Silvia Navarro (handballer)
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| Full name | Silvia Navarro Gimenez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1979 Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kilograms (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | La Mujer Araña | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | BM Remudas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spain | 104 (2)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Silvia Navarro Giménez (born 20 March 1979)[2] is a Spanish handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for the Spanish club BM Remudas and 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
- European Championship:
- Silver Medallist: 2008
- World Championship:
- Bronze Medallist: 2011
- Olympics:
- Bronze Medallist: 2012
- Club
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2011
- Semifinalist: 2006, 2013
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2009
- Finalist: 2008
Individual awards
- Carpathian Trophy Best Goalkeeper: 2013[7]
References
- ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Silvia Navarro Gimenez Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ "9th Women's European Handball Championship, Euro 2010. Goalkeeper statistics" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil. Goalkeeper Statistics" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "Leading Players - Goalkeepers". london2012.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Silvia Navarro acompañará Sandy Barbosa en el Oltchim". Area Balonmano. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ↑ "VIDEO Barbosa, alesă cea mai bună jucătoare de la "Trofeul Carpați"" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 March 2013.
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