Uruguay women's national handball team

Uruguay
Information
Nickname	La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas
Association	Federacion Uruguaya de Handball
Coach	Leonardo Puñales
Captain	Ignacio Cabrera
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1997 )
Best result	20th (2011)
Pan American Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1986 )
Best result	2nd (2000)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Uruguay women's national handball team is the national team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.

History

The team participated in the 1997, ^[1] 2001, ^[2] 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2025 editions of the World Championship. At the 2011 edition they won their first ever World Cup match. ^[3] At the 2025 edition they won ther second. ^[3]

In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.

Results

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1997	preliminary round	24rd	5	0	0	5	74	163
2001	preliminary round	23rd	5	0	0	5	90	155
2003	preliminary round	24rd	5	0	0	5	77	211
2005	preliminary round	23rd	5	0	0	5	73	205
2011	president's cup	20th	7	1	0	6	121	224
2025	president's cup	29rd	7	2	0	5	155	202
Total	6/28		34	3	0	31	590	1160

Pan American Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999 Winnipeg	placement round	6th	4	1	0	3	68	112
2003 Santo Domingo	Bronze Medal Match	4th	5	2	0	3	113	147
2011 Guadalajara	7th place match	7th	5	2	1	2	135	146
2015 Toronto	Bronze Medal Match	3rd	5	3	0	2	131	135
2023 Santiago	7th place match	7th	5	2	0	3	98	124
Total	5/9		24	10	1	13	545	664

Pan American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1986	round robin	6th	5	0	0	5	37	139
1991	5th place game	6th	4	1	0	3	45	84
1997	3rd place game	3rd	6	4	0	2	122	95
1999	round robin	4th	5	2	0	3	114	86
2000	round robin	2nd	5	2	2	1	108	118
2003	3rd place match	3rd	4	2	0	2	75	95
2005	round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	118	139
2007	5th place match	5th	5	3	1	1	114	94
2009	5th place match	6th	4	1	2	1	93	97
2011	3rd place match	4th	5	1	1	3	118	145
2013	5th place match	5th	6	4	0	2	166	153
2015	5th place match	5th	7	4	1	2	197	200
2017	3rd place match	4th	6	3	0	3	159	128

South and Central American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2018	Round robin	5th	4	1	0	3	80	109
2021	Round robin	4th	5	1	2	2	145	128
2022	Round robin	4th	4	1	0	3	87	111
2024	Round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	139	110
Total	4/4		18	6	2	10	451	458

South American Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010 Medellin	Round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	130	128
2014 Santiago	Round robin	4th	4	1	0	3	85	123
2018 Cochabamba	Consolation robin	5th	4	2	0	2	128	67
2022 Asunción	Round robin	4th	5	2	0	3	134	102

Other Tournaments

Olympic qualification tournament
Tournament	Outcome	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2016	not qualified	4th	3	0	0	3	55	108

• 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
• 2023 Pan American Games last chance qualification tournament –

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. ^{[4] [5]}

Head coach: Leonardo Puñales

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Julieta Pessina (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 26) 1.69 m 40 15 Layva Balonmano 3 LB Sabrina Grieco (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 26) 1.73 m 60 200 Club Atlético Goes 4 CB Martina Barreiro (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 29) 1.65 m 102 452 Club Atlético Goes 5 RB Camila Barreiro (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 31) 1.60 m 28 54 Club Atlético Goes 6 LW Leticia Schinca (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 35) 1.69 m 60 180 Club Nautico 7 RW Catalina Tournier (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 24) 1.63 m 120 90 Colegio Alemán 8 LB Camila Bianco (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 27) 1.76 m 40 60 Layva Balonmano 9 P Rosina González (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 32) 1.73 m 40 55 Layva Balonmano 10 P Viviana Ferrari (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 33) 1.71 m 190 450 Club Atlético Goes 12 GK Viviana Hergatacorzian (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 24) 1.78 m 25 1 Club Atlético Goes 13 CB Maite Pessina (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 24) 1.71 m 20 25 Layva Balonmano 18 RB Sabrina Golda (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 22) 1.64 m 40 100 Club Nautico 19 RB Magdalena Guichon (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 21) 1.69 m 30 60 Scuola Italiana Di Montevideo 22 GK Agustina Modernell (1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 30) 1.74 m 94 1 Layva Balonmano 24 LB Martina Campos (2005-12-25) 25 December 2005 (age 20) 1.67 m 32 130 Sesi Araraquara 27 CB Paula Eastman (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 28) 1.57 m 70 150 Layva Balonmano

References

1. "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1997 — GER. 30.11-14.12-1997" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 — ITA. 4.12-16.12-2001" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
3. "Banker modstander og vinder første VM-kamp i 14 år" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
4. "La Senior rumbo al Mundial". fuhandball.com. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
5. "Team roster: Uruguay" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile