 Uruguay | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas | ||
| Association | Federacion Uruguaya de Handball | ||
| Coach | Leo Puñales | ||
| Captain | Soledad Faedo | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (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.
The team participated in the 1997, [1] 2001, [2] 2003, 2005 and 2011 editions of the World Championship.
In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.
| 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 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 6/28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 435 | 958 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Olympic qualification tournament | |||||||||
| Tournament | Outcome | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2016 | not qualified | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 108 | |
The following players were named in the squad for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship: [3] [4]
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