Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey is a Russian handballer who plays as a left wing. She is a three-time World Champion, silver medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2006 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship, all with the National Team of Russia. She also won the EHF Champions League in 2007 and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2009 as a club player. Turey is of Sierra Leonean descent through her father.
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Muravyova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won a gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship. At the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship in Macedonia, she received a bronze medal, where she was also named "Best Defense Player".
Marta Mangué González is a Spanish handballer for Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball and the Spanish national team.
Andrea Barnó San Martín is a former Spanish handball player, member of the Spanish women's national team.
Verónica Cuadrado Dehesa is a former Spanish handball player who was member of the Spanish women's national team.
Macarena Aguilar Díaz is a Spanish former handball player who played for the Spanish national team.
Elisabeth Chávez Hernández is a Spanish handball player for Nantes Loire Atlantique, a French handball club from Nantes, France and the Spanish women's national team.
Jessica Alonso Bernardo is a former Spanish handball player, who was of the Spanish women's national team.
Mihaela Ciobanu is a retired Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper, who played on the Spanish women's national team.
Allison Marie Pineau is a French handballer for RK Krim and the French national team. She won gold medal at the 2017 World Championship, 2018 European Championship and 2020 Olympic Games.
Tatyana Yevgenyevna Khmyrova is a Russian handballer.
Vanesa Amorós Quiles is a former Spanish handball player. She played for the Spanish national team, and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the Spanish team won the bronze medal.
Silvia Navarro Giménez is a Spanish handball goalkeeper for BM Remudas and the Spanish national team.
Victoria Yuryevna Zhilinskayte is a Russian handball player for HC Kuban Krasnodar and the Russian national handball team.
Nely Carla Alberto Francisca is a Spanish handball player for Mérignac Handball and the Spain national team.
Brazil was the host nation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions in the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Setting a milestone in Olympic history, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics, and the second Latin American host following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Milena Raičević née Knežević, is a Montenegrin international handballer for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and the Montenegrin national team.
Lee Eun-Bi is a South Korean handball player. She plays on the South Korean national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
Valentina Kogan is an Argentine handball goalkeeper. She plays for Vilo and the Argentina national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
Irina Alexandra Pop is a Romanian born Dominican team handball player. She plays for the club Associació Lleidatana d'Handbol (Spain) and on the Dominican Republic national team. She competed at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, where the Dominican Republic placed 23rd.
