Argentina women's national handball team

The Argentina women's national handball team is the national team of Argentina. It is governed by the Confederacion Argentina de Handball and takes part in international handball competitions.

Argentina Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
Information
NicknameLa Garra
AssociationConfederación Argentina de Handball
CoachEduardo Gallardo
Assistant coachHernán Siso
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2016)
Best result12th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1999)
Best result16th (2019)
Pan American Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1986)
Best result1st (2009)
Last updated on Unknown.
Argentina women's national handball team
Medal record
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Chile
Silver medal – second place 2003 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2005 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2007 Dominican Republic
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dominican Republic
Silver medal – second place 2017 Argentina
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Argentina
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dominican Republic Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mexico Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Canada Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Brazil Team

Results edit

Olympic Games edit

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1976 Montreal did not qualify
  1980 Moscow
  1984 Los Angeles
  1988 Seoul
  1992 Barcelona
  1996 Atlanta
  2000 Sydney
  2004 Athens
  2008 Beijing
  2012 London
  2016 Rio de Janeiro Group stage 12th of 12 5 0 0 5 101 145
  2020 Tokyo did not qualify
  2024 Paris
Total 1/13 5 0 0 5 101 145

World Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1957 did not qualify
  1962
  1965
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1993
   1995
  1997
   1999 preiminary round 24th 5 0 0 5 52 180
  2001 did not qualify
  2003 preliminary round 22nd 5 0 0 5 74 171
  2005 preliminary round 20th 5 1 0 4 79 150
  2007 presidents cup 20th 6 2 0 4 124 157
  2009 presidents cup 19th 9 3 1 5 192 240
  2011 presidents cup 23rd 7 1 0 6 127 172
  2013 presidents cup 19th 7 2 0 5 154 187
  2015 presidents cup 18th 7 2 0 5 144 169
  2017 presidents cup 23rd 7 1 0 6 156 220
  2019 presidents cup 16th 7 2 0 5 177 197
  2021 main tound 21st 6 2 0 4 148 165
    2023 main round 20th 6 2 0 4 146 181
   2025 To be determined
  2027
  2029
   2031
Total 12/30 77 18 1 58 1473 2189

Pan American Games edit

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1987 Indianapolis preliminary round 5th 4 0 0 4 28 93
  1991 Havana women's competitions not held
  1995 Mar del Plata preliminary round 5th 4 0 0 4 61 90
  1999 Winnipeg preliminary round 6th 6 1 0 5 120 138
  2003 Santo Domingo gold medal match 2nd 7 4 1 2 170 179
  2007 Rio de Janeiro bronze medal match 3rd 5 4 0 1 144 109
  2011 Guadalajara gold medal match 2nd 5 4 0 1 121 111
  2015 Toronto gold medal match 2nd 5 3 0 2 122 101
  2019 Lima gold medal match 2nd 5 4 0 1 157 90
  2023 Santiago gold medal match 2nd 5 4 0 1 151 90
Total 9/9 46 24 1 21 1074 1004

Pan American Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1986 round robin 4th 5 2 0 3 51 106
  1989 did not enter
  1991 round robin 4th 4 1 0 3 54 119
  1997 bronze medal match 4th 6 2 0 4 85 100
  1999 round robin 3rd 5 3 1 1 126 96
  2000 round robin 4th 5 2 1 2 119 117
  2003 gold medal match 2nd 4 2 0 2 71 85
  2005 round robin 2nd 5 4 0 1 122 103
  2007 gold medal match 2nd 5 3 0 2 103 105
  2009 gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 113 74
  2011 gold medal match 2nd 5 3 1 1 159 125
  2013 gold medal match 2nd 6 5 0 1 178 118
  2015 bronze medal match 3rd 7 5 0 2 220 130
  2017 gold medal match 2nd 6 5 0 1 190 116
Total 13/14 1 title 69 42 3 24 1591 1394

South and Central American Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  2018 Round robin 2nd 4 3 0 1 108 92
  2021 Round robin 2nd 5 4 0 1 167 78
  2022 Round robin 2nd 4 3 0 1 99 78
Total 3/3 13 10 0 3 374 248

Performance in other tournaments edit

South American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2002 São Bernardo do Campo round robin 2nd 4 2 0 2 71 81
  2006 Mar del Plata gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 150 93
  2010 Medellin round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 171 95
  2014 Santiago round robin 2nd 4 3 1 0 95 72
  2018 Cochabamba Final 2nd 5 4 0 1 163 79
  2022 Asunción Round robin 3rd 5 3 0 2 136 95
Total 6/6 2 Titles 28 22 1 5 786 525
Olympic qualification tournament
Tournament Outcome Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2012 not qualified 4th 3 0 0 3 57 91
  2021 not qualified 3rd 2 0 0 2 34 65
  2024 not qualified 4th 3 0 0 3 78 101

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Eduardo Gallardo

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Marisol Carratú (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 37) 1.76 m 115 4   CB Elche
2 RB Sofia Rivadeneira (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m 35 0   CBF Elda
3 CB Martina Romero (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) 1.72 m 30 0   BM Aula Cultural
5 LB Manuela Pizzo (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 32) 1.80 m 151 366   Mariano Acosta Handball
6 RW Ayelén García (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 24) 1.68 m 22 28   CD Beti Onak
7 P Rocío Campigli (1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 (age 29) 1.71 m 71 150   CBF Málaga
9 RB Luciana Mendoza (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 34) 1.70 m 184 598   Pessac Handball
12 GK Ayelén Rosalez (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 28) 1.81 m 11 0   BM Porriño
13 P Giuliana Gavilan (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) 1.76 m 43 54   BM Bera Bera
16 GK Leila Niño (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31) 1.68 m 31 2   River Plate
17 RB Malena Cavo (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25) 1.69 m 27 79   BM Bera Bera
18 P Valentina Brodsky (1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 24) 1.76 m 4 0   River Plate
19 LW Valentina Learreta (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23) 1.69 m 4 0   CB Pozuelo de Calatrava
21 LB Macarena Gandulfo (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 30) 1.75 m 102 91   CSM Corona Brașov
22 LB Elke Karsten (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 28) 1.77 m 105 330   BM Bera Bera
24 CB Carolina Bono (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 23) 1.67 m 0 0   BM Porriño
25 CB Micaela Casasola (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m 70 116   BM Porriño
26 LW Lucia Dalle (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 25) 1.62 m 38 9   Estudiantes de La Plata

References edit

  1. ^ "La lista de La Garra para el Mundial 2023". handballargentina.org (in Spanish). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Team roster: Argentina" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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