Puerto Rico women's national handball team

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Information
NicknameLas Fieras
AssociationFederación Puertorriqueña de Balonmano
Coach Camilo Estevez
Assistant coachDennis Santiago
Captain Nathalys Ceballos
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2015 )
Best result20th (2015)
Pan American Championship
Appearances3 (First in 1991 )
Best result4th (2015)
Last updated on Unknown.
Puerto Rico women's national handball team
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Puerto Rico Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Mexico Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Colombia Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 El Salvador Team
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Puerto Rico
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Mexico

The Puerto Rico women's national handball team represents Puerto Rico in international handball competitions.

Contents

Results

World Championship

YearPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Denmark.svg 2015 20th7106117269
Flag of Spain.svg 2021 20th8206137343
Total2/307106117269

Pan American Championship

YearPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Cuba.svg 1991 7th400423181
Flag of Cuba.svg 2015 4th7313165200
Flag of Argentina.svg 2017 6th6303158164

Pan American Games

GamesPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 8th5005102137
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 Guadalajara 6th5203132142
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Toronto 6th5113135172
Flag of Peru.svg 2019 Lima 6th5203130116

Central American and Caribbean Games

GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of El Salvador.svg 2018 Barranquilla Gold medal game2nd5401152123
Flag of Colombia.svg 2023 San Salvador Gold medal game2nd5401174132

Nor.Ca. Championship

YearPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2015 5th6114147182
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2017 1st5311141128
Flag of Mexico.svg 2019 2nd4301112104
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 1st430111494

Caribbean Handball Cup

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Colombia.svg 2017 Final26303149141

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. [1]

Head coach: Camilo Estevez

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Kitsa Escobar (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33)1.58 m302
2RB Adriana Cabrera (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 31)1.71 m3563
5CB Nathalys Ceballos (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 34)1.52 m60150
6CB Sheila Hiraldo (1989-04-21) 21 April 1989 (age 34)1.58 m75180
8LW Joane Vergara (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 33)1.58 m2942
11LW Alanis Benítez (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 26)1.58 m105
12GK Roxanalis Carrasquillo (1990-10-21) 21 October 1990 (age 33)1.60 m202
13LB Cyolimar Ortíz (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 19)1.64 m45
15RW Jailene Maldonado (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29)1.76 m42115
16GK Zugeily Soto (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27)1.78 m211
17RB Ericka Graciani (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28)1.68 m2964
18P Ciris García (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)1.77 m75124
21LB Nastasha Escobar (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 20)1.76 m510
22LW Zuleika Fuentes (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 30)1.58 m5096
23P Lizabeth Rodríguez (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992 (age 31)1.64 m1518
24LW Robeliz Ortíz (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)1.58 m24

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References

  1. "Team Roster Puerto Rico" (PDF). ihf.info. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.