Uruguay women's national handball team

Uruguay Uruguay
Information
Nickname La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas
Association Federacion Uruguaya de Handball
Coach Leonardo Puñales
Captain Soledad Faedo
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances 5 (first in 1997)
Best result 20th 2011
Pan American Championship
Appearances 11 (first in 1986)
Best result 2nd (2000)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Uruguay women's national handball team is the national team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.

History

The team participated in the 1997,[1] 2001,[2] 2003, 2005 and 2011 editions of the World Championship.

In 2003 They won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games

Results

World Championships

Panamerican Games

Year Round
Canada 19995th Place
Dominican Republic 20033rd Place
Mexico 20117th Place

Pan American Championship

South American Games

Current squad

Players

The following players were named in the squad for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship:[3][4]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Noelia Artigas 04 June 1989 (aged 22) 1.64 m Uruguay Hebraica y Macabi
2 P Eliana Falco 21 July 1987 (aged 24) 1.80 m Uruguay Layva
3 LW Soledad Faedo 17 December 1987 (aged 23) 1.70 m Uruguay Layva
5 RB Mercedes Saiz 12 September 1992 (aged 19) 1.73 m Uruguay Malvin
6 LW Mariana Gomez 11 July 1990 (aged 21) 1.60 m Uruguay Scuola Italiana
8 LB Ornella Palla 30 March 1990 (aged 21) 1.72 m Uruguay Scuola Italiana
9 LB Alesandra Ferrari 06 January 1987 (aged 24) 1.76 m Uruguay Layva
10 RB Mariana Fleitas 06 March 1981 (aged 30) 1.67 m Uruguay Layva
11 RW Paula Fynn 11 April 1988 (aged 23) 1.64 m Uruguay Layva
12 GK Rossina Soca 17 May 1988 (aged 23) 1.68 m Uruguay Layva
13 CB Jussara Castro 21 January 1982 (aged 29) 1.75 m Uruguay Scuola Italiana
15 LB Fernanda Marrochi 02 July 1988 (aged 23) 1.70 m Uruguay Nautico
17 CB Paula Basaistegui 14 November 1988 (aged 23) 1.61 m Uruguay Layva
18 P Joaquina Rosillo 11 August 1993 (aged 18) 1.75 m Uruguay Malvin
19 LW Sofia Cherone 21 May 1988 (aged 23) Uruguay Scuola Italiana
20 RW Viviana Ferrari 25 March 1992 (aged 19) 1.70 m Uruguay Goes

Technical staff

References

  1. ↑ "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1997 — GER. 30.11-14.12-1997" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 — ITA. 4.12-16.12-2001" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil: Uruguay team roster" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil: Cumulative Statistics Uruguay" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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