# 2005 World Women's Handball Championship squads

The following squads and players competed in the World Women's Handball Championship in 2005 in Russia, Saint Petersburg.

## Angola

* Cristina Branco
* Marta Joaquiem
* Ilda Bengue
* Belina Miguel
* Filomena Trindade
* Bombo Calandula
* Maria Goncalves
* Nair Almeida
* Isabel Fernandes
* Marcelina Kiala
* Maria Pedro
* Anica Neto
* Justina Praca
* Cilizia Tavares
* Elzira Tavares
* Lourdes Monteiro
Coach: Jeronimo Neto

## Argentina

* Maria Celeste Mena
* Melisa Bok
* Maricel Bueno
* Georgina Constantino
* Mariana Sanguinetti
* Magdalena Decilio
* Pilar Romero
* Gisele Leis
* Natacha Melillo
* Bibiana Ferrea
* Cynthia Basile
* Valentina Kogan
* Lucia Fernandez
* Solange Tagliavini
* Patricia Ces
* Maria Emilia Acosta
Coach: Giselle Pintos

## Australia

* Megan Miller
* Shelley Roy
* Olivia Doherty
* Katia Boyd
* Belinda Griffiths
* Lilly Maher
* Katherina Napier
* Raelene Boulton
* Courtney Gahan
* Caitlin Wynne
* Catherine Kent
* Michelle Rossoukas
* Meaghan Gurr
* Kimberly Tennant
* Rosalie Boyd
* Simone Montie
Coach: Geoffrey Latta

## Austria

* Natalia Rusnatchenko
* Ariane Maier
* Ljiljana Paras
* Monika Richter
* Laura Magelinskas
* Sorina Teodorovic
* Marina Budecevic
* Elisabeth Herbst
* Isabel Plach
* Sabrina Thurner
* Petra Blazek
* Katrin Engel
* Tatjana Logvin
* Gabriela Rotis Nagy
* Simona Spiridon
* Katharina Reingruber
Coach: Herbert Müller

## Brazil

* Channa Masson de Souza
* Alexandra do Nascimento
* Fabiana Kuestner
* Silvia Araujo Pinheiro
* Daniela de Oliveira Piedade
* Alessandra Medeiros de Oliveira
* Tayra Rodrigues
* Millene Brune Figueiredo
* Vivianne Rodigues Jacques
* Jacqueline Oliveira Santana
* Lucila da Silva
* Juceli Sales da Rosa
* Aline da Silva
* Idalina Borges Mesquita
* Aline dos Santos
* Francine de Moraes
Coach: Juan Oliver

## Cameroon

* Laurentine Balilumin
* Celestine Nyestok A Ebeng
* Forsuh Perpetua Lemnwie
* Emilienne Ady Dipoko
* Ursula Ngoh Mbah
* Carole Nanda Kouakam
* Nicole Magne Kenmogoe
* Kermine Ngo Kaldjop
* Marthe Virginie Eke Bissono
* Agata Aurore Dooh Soppo Oho
* Evelyne Madjotah Tapfou
* Labelle Kun Nguidjol
* Honoree Kaldjop
* Loualine Shuri Ndeh
* Marguerita Tchagam
* Jacqueline Mossy Solle
Coach: Pascal Teufack

## China

* Liu Guini
* Liu Yun
* Zhang Hongli
* Yu Le
* Huang Dongjie
* Wang Chanchan
* Wang Min
* Wang Shasha
* Zhang Zhiqing
* Huang Hong
* Wu Yanan
* Liu Xiaomei
* Sun Laimiao
* Yu Geli
* Wu Wenjuan
* Li Weiwei
Coach: Kim Gap-soo

## Croatia

* Barbara Stancin
* Miranda Tatari
* Ivanka Hrgovic
* Maja Cop
* Dijana Golubic
* Maida Arslanagic
* Nikica Pusic
* Maja Koznjak
* Jelena Grubisic
* Lidija Horvat
* Svitlana Pasicnik
* Ivana Jelcic
* Marija Popovic
* Kristina Franic
* Ljerka Vresk
* Antonela Pensa
Coach: Ratko Balenovic

