Uruguay women's national handball team

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	12 (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, 2001, 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 Championships

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1997	preliminary round	24rd	5	0	0	5	74	163
2001	preliminary round	23rd	5	0	0	5	90	155
2003	preliminary round	24rd	5	0	0	5	77	211
2005	preliminary round	23rd	5	0	0	5	73	205
2011	president's cup	20th	7	1	0	6	121	224
Total	5/21		27	1	0	26	435	958

Panamerican Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1999 Winnipeg	placement round	6th	4	1	0	3	68	112	-44
2003 Santo Domingo	Bronze Medal Match	4th	5	2	0	3	113	147	-34
2011 Guadalajara	7th place match	7th	5	2	1	2	135	146	-11
2015 Toronto	Bronze Medal Match	3rd	5	3	0	2	131	135	-4
Total	4/7		19	8	1	10	447	540	-93

Pan American Championship

• 1986: 6th
• 1991: 6th
• 1997: 3rd
• 1999: 4th

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2000	round robin	2nd	5	2	2	1	108	118
2003	3rd place match	3rd	4	2	0	2	75	95
2005	round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	118	139
2007	5th place match	5th	5	3	1	1	114	94
2009	5th place match	6th	4	1	2	1	93	97
2011	3rd place match	4th	5	1	1	3	118	145
2013	5th place match	5th	6	4	0	2	166	153
2015	5th place match	5th	7	4	1	2	197	200

South American Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2010 Medellin	Round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	130	128	2
2014 Santiago	Round robin	4th	4	1	0	3	85	123	-38

Summer Universiade

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2015 Gwangju	11th place match	12th place	6	0	0	6	91	192	-101

Qualifiers to Major Competitions

• Olympics

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2016	round robin	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:

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Noelia Artigas (1989-06-04)04 June 1989 (aged 22) 1.64 m Hebraica y Macabi 2 P Eliana Falco (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 24) 1.80 m Layva 3 LW Soledad Faedo (1987-12-17)17 December 1987 (aged 23) 1.70 m Layva 5 RB Mercedes Saiz (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 19) 1.73 m Malvin 6 LW Mariana Gomez (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 21) 1.60 m Scuola Italiana 8 LB Ornella Palla (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 (aged 21) 1.72 m Scuola Italiana 9 LB Alesandra Ferrari (1987-01-06)06 January 1987 (aged 24) 1.76 m Layva 10 RB Mariana Fleitas (1981-03-06)06 March 1981 (aged 30) 1.67 m Layva 11 RW Paula Fynn (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 23) 1.64 m Layva 12 GK Rossina Soca (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 23) 1.68 m Layva 13 CB Jussara Castro (1982-01-21)21 January 1982 (aged 29) 1.75 m Scuola Italiana 15 LB Fernanda Marrochi (1988-07-02)02 July 1988 (aged 23) 1.70 m Nautico 17 CB Paula Basaistegui (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 23) 1.61 m Layva 18 P Joaquina Rosillo (1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 18) 1.75 m Malvin 19 LW Sofia Cherone (1988-05-21)21 May 1988 (aged 23) Scuola Italiana 20 RW Viviana Ferrari (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 19) 1.70 m Goes

Technical staff

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

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile