Silvia Navarro (handballer)

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Silvia Navarro
Personal information
Full nameSilvia Navarro Gimenez
Born (1979-03-20) 20 March 1979
Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kilograms (137 lb)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
NicknameLa Mujer Araña]]
Club information
Current clubBM Remudas
Number16
Senior clubs
1998–2000
2000–2004
2004-2006
2006–2012
2012-2013
2013-		Milar l Eliana Valencia
El Ferrobus Mislata
Mar Valencia
SD Itxako
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
BM Remudas
National team
 Spain93 (2)[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze 2012 London Team
World Championship
Bronze 2011 Brazil Team

Silvia Navarro Giménez (born 20 March 1979 in Valencia)[2] is a Spanish handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for the Spanish club BM Remudas, and on the Spanish national team.

International championships

She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team placed 11th, and Navarro was listed among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 39%.[3]

She also competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team placed 3rd, and Navarro was listed first among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 46%.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the Spanish team won the bronze medal, Silvia Navarro was listed fourth among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 37%.[5]

Club

Navarro Gimenez followed ex-teammate Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and signed for Romanian top club Vâlcea in May 2012.[6]

International honours

National team
  • World Championship:
    • Bronze Medallist: 2009
Club
  • EHF Cup:
    • Winner: 2009
    • Finalist: 2008

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Spain". IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Silvia Navarro Gimenez Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2011. 
  3. ↑ "9th Women's European Handball Championship, Euro 2010. Goalkeeper statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
  4. ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil. Goalkeeper Statistics". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Leading Players - Goalkeepers". london2012.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Silvia Navarro acompañará Sandy Barbosa en el Oltchim". Area Balonmano. Retrieved 2012-05-14. 
  7. ↑ "VIDEO Barbosa, alesă cea mai bună jucătoare de la "Trofeul Carpați"" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 March 2013. 
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