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, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2025 editions of the World Championship. At the 2011 edition they won their first ever World Cup match. At the 2025 edition they won their second.
In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.
Results World Championship YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA 1997preliminary round24rd500574163 2001preliminary round23rd500590155 2003preliminary round24rd500577211 2005preliminary round23rd500573205 2011president's cup20th7106121224 2025president's cup29rd7205155202Total6/283430315901160
Pan American Games GamesRoundPosition 1999 Winnipegplacement round6th410368112 2003 Santo DomingoBronze Medal Match4th5203113147 2011 Guadalajara7th place match7th5212135146 2015 TorontoBronze Medal Match3rd5302131135 2023 Santiago7th place match7th520398124Total5/92410113545664
Pan American Championship YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA 1986 round robin6th500537139 1991 5th place game6th41034584 1997 3rd place game3rd640212295 1999 round robin4th520311486 2000 round robin2nd5221108118 2003 3rd place match3rd42027595 2005 round robin3rd5302118139 2007 5th place match5th531111494 2009 5th place match6th41219397 2011 3rd place match4th5113118145 2013 5th place match5th6402166153 2015 5th place match5th7412197200 2017 3rd place match4th6303159128
South and Central American Championship YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA 2018Round robin5th410380109 2021Round robin4th5122145128 2022Round robin4th410387111 2024 Round robin3rd5302139110Total4/4186210451458
South American Games GamesRoundPosition 2010 MedellinRound robin3rd5302130128 2014 SantiagoRound robin4th410385123 2018 CochabambaConsolation robin5th420212867 2022 AsunciónRound robin4th5203134102
Other Tournaments Olympic qualification tournamentTournamentOutcomePosition 2016not qualified4th300355108
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.
Head coach: Leonardo Puñales
References
External links
IHF profile