Cuba women's national handball team

Cuba
Information
Association	Federación Cubana de Balonmano
Coach	Osvaldo Hernández
Assistant coach	Jorge Coll Juan Conde
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1999)
Best result	21st (1999, 2019)
Pan American Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 1999)
Best result	2nd (1999, 2015)
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Cuba women's national handball team

Medal record
Pan American Championship
	1999 Argentina
	2015 Cuba
	2011 Brazil
Pan American Games
	2007 Brazil	Team
	1999 Canada	Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1993 Puerto Rico	Team
	2006 Dominican Republic	Team
	2014 Mexico	Team
	2023 El Salvador	Team
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
	2015 Puerto Rico
	2019 Mexico
	2025 Mexico

The Cuba women's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions, and is controlled by the Federación Cubana de Balonmano.^[1]

The team participated in their first world cup the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship^[2] and then again at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship. At the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship they managed to get their first ever World Cup win after 18 losses in a row, after they beat Kazakhstan 29-28.^[3]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1999	preliminary round	21st	5	0	0	5	103	181
2011	President's Cup	23rd	7	1	0	6	174	221
2015	President's Cup	23rd	7	1	0	6	176	245
2019	President's Cup	21st	7	2	0	5	200	279
2025	President's Cup	30th	7	1	1	5	143	229
Total	5/27		33	5	1	27	796	1155

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1999	round robin	2nd	5	3	1	1	140	93
2011	3rd place match	3rd	5	3	0	2	174	143
2015	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	246	152
Total	3/14		17	12	1	4	560	388

• 1987 – 4th
• 1995 – 4th
• 1999 – 3rd

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007 Rio de Janeiro	gold medal match	2nd place	5	3	0	2	151	127
2015 Toronto	5th place match	5th place	5	4	0	1	153	130

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018 Barranquilla	Bronze medal game	3rd	5	3	0	2	148	99
2023 San Salvador	Gold medal game	1st	5	4	0	1	173	122

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	215	115
2017	Did not participate
2019	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	139	102
2021	Did not participate
2023	Bronze medal game	4th	5	1	0	4	132	125
2025	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	157	100
Total	4/6		21	17	0	4	643	442

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2017	bronze medal match	4	6	2	1	3	175	161

• 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – 4th

Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.^[4]

Head coach: Osvaldo Hernández

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Niurkis Mora (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 1.83 m 36 4 Rouen Handball 2 RW Zajaris Hernández (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 1.83 m 15 31 Santiago de Cuba 4 RW Liliamnis Rosabal (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 1.73 m 29 31 Granma 6 P Dianny González (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 1.81 m 18 31 Matanzas Handball 10 RW Gleinys Reyes (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 1.78 m 35 62 CB Zonzamas 11 CB Diancy González (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 1.70 m 10 8 Matanzas Handball 15 RW Odalys Escalona (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 1.74 m 24 10 CB Bolaños 16 GK Danielys Herranz (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 1.78 m 35 2 HAC Nuoro 17 CB Angela Amoros (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 1.68 m 24 28 Matanzas Handball 18 RB Lorena Téllez (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 1.82 m 25 49 CB Atlético Guardés 24 LB Schakira Robert (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 1.75 m 25 17 Ciudad Real 26 RW Anna Sardiñas (2007-10-27) 27 October 2007 1.85 m 5 21 La Habana 30 CB Adriana Arencibia (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 1.72 m 0 0 Villa Clara 34 LW Yennifer Toledo (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 1.83 m 22 58 KHF Samadrexha 55 CB Yarumy Céspedes (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 1.70 m 28 45 CB T-Maravilla 80 P Melissa Chala (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 1.82 m 24 21 Pinar del Río

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