Syria women's national handball team

For the men's team, see Syria men's national handball team.

Syria
Information
Nickname	Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit.  'Qasioun Eagles')
Association	Syrian Arab Handball Federation
Coach	Vladimir Gligorov
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	none
Asian Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1987 )
Best result	4th (1987)
Last updated on 16 September 2021.

Syria women's national handball team

Medal record
West Asian Handball Championship
	2017 Amman
Pan Arab Games
	1992 Damascus

The Syria women's national handball team is the national team of Syria. It is governed by the Syrian Arab Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions. ^[1]

History

The team first played at the 1987 Asian Championships.^{[ citation needed ]}

After winning over Jordan and advancing from the group, they lost in the semifinals of the tournament with South Korea and then in the bronze medal match with Japan. Fourth place in the tournament is the biggest success of women's handball in Syria.^{[ citation needed ]}

The team, shortly after its success at the Asian Championships, took fourth place at the home Mediterranean Games in Latakia, ^[2] and in 1992 was bronze at the Pan-Arab Games in Damascus.

In 2017, after a long unsuccessful period, they won bronze medals at the West Asian Championships. ^[3]

After checking out of several teams, they qualified for the 2021 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan. ^[4]

Competition record

Asian Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
1987	4th	4	1	0	3	48	114	−66
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2015
2017
2018
2021	8th	7	2	0	5	174	206	−32
Total	2/18	11	3	0	8	222	320	−98

West Asian Championship

Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
2016	Did not enter
2017	3rd	5	3	0	2	113	107	+6
2019	Cancelled due to insufficient number of teams
Total	1/2	5	3	0	2	113	107	+6

Mediterranean Games

• 1987 – 4th

Pan Arab Games

• 1992 –

Current squad

Team roster for the 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship:

Coach: Vladimir Gligorov

• Madeleine Ghanem
• Roaa Al-Asaad
• Hanan Amaya
• Naglaa Al-Sharqi
• Ola Abu Ghazaleh
• Lynn Satouf
• Raghad Fadel
• Hajar Namouz
• Aya Al-Zanati
• Lynn Abbas
• Joy Al-Jarrah
• Rasha Abdullah
• Majdoleen Sarita
• Mais Asi
• Linda Al-Hamwi
• Lujain Al-Hamwi
• Hadeel Hussein

References

1. Profile – Syria, IHF.info, Retrieved 15 September 2021
2. "Affiche officielle des JM de Lattaquié 1987" (PDF). International Committee of Mediterranean Games. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-23.
3. Dayoub, Maya (19 February 2018). "Syria beats Iraq 33–15 within West Asian Women's Handball Championship". SANA . Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "Iran lose to Japan at 2021 Asian Women's Handball C'ship". Tehran Times. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

• Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN   0-7864-1026-4.

External links

• IHF profile