United States Women's National Handball Team

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United States
Logo national handball team USA.png
Association USHA
confederacy Pan-American Team Handball Federation
Outfitter Eldera
Trainer Christian Latulippe
Assistant coach Olivier Orfèvres , Julio Leyva Sainz , Kim Moncel , David Gascon
Team captain Sarah Gascon
Olympic games
Participation 4 of 11 (First: 1984 )
best result 5th place 1984
Handball world championship
Participation 5 of 24 (First: 1975 )
best result 11th place ( 1975 and 1982 )
Handball Pan American Championship
Participation 9 of 14 (First: 1986 )
best result Pan American Champion 1986 , 1991
(As of August 8, 2019)

The United States women's national handball team represents the United States at international handball tournaments . It reports to the United States Olympic Committee .

The team has so far participated in handball world championships five times (1975, 1982, 1986, 1993 and 1995), the best placement they achieved with eleventh place at the 1975 World Cups in the Soviet Union and 1982 in Hungary .

At the Pan American Games , the team won the title in 1987 and 1995 . In 2019 the fourth place was taken.

At the Pan American Championship , he won the title in 1986 and 1991 . The team last reached fifth place in 2017 .

Successes at championships

Olympic games

Game scene at the 1988 Olympic Games

World championships

Pan American Games

Pan American Championships

Nor.Ca championships

Current squad

No. Surname Date of birth society position size
goalkeeper
1 Sophie Fasold January 2, 1994 TSV North Harrislee TW 1.70
12 Bryana Newbern 4th January 1994 Werder Bremen TW 1.79
Outside
8th Zoe Lombard April 9, 1992 Team rogue RA 1.75
11 Julia Taylor 4th December 1989 Aulnay handball LA 1.73
17th Elizabeth Hartnett May 17, 1991 Team rogue RA 1.73
24 Maria Vallone May 17, 1991 Club Municipalidad de Vicente López LA 1.75
Circular rotor
4th Sarah Gascon (C)Captain of the crew January 12, 1982 Team rogue KM 1.70
14th Jennifer Fithian April 24, 1984 Team rogue KM 1.83
Back room
9 Kathleen Darling August 24, 1981 Busan Bisco RR 1.88
10 Ashley Butler February 13, 1998 HSG Hude / Falkenburg RR 1.63
15th Nicole Andersen November 9, 1996 Hellerup IK Håndbold RL 1.80
19th Julia Sayer May 27, 1987 TSV Hahlen RM 1.83
21st Sif Skov Christensen February 21, 2002 Hillerød HK RL 1.80
22nd Jence Ann Rhoads December 31, 1988 CB Mecalia Atlético Guardés RM 1.78
Coaching staff
CanadaCanada Christian Latulippe April 12, 1971 TR
FranceFrance Olivier Orfèvres October 10, 1972 Co
Julio Leyva Sainz May 9, 1975 Co
Kim Moncel KTR
David Gascon TM
expanded roster
Caroline Borg Aker Topphåndball RA 1.65
Abigail Brittain Auburn LA
Freja Dobreff TW
Shani Levinkind November 12, 1990 Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan KM 1.68
Monaye Merritt Team rogue LA
Christina Raiford
Kourtney Rhoads Team rogue RM 1.80
Candace Stewart WCAP KM
Sanna Wheeler

As of August 8, 2019

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