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Krassimira Banova
Krassimira Banova (; born 5 October 1960) is a former Bulgarian female basketball player. After her playing career she started working as coach. She currently serves as a referee for the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Banova is part of most successful generation Bulgarian players in the 100 years history of this sport in the country. Her daughter Jaklin Zlatanova is also a basketball player. Krassimira Banova was born in 1960 in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria located in the Thrace region, close to the provincial capital, Haskovo where she spent most of her childhood. Her family moved to the capital Sofia, where she started practicing different sports. For some years she was training athletics, but eventually, in 1978, Banova found herself on the basketball court. She started with the basketball relatively late: at the age of 16 but was able to catch up quickly. Club career Women Basketball XXVI European Champions Cup 1984 In 1984 BC Levski Sofia faced the Zulu Vicenza at the fin ...
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Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the National Basketball Association, NBA, the center is typically close to tall; centers in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA are typically above . Centers traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. The two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan, were both centers, each standing tall. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 19 ...
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Thrace
Thrace (, ; ; ; ) is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe roughly corresponding to the province of Thrace in the Roman Empire. Bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea to the east, it comprises present-day southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), and the European part of Turkey (East Thrace). Lands also inhabited by ancient Thracians extended in the north to modern-day Northern Bulgaria and Romania and to the west into Macedonia (region), Macedonia. Etymology The word ''Thrace'', from ancient Greek ''Thrake'' (Θρᾴκη), referred originally to the Thracians (ancient Greek ''Thrakes'' Θρᾷκες), an ancient people inhabiting Southeast Europe. The name ''Europe'' (ancient Greek Εὐρώπη), also at first referred to this region, before that term expanded to include its Europe, modern sense. It has been suggested that the name ''Thrace'' derives from the na ...
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Eurobasket Women 1987
The 1987 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1987, was the 21st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Spain and took place from 4 September to 11 September 1987. won the gold medal and the silver medal while won the bronze. First stage Group A Group B Play-off stages Final standings External links * Todor66 profile {{International basketball (Women) 1987 Bas International women's basketball competitions hosted by Spain September 1987 sports events in Europe Euro Euro The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the ...
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Basketball At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Rosters
Six women's teams competed in basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The following players represented Australia: * Bronwyn Marshall * Donna Quinn-Brown * Jenny Cheesman * Julie Nykiel * Karen Dalton * Kathy Foster * Marina Moffa * Trish Cockrem * Pat Mickan * Robyn Maher * Sue Geh * Wendy Laidlaw The following players represented Canada: * Alison Lang * Andrea Blackwell * Anna Pendergast * Bev Smith * Candi Clarkson-Lohr * Carol Sealey * Debbie Huband * Lynn Polson * Misty Thomas * Sylvia Sweeney * Toni Kordic * Tracie McAra The following players represented China: * Chen Yuefang * Li Xiaoqin * Ba Yan * Song Xiaobo * Qiu Chen * Wang Jun * Xiu Lijuan * Zheng Haixia * Cong Xuedi * Zhang Hui * Liu Qing * Zhang Yueqin The following players represented South Korea: * Choi Ae-yeong * Kim Eun-suk * Lee Hyeong-suk * Choi Gyeong-hui * Lee Mi-ja * Moon Gyeong-ja * Kim Hwa-sun * Jeong Myeong-hui * Kim Yeong-hui * Seong Jeong-a * Park C ...
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Bulgaria Women's National Basketball Team
The Bulgaria women's national basketball team () represents Bulgaria in international women's basketball, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Their achievements range from winning the EuroBasket Women 1958, 1958 EuroBasket Women's Championship, and the Balkan Championship in 1960. Other successes came with the team finishing as runners-up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1959 FIBA Women's World Cup. The national team has several members playing their professional basketball careers in the United States WNBA. Competitive record Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, World Cup EuroBasket Women, EuroBasket Basketball at the Friendship Games, Friendship Games Balkan Championship Summer Universiade Current roster Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025 qualifiers.
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1990 FIBA World Championship For Women
The 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women (Malay: Kejohanan Dunia FIBA 1990 untuk Wanita) was the 11th FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Malaysia, from 12 to 22 July 1990. It was the first edition of the tournament to raise the number of participating teams to 16; prior editions had seen between 8 and 14 teams competing, but this and future editions (2022 excepted) would include 16. The United States won their fifth world championship, defeating Yugoslavia 88–78 in the final. Venues * Kuala Lumpur * Kuching * Kota Kinabalu * Kota Kinabalu, Kota Squads Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Quarterfinal round Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Championship Bracket 5–8th place Bracket 9–12th place Bracket 13–16th place Bracket 13–16th-place semifinals 9–12th-place semifinals 5–8th-place semifinals ...
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EuroBasket Women 1987
The 1987 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1987, was the 21st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Spain and took place from 4 September to 11 September 1987. won the gold medal and the silver medal while won the bronze. First stage Group A Group B Play-off stages Final standings External links * Todor66 profile {{International basketball (Women) 1987 Bas International women's basketball competitions hosted by Spain September 1987 sports events in Europe Euro Euro The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the ...
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