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The Bulgaria national basketball team (Bulgarian: Български национален баскетболен отбор) represents Bulgaria in international basketball. They are administered by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Bulgaria's first appearance at an international tournament came at the EuroBasket in 1935. They have reached the premier European basketball competition 24 times, with their best results coming in 1957 as the runners-up on home soil, and their bronze medal finish in 1961 respectively. The national team has also qualified for the FIBA World Cup, where they finished seventh in their lone appearance in 1959. Competing at the Summer Olympics multiple times, Bulgaria had their top performance in 1956. In 1950, the national team participated in and won the Balkan Championship.