Brazil women's national handball team

The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international handball competitions.

Brazil Brazil
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Information
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Handebol
CoachCristiano Rocha
Assistant coachÁlvaro Herdeiro
Gabriel Maroja
CaptainBruna de Paula
Most capsAna Paula Belo (230)
Most goalsAna Paula Belo (806)
Colours
Team colours
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1st
Team colours
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 2000)
Best result5th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1995)
Best result1st (2013)
Pan American Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1986)
Best result1st (1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Last updated on Unknown.
Brazil women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Serbia
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place Brazil 1997
Gold medal – first place Argentina 1999
Gold medal – first place Brazil 2000
Gold medal – first place Brazil 2003
Gold medal – first place Brazil 2005
Gold medal – first place Dominican Republic 2007
Gold medal – first place Brazil 2011
Gold medal – first place Dominican Republic 2013
Gold medal – first place Cuba 2015
Gold medal – first place Argentina 2017
Silver medal – second place Chile 2009
Bronze medal – third place Brazil 1986
Bronze medal – third place United States 1989
Bronze medal – third place Brazil 1991
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place Winnipeg 1999 Team
Gold medal – first place Santo Domingo 2003 Team
Gold medal – first place Rio 2007 Team
Gold medal – first place Guadalajara 2011 Team
Gold medal – first place Toronto 2015 Team
Gold medal – first place Lima 2019 Team
Gold medal – first place Santiago 2023 Team
Bronze medal – third place Indianapolis 1987 Team
Bronze medal – third place Mar Del Plata 1995 Team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place Singapore 2010 Team

History

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In December 2013, the team won the World Championship for the first time in history after defeating Serbia 22–20 in the final. The Brazilian team won all nine games played in the tournament and became the first nation from Americas, Southern Hemisphere and only the second non-European country (after South Korea) to win the title.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1976 Montreal did not qualify
  1980 Moscow
  1984 Los Angeles
  1988 Seoul
  1992 Barcelona
  1996 Atlanta
  2000 Sydney Match for 7th place 8th of 10 7 1 0 6 180 238
  2004 Athens Match for 7th place 7th of 10 7 2 0 5 178 192
  2008 Beijing Preliminary round 9th of 12 5 1 1 3 124 137
  2012 London Quarter-finals 6th of 12 6 4 0 2 156 143
  2016 Rio de Janeiro Quarter-finals 5th of 12 6 4 0 2 161 149
  2020 Tokyo Preliminary round 11th of 12 5 1 1 3 133 141
  2024 Paris Quarterfinals 7th of 12 6 2 0 3 142 151
Total 6/13 42 15 2 25 1074 1151

World Championships

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1957 did not enter
  1962
  1965
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1993
   1995 Preliminary round 17th–20th 4 0 0 4 63 109
  1997 Preliminary round 23rd 5 0 0 5 104 155
   1999 Round of 16 16th 6 1 1 4 127 153
  2001 Round of 16 12th 6 3 0 3 155 168
  2003 Preliminary round 20th 5 1 0 4 136 155
  2005 Placement matches 7th 8 5 0 3 240 244
  2007 Placement matches 14th 6 3 1 2 184 128
  2009 Placement matches 15th 9 6 0 3 288 224
  2011 Quarter-finals 5th 9 8 0 1 291 228
  2013 Final 1st 9 9 0 0 253 197
  2015 Round of 16 10th 6 4 1 1 140 120
  2017 Placement matches 18th 7 2 2 3 165 172
  2019 Placement matches 17th 7 3 1 3 173 152
  2021 Quarter-finals 6th 7 5 0 2 201 176
 / /  2023 Main round 9th 6 4 0 2 196 143
 /  2025 qualified
  2027 to be determined
  2029
 /  2031
Total 16/28 1 title 100 54 6 40 2716 2524

Pan American Games

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Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1987 Indianapolis Bronze medal match 3rd 5 3 0 2 112 95
  1991 Havana Women's competitions not held
  1995 Mar del Plata Bronze medal match 3rd 5 3 0 2 126 110
  1999 Winnipeg Final 1st 7 6 1 0 217 154
  2003 Santo Domingo Final 1st 7 7 0 0 186 97
  2007 Rio de Janeiro Final 1st 5 5 0 0 183 83
  2011 Guadalajara Final 1st 5 5 0 0 201 70
  2015 Toronto Final 1st 5 5 0 0 185 92
  2019 Lima Final 1st 5 5 0 0 174 78
  2023 Santiago Final 1st 5 5 0 0 164 63
Total 9/9 7 titles 49 44 1 4 1548 842

