# 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.

## 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 Championship

| 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 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 6/28 | | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 435 | 958 |

### Pan American Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1999 Winnipeg | placement round | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 112 |
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 147 |
| 2011 Guadalajara | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 146 |
| 2015 Toronto | Bronze Medal Match | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 135 |
| 2023 Santiago | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 124 |
| Total | 5/9 | | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 545 | 664 |

### Pan American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1986 | round robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 139 |
| 1991 | 5th place game | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 84 |
| 1997 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 95 |
| 1999 | round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 86 |
| 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 |
| 2017 | 3rd place match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 128 |

### South and Central American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2018 | Round robin | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 |
| 2021 | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 128 |
| 2022 | Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 111 |
| 2024 | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 110 |
| Total | 4/4 | | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 451 | 458 |

### South American Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 Medellin | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 128 |
| 2014 Santiago | Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 123 |
| 2018 Cochabamba | Consolation robin | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 67 |
| 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 |
| 2016 | not qualified | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 108 |
* 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
* 2023 Pan American Games last chance qualification tournament –

## 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)4 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)6 January 1987 (aged 24)
* 1.76 m
* Layva
* 10
* RB
* Mariana Fleitas
* (1981-03-06)6 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)2 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