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Papua New Guinea women's national basketball team

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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
FIBA rankingNR (26 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball Federation of Papua New Guinea
CoachMoi Muri
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Oceania Championship for Women
AppearancesNone
Medal record
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 1969 Port Moresby Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Papeete Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 Papeete Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Port Moresby Team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Nouméa Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Tumon Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Apia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Nouméa Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia Team

The Papua New Guinea women's national basketball team is the women's national basketball team of Papua New Guinea. It is managed by the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea "BFPNG".[2] It has been the most successful team at the Pacific Games where it won the gold medal four times.

The team is yet to qualify for the Olympic Games, FIBA Women's World Cup, FIBA Women's Asia Cup, and Commonwealth Games.

Tournament history

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A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Papua New Guinea

Pacific Games

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Pacific Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L
New Caledonia 1966 Final 2nd 4 3 1
Papua New Guinea 1969 Final Champions 5 4 1
French Polynesia 1971 Final Champions 4 4 0
Guam 1975 Final 2nd 4 3 1
Fiji 1979 Final Champions 5 4 1
Samoa 1983 Final 2nd 5 3 2
New Caledonia 1987 Playoff 3rd 5 3 2
Papua New Guinea 1991 Final Champions 5 5 0
French Polynesia 1995 did not participate
Guam 1999 Quarterfinals 7th 7 2 5
Fiji 2003 Group stage 5th 6 2 4
Samoa 2007 Playoff 3rd 6 3 3
New Caledonia 2011 Quarterfinals 5th 6 4 2
Papua New Guinea 2015 Semi-finals 4th 6 2 4
Samoa 2019 Classification 7th 4 1 3
Solomon Islands 2023 qualified
Total 4 Titles 14/16 72 43 29

Melanesia Cup

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Melanesia Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Papua New Guinea 2017 Champions 1st 4 4 0
Fiji 2022 Runner-up 2nd 4 2 2
Total 1 Title 2/2 8 6 2

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. ^ FIBA National Federations – Papua New Guinea, fiba.com, accessed 25 Sept 2016.
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