.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

[5] "FIBA statement about Argentina's games in the Women's AmeriCup 2021". FIBA. 15 June 2021.

[7] "Argentina comienza su camino a Paris 2024". argentina.basketball. 1 July 2023.

[8] "Team Roster: Argentina". fiba.basketball. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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