## Denmark

* Ditte Andersen
* Jane Wangsöe
* Rikke Nielsen
* Kristina Bille-Hansen
* Mette Sjöberg
* Mette Vestergaard
* Louise Mortensen
* Rikke Hörlykke Jörgensen
* Lene Lund Nielsen
* Karin Mortensen
* Lise Knudsen
* Katrine Fruelund
* Rikke Schmidt
* Lene Thomsen
* Karen Brödsgaard
* Josephine Touray
Coach: Jan Pytlick

## France

* Stéphanie Lambert
* Nina Kamto Njitam
* Amelie Goudjo
* Angelique Spincer
* Paule Baudouin
* Sophie Herbrecht
* Stella Joseph-Matthieu
* Isabelle Wendling
* Myriam Korfanty
* Sabrina Legenty
* Valérie Nicolas
* Sandy Demangeon
* Alissa Gomis
* Christine Vanparys-Torres
* Raphaelle Tervel
* Laurence Maho
Coach: Olivier Krumbholz

## Germany

* Sabine Englert
* Clara Woltering
* Alexandra Gräfer
* Anne Müller
* Anna Loerper
* Nadine Krause
* Sabrina Neukamp
* Mariella Bohm
* Silke Meier
* Anja Althaus
* Susanne Henze
* Stefanie Melbeck
* Nina Wörz
* Nora Reiche
* Nadine Härdter
* Grit Jurack
Coach: Armin Emrich

## Hungary

* Katalin Pálinger
* Tímea Sugár
* Beatrix Balogh
* Mónika Kovacsicz
* Ibolya Mehlmann
* Ágnes Hornyák
* Rita Borbás
* Cecília Őri
* Bernadett Ferling
* Anita Görbicz
* Eszter Siti
* Tímea Tóth
* Gabriella Szűcs
* Gabriella Kindl
* Orsolya Vérten
* Fanni Kenyeres
Coach: András Németh

## Ivory Coast

* Rufine Lobouo
* Candido Zazan
* Alimata Dosso
* Elodie Mambo
* Celine Dongo
* Nathalie Kregbo
* Julie Toualy
* Robeace Abogny
* Sandrine Douhou
* Mari Josee Guibi
* Edwige Zadi
* Adeline Koudou
* Laurette Bodua
* Fatoumata Diomande
* Elisabeth Sokouri
* Christiane Guede
Coach: Julienne Mme Akpa

## Japan

* Mami Tanaka
* Yuko Arihama
* Mariko Komatsu
* Mao Higuchi
* Mineko Tanaka
* Natsuki Takei
* Akiko Kinjo
* Hitomi Sakugawa
* Tomoko Sakamoto
* Naomi Nakamura
* Aiko Hayafune
* Kimiko Hida
* Keiko Mizuno
* Noriko Omae
* Hisyao Taniguchi
* Yakari Asai
Coach: Bert Bouwer

## Macedonia

* Olga Kolesnik
* Robertina Mecevska
* Natasa Kocevska
* Anzela Platon Dimovska
* Olga Bujanova
* Klara Boeva
* Valentina Radulovic
* Lence Ilkova
* Alexandra Ristovska
* Semra Radoncik
* Natalija Todorovska
* Julija Portjanko
* Biljana Crvenkoska
* Tanja Andrejeva
* Elena Gjorgjijevska
* Mirjeta Bajramoska
Coach: Andrij Portnoj

## Netherlands

* Marieke van der Wal
* Jokelyn Tienstra
* Debbie Klijn
* Diane Roelofsen
* Saskia Mulder
* Evelien van der Koelen
* Miranda Robben
* Joyce Hilster
* Arjenne Paap
* Andrea Groot
* Diane Lamein
* Natasja Burgers
* Maura Visser
* Irina Pusic
* Silvia Hofman
* Pearl van der Wissel
Coach: Sjors Röttger

