Spain national wheelchair handball team

Last updated
Spain
Information
Association Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach Ricardo Alonso
Captain Óscar Perales
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2022 )
Best resultTBA
Last updated on 2022-11-18.

The Spain national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation.

Contents

History

The Spanish team played there first game on 31 October 2021 against Portugal in León. [1] They lost the game 10–26 (Halftime 2–13). [2]

On 1 and 2 July 2022 they participated at the 2022 Euro Hand 4 All a 4 nations friendly tournament in France. Against Belgium they were able to win there first game. [3] The game for place 3 they won again against Belgium and secured the bronze medal. [4] [5]

They are participating at the first 2022 World and European Wheelchair Handball Championship in Portugal. [6] [7] [8]

The greatest rivaly is against Portugal, which they had also there first game. Since 2022 they play each other at the Troféu Internacional Vida. Portugal won both editions.

Competitive record

European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament

They did not participated at the European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament.

Wheelchair Handball World Championship

IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record
YearPositionGPWLSWSLSPWSPL
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Total1/1

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References

  1. "España disputará su primer partido internacional de balonmano en silla de ruedas en León" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Histórico estreno con buenas sensaciones de la selección española de silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Primera victoria internacional para la selección española en silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Tercera posición en Écully para la selección española de balonmano en silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. "EURO Hand 4 All" (in French). UODL Handball. 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "A las puertas de hacer historia en Portugal" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "El balonmano en silla de ruedas se expande y espera brillar en el mundial". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. "Inclusport estará en el Mundial de balonmano silla de ruedas". El Día de Valladolid . 31 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)