Italy women's national handball team

Italy
Information
Association	Italian Handball Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball)
Coach	Giuseppe Tedesco
Assistant coach	Elena Barani
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2001 )
Best result	16th (2001)
Last updated on 25 December 2022.

The Italy women's national handball team (Italian : Nazionale di pallamano femminile dell'Italia) represent Italy in international team handball competitions.

It participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, which was hosted in Italy, placing 16th. ^[1] It won the EHF Challenge Trophy in 2004.

Competitive record

World Championship

• 2001 – 16th

Mediterranean Games

• 1979 - 3rd
• 1987 - Winner
• 1991 – 4th
• 1993 – 5th
• 1997 – 7th
• 2001 – 6th
• 2005 – 6th
• 2009 – 8th
• 2013 – 8th
• 2018 – 6th

Current squad

Squad for the qualification phase to the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship. ^[2]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 99 GK Nila Bertolino (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24) Cassano Magnago HB 16 GK Maddalena Cabrini (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 20) Dossobuono 95 GK Sara Margherita Di Giugno (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 22) 1.80 m Jomi Salerno 1 GK Francesca Luchin (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 33) 1.84 m SSV Brixen Südtirol 12 GK Anja Rossignoli (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 25) Yellow Winterthur 25 W Giada Babbo (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27) 1.60 m SSV Brixen Südtirol 10 P Angela Cappellaro (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 30) Füchse Berlin 27 B Eleonora Colloredo (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 32 CB Giulia Conte (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21) ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 87 B Martina Crosta (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21) 1.70 m ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 4 RB Ilaria Dalla Costa (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 30) 1.85 m Jomi Salerno 20 W Carelle Djiogap Noumedem (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25) Cellini Padova 28 B Vanessa Djiogap Tenguim (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) Cellini Padova 8 P Osarosemwen Bevelyn Eghianruwa (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) 1.73 m Cellini Padova 17 LB Serena Osamagbe Eghianruwa (2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20) 1.84 m Cellini Padova 11 RB Giulia Fabbo (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) 1.74 m Metz Handball 26 RB Irène Fanton (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 31) Achenheim Truchtersheim HB 9 B Sofia Ghilardi (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25) 1.73 m HAC Le Havre 26 P Aurora Gislimberti (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 21) Mezzocorona 94 LW Giulia Gozzi (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) 1.61 m ASD Amatori Conversano 22 RW Sarah Hilber (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 27) 1.72 m SSV Brixen Südtirol 21 B Charity Osaheniye Iyamu (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19) Tushe Prato 67 LW Olga Lanfredi (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 1.68 m Nuova HF Teramo 92 B Cyrielle Paola Lauretti Matos (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 1.80 m Jomi Salerno 88 RW Asia Kristal Mangone (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23) Casalgrande Padana 15 LB Ramona Vesna Manojlovic (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22) 1.72 m Jomi Salerno 2 RW Giorgia Meneghini (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20) Cellini Padova 91 LB Anika Niederwieser (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 33) 1.85 m Thüringer HC 37 CB Michela Notarianni (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28) 1.65 m ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 90 RW Luisella Podda (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 1.65 m ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 89 CB Lisa Michele Ponti (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 26) 1.60 m Cassano Magnago HB 6 B Rocio Sthefani Squizziato (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 30) 1.80 m Jomi Salerno 3 CB Irene Stefanelli (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26) 1.76 m ASD Pallamano Mestrino 13 P Lucila Maria Stettler (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34) 1.75 m Jomi Salerno

See also

• Italy women's national beach handball team
• Italy men's national handball team

References

1. "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 — ITA. 4.12-16.12-2001" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. "Italy / Women (Adults)". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 9 April 2023.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile