Uruguay women's national handball team

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

Uruguay Uruguay
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Information
NicknameLa Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas
AssociationFederacion Uruguaya de Handball
CoachLeo Puñales
CaptainSoledad Faedo
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1997)
Best result20th 2011
Pan American Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1986)
Best result2nd (2000)
Last updated on Unknown.

History

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

In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.

Results

World Championship
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Germany 1997preliminary round24rd500574163
Italy 2001preliminary round23rd500590155
Croatia 2003preliminary round24rd500577211
Russia 2005preliminary round23rd500573205
Brazil 2011president's cup20th7106121224
Total5/28271026435958

Pan American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Canada 1999 Winnipeg placement round 6th 4 1 0 3 68 112
Dominican Republic 2003 Santo Domingo Bronze Medal Match 4th 5 2 0 3 113 147
Mexico 2011 Guadalajara 7th place match 7th 5 2 1 2 135 146
Canada 2015 Toronto Bronze Medal Match 3rd 5 3 0 2 131 135
Total 4/7 19 8 1 10 447 540

Pan American Championship
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 1986round robin6th500537139
Brazil 19915th place game6th41034584
Brazil 19973rd place game3rd640212295
Argentina 1999round robin4th520311486
Brazil 2000round robin2nd5221108118
Brazil 20033rd place match3rd42027595
Brazil 2005round robin3rd5302118139
Dominican Republic 20075th place match5th531111494
Chile 20095th place match6th41219397
Brazil 20113rd place match4th5113118145
Dominican Republic 20135th place match5th6402166153
Cuba 20155th place match5th7412197200
Argentina 20173rd place match4th6303159128

South and Central American Championship
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 2018Round robin5th410380109
Paraguay 2021Round robin4th5122145128
Argentina 2022Round robin4th410387111
Total3/313328312348

South American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Colombia 2010 Medellin Round robin 3rd 5 3 0 2 130 128
Chile 2014 Santiago Round robin 4th 4 1 0 3 85 123
Bolivia 2018 Cochabamba Consolation robin 5th 4 2 0 2 128 67
Paraguay 2022 Asunción Round robin 4th 5 2 0 3 134 102

Other Tournaments
Olympic qualification tournament
Tournament Outcome Position Pld W D L GF GA
Denmark 2016 not qualified 4th 3 0 0 3 55 108

Team

Current squad

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 (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 22) 1.64 m Uruguay Hebraica y Macabi
2 P Eliana Falco (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 24) 1.80 m Uruguay Layva
3 LW Soledad Faedo (1987-12-17)17 December 1987 (aged 23) 1.70 m Uruguay Layva
5 RB Mercedes Saiz (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 19) 1.73 m Uruguay Malvin
6 LW Mariana Gomez (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 21) 1.60 m Uruguay Scuola Italiana
8 LB Ornella Palla (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 (aged 21) 1.72 m Uruguay Scuola Italiana
9 LB Alesandra Ferrari (1987-01-06)6 January 1987 (aged 24) 1.76 m Uruguay Layva
10 RB Mariana Fleitas (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 30) 1.67 m Uruguay Layva
11 RW Paula Fynn (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 23) 1.64 m Uruguay Layva
12 GK Rossina Soca (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 23) 1.68 m Uruguay Layva
13 CB Jussara Castro (1982-01-21)21 January 1982 (aged 29) 1.75 m Uruguay Scuola Italiana
15 LB Fernanda Marrochi (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 23) 1.70 m Uruguay Nautico
17 CB Paula Basaistegui (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 23) 1.61 m Uruguay Layva
18 P Joaquina Rosillo (1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 18) 1.75 m Uruguay Malvin
19 LW Sofia Cherone (1988-05-21)21 May 1988 (aged 23) Uruguay Scuola Italiana
20 RW Viviana Ferrari (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 19) 1.70 m Uruguay Goes

Technical staff
  • Head coach: Leonardo Puñales
  • Assistant coach: Daniela Mata
  • Manager: Graciela Martínez
  • Doctor: Sofía González

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. "XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil: Cumulative Statistics Uruguay" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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