Syria women's national handball team

The Syria women's national handball team is the national team of Syria. It is governed by the Syrian Arab Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.[1]

Syria Syria
Information
NicknameNosour Qasioun
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit.'Qasioun Eagles')
AssociationSyrian Arab Handball Federation
CoachVladimir Gligorov
Colours
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1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearancesnone
Asian Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1987)
Best result4th (1987)
Last updated on 16 September 2021.
Syria women's national handball team
Medal record
West Asian Handball Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Amman
Pan Arab Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Damascus

History edit

The team first played at the 1987 Asian Championships.[citation needed]

After winning over Jordan and advancing from the group, they lost in the semifinals of the tournament with South Korea and then in the bronze medal match with Japan. Fourth place in the tournament is the biggest success of women's handball in Syria.[citation needed]

The team, shortly after its success at the Asian Championships, took fourth place at the home Mediterranean Games in Latakia,[2] and in 1992 was bronze at the Pan-Arab Games in Damascus.

In 2017, after a long unsuccessful period, they won bronze medals at the West Asian Championships.[3]

After checking out of several teams, they qualified for the 2021 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan.[4]

Competition record edit

Asian Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Rank M W D L GF GA Dif
  1987 4th 4 1 0 3 48 114 −66
  1989 Did not enter
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2000
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2008
  2010
  2012
  2015
  2017
  2018
  2021 8th 7 2 0 5 174 206 −32
Total 2/18 11 3 0 8 222 320 −98

West Asian Championship edit

Year Rank M W D L GF GA Dif
  2016 Did not enter
  2017 3rd 5 3 0 2 113 107 +6
  2019 Cancelled due to insufficient number of teams
Total 1/2 5 3 0 2 113 107 +6

Mediterranean Games edit

Pan Arab Games edit

Current squad edit

Team roster for the 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship:

Coach: Vladimir Gligorov

  • Madeleine Ghanem
  • Roaa Al-Asaad
  • Hanan Amaya
  • Naglaa Al-Sharqi
  • Ola Abu Ghazaleh
  • Lynn Satouf
  • Raghad Fadel
  • Hajar Namouz
  • Aya Al-Zanati
  • Lynn Abbas
  • Joy Al-Jarrah
  • Rasha Abdullah
  • Majdoleen Sarita
  • Mais Asi
  • Linda Al-Hamwi
  • Lujain Al-Hamwi
  • Hadeel Hussein

References edit

  1. ^ Profile – Syria, IHF.info, Retrieved 15 September 2021
  2. ^ "Affiche officielle des JM de Lattaquié 1987" (PDF). International Committee of Mediterranean Games. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-23.
  3. ^ Dayoub, Maya (19 February 2018). "Syria beats Iraq 33–15 within West Asian Women's Handball Championship". SANA. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Iran lose to Japan at 2021 Asian Women's Handball C'ship". Tehran Times. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  • Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.

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