Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia women's national basketball team, nicknamed the Opals after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country, represents Australia in international basketball. From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at official FIBA international tournaments (Olympics and World Cups), highlighted by a gold medal winning performance at the 2006 World Championship in Brazil. At the now-defunct regional Oceania Championship for Women, the Opals won 15 titles. In 2017, FIBA combined its Oceanian and Asian zones for official senior competitions; following this change, the Opals compete in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
| FIBA ranking | 3 (15 February 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||||||||||||||
| National federation | Basketball Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Shannon Seebohm | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Opals | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | Silver: (2000, 2004, 2008) Bronze: (1996, 2012) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: (2006) Silver: (2018) Bronze: (1998, 2002, 2014, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Asia Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | Silver: (2017) Bronze: (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Oceania Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union 70–32 Australia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 13 October 1957) | |||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||
| Australia 146–46 India (Traralgon, Australia; 16 March 2006) | |||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 74–34 Australia (São Paulo, Brazil; 16 May 1971) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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