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Argentina women's national handball team

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Argentina Argentina
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Information
NicknameLa Garra
AssociationConfederación Argentina de Handball
CoachMariano Muñoz
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

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.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Canada 1976 Montreal did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Group stage 12th of 12 5 0 0 5 101 145
Japan 2020 Tokyo did not qualify
France 2024 Paris
Total 1/13 5 0 0 5 101 145

World Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 did not qualify
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 1975
Czechoslovakia 1978
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986
South Korea 1990
Norway 1993
AustriaHungary 1995
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999 preliminary round 24th 5 0 0 5 52 180
Italy 2001 did not qualify
Croatia 2003 preliminary round 22nd 5 0 0 5 74 171
Russia 2005 20th 5 1 0 4 79 150
France 2007 President's Cup 20th 6 2 0 4 124 157
China 2009 19th 9 3 1 5 192 240
Brazil 2011 23rd 7 1 0 6 127 172
Serbia 2013 19th 7 2 0 5 154 187
Denmark 2015 18th 7 2 0 5 144 169
Germany 2017 23rd 7 1 0 6 156 220
Japan 2019 16th 7 2 0 5 177 197
Spain 2021 main round 21st 6 2 0 4 148 165
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 20th 6 2 0 4 146 181
GermanyNetherlands 2025 qualified
Hungary 2027 To be determined
Spain 2029
Czech RepublicPoland 2031
Total 13/30 77 18 1 58 1473 2189

Record against other teams at the world championship

Pan American Games

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

Pan American Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 1986 round robin 4th 5 2 0 3 51 106
United States 1989 did not enter
Brazil 1991 round robin 4th 4 1 0 3 54 119
Brazil 1997 bronze medal match 4th 6 2 0 4 85 100
Argentina 1999 round robin 3rd 5 3 1 1 126 96
Brazil 2000 round robin 4th 5 2 1 2 119 117
Brazil 2003 gold medal match 2nd 4 2 0 2 71 85
Brazil 2005 round robin 2nd 5 4 0 1 122 103
Dominican Republic 2007 gold medal match 2nd 5 3 0 2 103 105
Chile 2009 gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 113 74
Brazil 2011 gold medal match 2nd 5 3 1 1 159 125
Dominican Republic 2013 gold medal match 2nd 6 5 0 1 178 118
Cuba 2015 bronze medal match 3rd 7 5 0 2 220 130
Argentina 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

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 2018 Round robin 2nd 4 3 0 1 108 92
Paraguay 2021 Round robin 2nd 5 4 0 1 167 78
Argentina 2022 Round robin 2nd 4 3 0 1 99 78
Brazil 2024 Round robin 2nd 5 4 0 1 165 107
Total 4/4 18 14 0 4 539 355

Performance in other tournaments

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South American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil 2002 São Bernardo do Campo round robin 2nd 4 2 0 2 71 81
Argentina 2006 Mar del Plata gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 150 93
Colombia 2010 Medellin round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 171 95
Chile 2014 Santiago round robin 2nd 4 3 1 0 95 72
Bolivia 2018 Cochabamba Final 2nd 5 4 0 1 163 79
Paraguay 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
Spain 2012 not qualified 4th 3 0 0 3 57 91
Spain 2021 not qualified 3rd 2 0 0 2 34 65
Spain 2024 not qualified 4th 3 0 0 3 78 101

Current squad

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Roster for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[1]

Head coach: Mariano Muñoz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Marisol Carratú (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 39) 1.76 m 115 4 Spain CB Elche
3 CB Martina Romero (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 23) 1.72 m 20 20 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
6 RW Ayelén García (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 25) 1.68 m 62 103 Spain CD Beti Onak
7 P Rocío Campigli (1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 (age 31) 1.71 m 215 210 Spain CBF Málaga
13 P Giuliana Gavilan (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 29) 1.76 m 83 113 Spain BM Bera Bera
17 RB Malena Cavo (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 26) 1.69 m 63 206 Spain MKS Zagłębie Lubin
18 CB Macarena Sans (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 29) 1.66 m 109 302 Spain CD Beti Onak
20 LW Joana Bolling (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 30) 1.68 m 37 53 Spain Club Handbol Mislata
22 LB Elke Karsten (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 30) 1.77 m 124 451 Spain BM Bera Bera
23 LP Sol Azcun (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 25) 1.82 m 5 4 Spain CBF Elda
24 CB Carolina Bono (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 25) 1.67 m 46 25 Spain BM Porriño
25 LB Micaela Casasola (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 28) 1.75 m 101 221 Spain CD Beti Onak
26 LW Lucia Dalle (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 27) 1.62 m 48 73 Italy Handball Erice
27 LB Martina Lang (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 22) 1.72 m 8 10 Spain BM Remudas
33 GK Valentina Menucci (2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 (age 24) 1.74 m 0 0 Spain Club Balonmano Zonzamas
34 RW Berenice Frelier (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 22) 1.70 m 2 0 Slovakia IUVENTA Michalovce

References

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  1. ^ CAH (2 November 2025). "La lista de La Garra para el Mundial 2025". Handball Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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