Spain women's national handball team

Olympic Games

More information Year, Position ...

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1976	Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992	7th	4	1	0	3	50	68	−18
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004	6th	7	1	3	3	201	192	+9
2008	Did not qualify
2012	3rd	8	5	1	2	165	196	−31
2016	6th	6	3	0	3	151	143	+8
2020	9th	5	2	0	3	135	142	−7
2024	12th	5	0	0	5	111	143	−32
Total	6/13	35	12	4	19	813	884	−71

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World Championship

More information Year, Position ...

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1957	Did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993	15th	6	1	0	5	112	141	−29
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001	10th	6	3	0	3	161	160	+1
2003	5th	9	6	1	2	258	229	+29
2005	Did not qualify
2007	10th	8	3	1	4	217	227	−10
2009	4th	10	6	1	3	267	215	+52
2011	3rd	9	7	0	2	247	201	+46
2013	9th	6	4	0	2	151	119	+32
2015	12th	6	3	0	3	169	120	+49
2017	11th	6	3	1	2	158	140	+18
2019	2nd	10	7	1	2	303	250	+53
2021	4th	9	7	0	2	250	206	+44
2023	13th	6	4	0	2	166	144	+22
2025	14th	6	3	0	3	166	153	+13
2027	TBD
2029	Qualified as host
2031	TBD
Total	13/30	97	57	5	35	2625	2315	+320

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European Championship

More information Year, Position ...

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998	12th	6	0	1	5	132	154	−22
2000	Did not qualify
2002	13th	3	0	2	1	76	80	−4
2004	8th	7	3	0	4	185	193	−8
2006	9th	6	3	0	3	150	149	+1
2008	2nd	8	4	2	2	199	197	+2
2010	11th	6	2	0	4	143	142	+1
2012	11th	6	2	1	3	153	156	−3
2014	2nd	8	5	0	3	200	191	+9
2016	11th	6	1	1	4	138	140	−2
2018	12th	6	1	0	5	152	167	−15
2020	9th	6	1	2	3	147	164	−17
2022	9th	6	1	1	4	146	166	−20
2024	13th	3	1	0	2	75	74	+1
2026	Qualified
2028	TBD
2030
2032
Total	14/20	77	24	10	43	1896	1973	−77

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Mediterranean Games

• 1979 – Runners-up
• 1987 – 3rd place
• 1991 – 3rd place
• 1993 – 3rd place
• 1997 – 5th place
• 2001 – Runners-up
• 2005 – Champions
• 2009 – 4th place
• 2013 – 5th place
• 2018 – Champions
• 2022 – Champions
• 2026 – TBD
• 2030 – TBD

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.^[1][2]

Head coach: Ambros Martín

More information No., Pos. ...

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Nicole Wiggins (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 26) 1.78 m 46 3 BM Bera Bera 14 LW Ona Vegué (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 28) 1.69 m 29 81 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 17 LW Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 31) 1.69 m 120 297 CS Gloria Bistrița 18 RW Maitane Etxeberria (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 29) 1.69 m 102 185 BM Bera Bera 19 LB Ester Somaza (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 22) 1.78 m 26 47 BM Bera Bera 23 RB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 24) 1.68 m 79 190 CS Gloria Bistrița 24 P Lysa Tchaptchet (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 24) 1.86 m 61 78 Odense Håndbold 27 LB Danila So Delgado (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 24) 1.73 m 36 108 CS Gloria Bistrița 33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 29) 1.84 m 85 125 CS Gloria Bistrița 34 CB Alicia Fernández (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 33) 1.73 m 115 267 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 65 RW Anne Erauskin (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 27) 1.71 m 18 43 BM Bera Bera 67 CB Elba Álvarez (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 25) 1.70 m 19 41 BM Bera Bera 68 P Lyndie Tchaptchet (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 21) 1.85 m 16 29 BM Bera Bera 70 LB Carmen Arroyo (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 22) 1.80 m 14 22 BM Bera Bera 73 RB Maddi Bengoetxea (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 25) 1.73 m 5 9 CBF Elda 74 GK Lucía Prades (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 24) 1.79 m 7 2 BM Bera Bera 76 LW Lisa Oppedal (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 22) 1.78 m 9 14 CB Elche 93 GK Nicole Morales (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 28) 1.72 m 13 1 CB Elche

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Coaching history

More information Period, Coach ...

Period	Coach
2002–2004	José Francisco Aldeguer[3]
2007–2017	Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021	Carlos Viver[4]
2021–2023	José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present	Ambros Martín

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Notable players

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

• Carmen Martín, 2008 Junior World Championship,^[5] 2011 World Championship, 2014 European Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2018 European Championship
• Begoña Fernández, 2008 European Championship, 2009 World Championship^[6]
• Marta Mangué, 2009 World Championship,^[6] 2012 Summer Olympics
• Nerea Pena, 2010 European Championship
• Alexandrina Cabral, 2019 World Championship

Individual all-time records