## Norway

* Terese Pedersen
* Ragnhild Aamodt
* Anette Hovind Johansen
* Randi Gustad
* Karoline Dyhre Breivang
* Kristine Lunde
* Kari Mette Johansen
* Kjersti Beck
* Linn Jörum Sulland
* Elisabeth Hilmo
* Camilla Thorsen
* Katrine Lunde
* Marianne Rokne
* Tonje Nöstvold
* Isabell Blanco
Coach: Marit Breivik

## Poland

* Sabina Kubisztal
* Iwona Blaszkowska
* Iwona Szafulska
* Joanna Dworaczyk
* Magdalena Milot
* Ewa Damiecka
* Dagmara Kowalska
* Hanna Strzalkowska
* Karolina Siodmiak
* Kinga Polenz
* Iwona Lacz
* Karolina Kudlacz
* Agatha Wypych
* Magdalena Chemicz
* Sabina Wlodek
* Marzena Kot
Coach: Zygfryd Kuchta

## Romania

* Tereza Tamas
* Ramona Maier
* Oana Soit
* Raluca Ivan
* Roxana Gatzel
* Ana Maria Lazer
* Aurelia Bradeanu
* Ionela Gilca
* Paula Radulescu
* Cristina Varzaru
* Steluta Luca
* Valentina Nelli Ardean Elisei
* Luminita Dinu
* Simona Gogirla
* Mihaela Tivadar
* Narcisa Lecusanu
Coach: Gheorghe Tadici

## Russia

* Tatiana Alizar
* Polina Vyakhireva
* Oxana Romenskaya
* Liudmila Postnova
* Anna Kareeva
* Liudmila Bodnieva
* Yana Uskova
* Elena Polenova
* Emilia Turey
* Elena Sergeeva
* Natalia Shipilova
* Maria Sidorova
* Ekaterina Marennikova
* Irina Bliznova
* Anna Kurepta
* Irina Poltoratskaya
Coach: Evgeny Trefilov

## Slovenia

* Urska Wertl
* Nina Potočnik
* Mojca Dercar
* Deja Doler
* Mihaela Ciora
* Mia Bosnjak
* Vesna Pus
* Nataliya Derepasko [fr]
* Katja Kurent Tatarovac
* Tanja Cigoja
* Sergeja Stefanišin
* Manuela Hrnjic
* Barbara Gorski
* Tatjana Oder [fr]
* Martine Strmsek
* Anja Frešer
Coach: Robert Begus

## South Korea

* Son Min Ji
* Woo Sun Hee
* Huh Soon Young
* Lee Gong Joo
* Song Hai Rim
* Kim Eun Jung
* Kim Cha Youn
* Huh Young Sook
* Moon Kyeong Ha
* Yoo Hyun Ji
* Kim Jin Soon
* Lee Min Hee
* Myoung Bok Hee
* Kang Ji Hey
* Choi Im Jeong
* Moon Pil Hee
Coach: Kang Tae Ko

## Ukraine

* Viktoriya Tymoshenkova
* Oksana Sakada
* Tetyana Shynkarenko
* Maryna Vergelyuk
* Olena Iatsenko
* Ganna Siukalo
* Olena Radchenko
* Regina Shymkute
* Iryna Shybanova
* Olena Reznir
* Tetiana Vorozhtsova
* Nataliya Lyapina
* Anastasiya Borodina
* Mariya Boklashchuk
* Maria Makarenko
* Iryna Shutska
Coach: Leonid Ratner

## Uruguay

* Magdalena Gutierrez
* Claudia Porteiro
* Soledad Faedo
* Lucia Miranda
* Eliana Falco
* Paola Lucas
* Fabiana Sencion
* Cecilia Saiz
* Alejandra Sencion
* Ivanna Scavino
* Paula Gambera
* Jussara Castro
* Victoria Grana
* Maria Noel Uriarte
* Alejandra Ferrari
* Ximena Diaz
Coach: Gonzalo Peluffo