The United Arab Republic national basketball team or in ( Arabic: منتخب الجمهورية العربية المتحدة لكرة السلة للرجال ) was a historical national basketball team that existed between the year 1958–1971 that has represented first the United Arab Republic which was a union between Egypt (including the occupied Gaza Strip) and Syria from 1958 to 1961 and then the name has continued with Egypt until the year 1971.
| Joined FIBA | 1958 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | United Arab Republic Basketball Federation | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| AfroBasket[4] | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1962,[1] 1964,[2] 1970[3]) | ||
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History edit
The United Arab Republic men's national basketball team has since the foundation back in 1958 won three African Championships from 3 appearances and has participated in two World Championships but has no Olympic appearances.
Performance table edit
FIBA World Cup edit
| Year | Position | Tournament | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 11 | 1959 FIBA World Championship | Chile |
| 1970 | 13 | 1970 FIBA World Championship | Yugoslavia |
FIBA Africa Championship[5] [6] edit
| Year | Position | Tournament | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  |
FIBA Africa Championship 1962 | Cairo, United Arab Republic |
| 1964 | |
FIBA Africa Championship 1964 | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 1965 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1965 | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 1968 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1968 | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 1970 | |
FIBA Africa Championship 1970 | Alexandria, United Arab Republic |
African Games edit
| Year | Position | Tournament | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | |
1965 All-Africa Games | Congo |
Pan Arab Games edit
| Year | Position | Tournament | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | |
1961 Pan Arab Games | |
| 1965 | |
1965 Pan Arab Games |
Mediterranean Games edit
| Year | Position | Tournament | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  |
1959 Mediterranean Games | Beirut |
References edit
- ^ 1962 African Championship for Men FIBA.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ 1964 African Championship for Men FIBA.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ 1970 African Championship for Men FIBA.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ AfroBasket at The-Sports.org Retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ AfroBasket Info Retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ African basketball competitions Retrieved 5 September 2021