Pan American Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1986 Round robin 3rd
  1989 Round robin 3rd 3 1 0 2 72 53
  1991 Round robin 3rd 5 3 0 2 178 73
  1997 Final 1st 6 6 0 0 179 65
  1999 Round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 148 80
  2000 Round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 210 81
  2003 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 199 60
  2005 Round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 166 56
  2007 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 188 60
  2009 Final 2nd 5 4 0 1 173 84
  2011 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 179 83
  2013 Final 1st 6 6 0 0 269 89
  2015 Final 1st 7 7 0 0 208 116
  2017 Final 1st 6 6 0 0 237 95
Total 14/14 10 titles 68 63 0 5 2406 995

South and Central American Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  2018 Round robin 1st 4 4 0 0 131 54
  2021 Round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 159 79
  2022 Round robin 1st 4 4 0 0 139 72
  2024 Qualified
Total 4/4 3 titles 13 13 0 0 429 205

South American Games

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Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2002 São Bernardo do Campo Round robin 1st 4 4 0 0 130 58
  2006 Mar del Plata did not enter
  2010 Medellin Round robin 2nd 5 4 0 1 195 89
  2014 Santiago Round robin 1st 4 3 1 0 133 66
  2018 Cochabamba Final 1st 4 4 0 0 114 59
  2022 Asunción Round robin 1st 5 5 0 0 176 73
Total 5/6 4 titles 22 20 1 1 748 345

Other tournaments

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Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 21-player squad was announced on 14 June 2024.[1] The final squad was revealed on 4 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Cristiano Rocha[3]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Gabriela Moreschi (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 30) 1.90 m 79 0   CSM București
2 LB Bruna de Paula (1996-09-26)26 September 1996 (aged 27) 1.70 m 102 332   Győri ETO KC
6 LB Mariane Fernándes (1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 28) 1.65 m 49 113   Zagłębie Lubin
7 P Tamires Morena Lima (1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 30) 1.83 m 157 260   Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
10 RW Jéssica Quintino (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 (aged 33) 1.72 m 145 396   Minaur Baia Mare
14 LW Ana Cláudia Bolzan (1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 28) 1.77 m 29 49   Benfica
20 LW Larissa Araújo (1992-07-01)1 July 1992 (aged 32) 1.67 m 107 230   CSM Corona Brașov
21 RW Adriana Cardoso de Castro (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 33) 1.67 m 85 360 Unknown
22 LB Samara Vieira (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 32) 1.83 m 49 85   Konyaaltı Bld. SK
23 RB Giulia Guarieiro (1995-07-24)24 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.74 m 55 84   BM Granollers
30 RB Gabriela Bitolo (1999-04-01)1 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.80 m 27 35   CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
36 P Marcela Arounian (2000-01-07)7 January 2000 (aged 24) 1.89 m 31 43   BM Aula Cultural
42 CB Jhennifer Lopes (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 23) 1.76 m 26 15   BM Remudas
49 CB Patrícia Matieli (1988-11-08)8 November 1988 (aged 35) 1.68 m 100 144   Zagłębie Lubin
77 LB Kelly Rosa (2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (aged 20) 1.80 m 10 24   CB Elche
87 GK Renata Arruda (1999-02-18)18 February 1999 (aged 25) 1.78 m 59 7   Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud

Head coach history

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Period Coach
0000   Alexandre Trevisan Schneider
2009–2016   Morten Soubak[4]
2017–2021   Jorge Dueñas[5]
2021–present   Cristiano Silva

References

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  1. ^ "Seleção Feminina é convocada para última fase de treinamentos visando Jogos Olímpicos de Paris" [Women's team called up for last phase of training ahead of Olympic Games in Paris]. cbhb.org.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Handball Confederation. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "CBHb anuncia convocação da equipe feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos de 2024" [CBHb announces call-up of the women's team for the 2024 Olympic Games]. surtoolimpico.com.br. Surto Olímpico. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Brazil" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "NEW ERA IN ANGOLA with Morten Soubak: It looks very exciting". Handball Planet. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ handball-world. "Jorge Duenas` Contract Not Extended - Brazil`s Women Need New National Coach". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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