# Argentina men's national handball team

The Argentina national handball team is the national handball team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentina Handball Association.

## Tournament results
### Olympic Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1936 Berlin | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1948–1968 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1972 Munich | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1976 Montreal | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 Moscow | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 Seoul | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 Barcelona | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 Atlanta | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 Sydney | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 Athens | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 Beijing | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 London | preliminary round | 10th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 138 | −25 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | preliminary round | 10th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 126 | −16 |
| 2020 Tokyo | preliminary round | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 154 | −29 |
| 2024 Paris | preliminary round | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 171 | −40 |
| Total | 4/15 | | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 479 | 589 | -110 |

### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1938 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1954 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1958 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1961 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1964 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1970 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1974 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1978 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1982 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1986 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1990 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1997 | preliminary round | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 140 |
| 1999 | preliminary round | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 129 |
| 2001 | round of 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 150 |
| 2003 | preliminary round | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 156 |
| 2005 | preliminary round | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 141 |
| 2007 | presidents cup | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 167 |
| 2009 | presidents cup | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 231 | 245 |
| 2011 | main round | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 235 | 247 |
| 2013 | presidents cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 193 |
| 2015 | round of 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 156 |
| 2017 | presidents cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 183 |
| / 2019 | presidents cup | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 180 |
| 2021 | main round | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 143 |
| 2023 | main round | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 176 |
| 2025 | main round | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 187 |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 15/32 | | 95 | 29 | 6 | 60 | 2254 | 2593 |

### Pan American Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1987 Indianapolis | group round | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 100 | −44 |
| 1991 Havana | group round | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 96 | −24 |
| 1995 Mar del Plata | bronze medal match | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 96 | 35 |
| 1999 Winnipeg | bronze medal match | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 84 | 51 |
| 2003 Santo Domingo | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 98 | 87 |
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 116 | 54 |
| 2011 Guadalajara | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 103 | 44 |
| 2015 Toronto | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 104 | 46 |
| 2019 Lima | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 116 | 41 |
| 2023 Santiago | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 101 | 57 |
| Total | 10/10 | 3 Titles | 49 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1361 | 1014 | 347 |

### Pan American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1980 | round robin | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 99 |
| 1981 | 3rd place match | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 111 |
| 1983 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1985 | round robin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 122 |
| 1989 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1994 | round robin | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 104 |
| 1996 | final | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 100 |
| 1998 | final | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 105 |
| 2000 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 93 |
| 2002 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 70 |
| 2004 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 87 |
| 2006 | final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 100 |
| 2008 | final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 121 |
| 2010 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 79 |
| 2012 | final | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 103 |
| 2014 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 90 |
| 2016 | 3rd place match | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 124 |
| 2018 | final | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 195 |
| Total | 16/18 | 7 titles | 86 | 65 | 1 | 20 | 2489 | 1873 |

### South and Central American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2020 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 91 |
| 2022 | final | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 70 |
| 2024 | final | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 101 |
| Total | 3/3 | 1 title | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 559 | 262 |

### Other competitions

South American Games :
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2002 São Paulo | Gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 69 | 70 |
| 2006 Buenos Aires | Gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | 92 |
| 2010 Medellin | round robin | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 94 | 39 |
| 2014 Santiago | gold medal match | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 78 | 33 |
| 2018 Cochabamba | gold medal match | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 79 | 39 |
| 2022 Asunción | round robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 79 | 72 |
| Total | 6/6 | 3 Titles | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 820 | 475 | 345 |
* 2014 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
* 2015 Provident Kupa – 2nd
* 2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four – 3rd
* 2016 Qatar International Handball Tournament – 4th
* 2017 International Tournament of Spain – 4th
* 2017 Four Nations Tournament – 2nd
* 2018 International Tournament of Spain – 3rd
* 2019 Four Nations Handball Tournament –
* 2023 International Tournament of Spain – 3rd
* 2023 Four Nations Handball Tournament –
* 2024 Yellow Cup - 3rd
* 2025 International Tournament of Spain – 4th

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Rodolfo Jung
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Santiago Giovagnola
* (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25)
* 1.83 m
* 2
* 0
* Balonmano Caserio
* 3
* LB
* Santiago Barceló
* (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22)
* 1.91 m
* 19
* 28
* BM Ciudad Encantada
* 4
* CB
* Nicolás Bono
* (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 27)
* 1.80 m
* 32
* 53
* Istres Provence
* 7
* LB
* Juan Gull
* (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)
* 2.06 m
* 27
* 75
* Pinheiros
* 9
* LB
* Tomás Cañete
* (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 26)
* 1.88 m
* 2
* 2
* SSV Brixen Handball
* 10
* LW
* Ramiro Benacedo
* (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)
* 1.88 m
* 7
* 22
* Colegio Ward
* 11
* P
* Lucas Moscariello
* (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 33)
* 1.90 m
* 115
* 246
* BM Benidorm
* 18
* P
* Guillermo Fischer
* (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
* 2.00 m
* 63
* 51
* BM Villa de Aranda
* 19
* CB
* Pedro Martínez
* (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25)
* 1.90 m
* 68
* 140
* Sporting CP
* 20
* RW
* Ramiro Martínez
* (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29)
* 1.81 m
* 65
* 166
* BM Benidorm
* 23
* CB
* Martín Jung
* (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
* 1.88 m
* 9
* 23
* US Ivry Handball
* 25
* RW
* Facundo Cangiani
* (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 33)
* 1.82 m
* 59
* 84
* Balonmano Torrelavega
* 27
* P
* Pablo Minguez
* (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 34)
* 1.92 m
* 0
* 0
* ASV Eppan
* 28
* RW
* Juan Saco
* (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 23)
* 1.89 m
* 10
* 28
* CB Triana
* 40
* GK
* Leonel Maciel
* (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 36)
* 1.92 m
* 140
* 17
* CD Bidasoa
* 77
* RB
* Lucas Aizen
* (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 27)
* 1.91 m
* 24
* 39
* BM Puente Genil

### Notable players

* Eric Gull
* Andrés Kogovsek