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Australia women's national basketball team
The Australian women's national basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia in FIBA international competitions.〔FIBA. (Profile Australia (AUS) ). Retrieved 16 August 2012.〕 The team is nicknamed the Opals, after the brightly coloured gemstone, common to the country.〔Greenwood. W.A. (2007, p.44). (''Australian identity – A sense of belonging'' ). Published by R.I.C. Publications, Australia. . ISBN 9781741266726.〕 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 regional Oceania Championship for Women, the Opals have won 15 titles.〔(The Landon Trophy for competition between Australian and New Zealand ). FIBA Oceania. Retrieved 2012-09-07.〕〔FIBA Archive. 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. (History ). Retrieved 7 September 2012.〕
==History==
Basketball first arrived in Melbourne in 1905.〔Nauright, John & Parrish, Charles (2012, p. 361). (''Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice'' ). Published by Santa Barbara, California. . ISBN 9781598843002.〕 The first major international women’s tournament was the 1953 FIBA World Championships held in Chile.〔〔FIBA Archive. 1953 World Championship for Women. (Event Standings ). Retrieved 14 August 2012.〕 Although the Opals did not qualify for the first tournament, they did, however, qualify for the 1957 Championships held in Brazil. Captained by Lorraine Eiler, the Opals defeated Cuba and Peru.〔(Lorraine Eiler ). Basketball Australia: Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 August 2012.〕 However, the inexperienced team ultimately finished in 10th place.〔FIBA Archive. 1957 World Championship for Women. (Event Standings ). Retrieved 2012-08-14.〕 Since then, the Opals have helped increase the popularity of the sport in Australia.〔Basketball Australia. (Opals History ). Retrieved 28 July 2012.〕 Australia would not get the opportunity to participate at the 1959 World Championship held in Moscow because at the time, the Australian Government would not allow the team to travel to the USSR. The Opals would not qualify for a World Championship again until the 1967 contest in Czechoslovakia. With an entirely new team and a single victory over Italy, Australia finished in 10th position for the second time.〔FIBA Archive. 1967 World Championship for Women. (Event Standings ). Retrieved 14 August 2012.〕
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