Argentina men's national handball team

Argentina
Information
NicknameLos Gladiadores (The Gladiators)
AssociationConfederación Argentina de Handball
CoachRodolfo Jung
Assistant coachCristian Campos
Most capsGonzalo Carou (240)
Most goalsFederico Pizarro (610)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 2012)
Best result10th (2012, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1997)
Best result11th (2021)
Pan American Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1980)
Best result 1st (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Argentina national handball team is the national handball team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentina Handball Association.[1]

Tournament results

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1936 Berlin did not enter
1948–1968 Not held
1972 Munich did not qualify
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London preliminary round 10th of 12 5 1 0 4 113 138 −25
2016 Rio de Janeiro 10th of 12 5 1 0 4 110 126 −16
2020 Tokyo 12th of 12 5 0 0 5 125 154 −29
2024 Paris 12th of 12 5 0 0 5 131 171 −40
Total 4/15 20 2 0 18 479 589 -110

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
1938 did not enter
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997 preliminary round 22 5 0 0 5 96 140
1999 21 5 0 1 4 96 129
2001 round of 16 15 6 2 1 3 117 150
2003 preliminary round 17 5 1 1 3 127 156
2005 18 5 1 0 4 133 141
2007 presidents cup 16 6 2 0 4 138 167
2009 18 9 3 0 6 231 245
2011 main round 12 9 3 1 5 235 247
2013 presidents cup 18 7 2 0 5 169 193
2015 round of 16 12 6 2 1 3 152 156
2017 presidents cup 18 7 2 0 5 154 183
/ 2019 17 7 3 1 3 173 180
2021 main round 11 6 4 0 2 148 143
2023 19 6 2 0 4 142 176
2025 20 6 2 0 4 143 187
2027 TBD
2029
2031
Total 15/32 95 29 6 60 2254 2593

Pan American Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1987 Indianapolis group round 5th 4 0 0 4 56 100 −44
1991 Havana group round 5th 4 1 0 3 72 96 −24
1995 Mar del Plata bronze medal match 3rd 6 4 0 2 131 96 35
1999 Winnipeg bronze medal match 3rd 5 4 0 1 135 84 51
2003 Santo Domingo gold medal match 2nd 5 4 0 1 185 98 87
2007 Rio de Janeiro gold medal match 2nd 5 4 0 1 170 116 54
2011 Guadalajara gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 147 103 44
2015 Toronto gold medal match 2nd 5 4 0 1 150 104 46
2019 Lima gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 157 116 41
2023 Santiago gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 158 101 57
Total 10/10 3 Titles 49 36 0 13 1361 1014 347

Pan American Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
1980 round robin 5 5 1 0 4 75 99
1981 3rd place match 4 5 3 0 2 137 111
1983 did not enter
1985 round robin 4 5 1 0 4 86 122
1989 did not enter
1994 round robin 4 6 3 0 3 151 104
1996 final 2 5 3 0 2 119 100
1998 final 2 6 5 0 1 162 105
2000 final 1 5 5 0 0 123 93
2002 final 1 5 5 0 0 139 70
2004 final 1 5 5 0 0 153 87
2006 final 2 5 4 0 1 162 100
2008 final 2 5 4 0 1 150 121
2010 final 1 5 5 0 0 142 79
2012 final 1 6 5 1 0 177 103
2014 final 1 5 5 0 0 160 90
2016 3rd place match 3 7 5 0 2 210 124
2018 final 1 6 6 0 0 236 195
Total 16/18 7 titles 86 65 1 20 2489 1873

South and Central American Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
2020 final 1 5 5 0 0 220 91
2022 final 2 4 3 0 1 166 70
2024 final 2 5 3 1 1 173 101
Total 3/3 1 title 14 11 1 2 559 262

Other competitions

South American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2002 São Paulo Gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 139 69 70
2006 Buenos Aires Gold medal match 1st 5 5 0 0 168 76 92
2010 Medellin round robin 2nd 4 3 0 1 133 94 39
2014 Santiago gold medal match 2nd 4 3 0 1 111 78 33
2018 Cochabamba gold medal match 2nd 4 3 0 1 118 79 39
2022 Asunción round robin 1st 4 4 0 0 151 79 72
Total 6/6 3 Titles 26 23 0 3 820 475 345

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Rodolfo Jung

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Santiago Giovagnola (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 1.83 m 2 0 Balonmano Caserio
3 LB Santiago Barceló (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 1.91 m 19 28 BM Ciudad Encantada
4 CB Nicolás Bono (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 1.80 m 32 53 Istres Provence
7 LB Juan Gull (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 2.06 m 27 75 Pinheiros
9 LB Tomás Cañete (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 1.88 m 2 2 SSV Brixen Handball
10 LW Ramiro Benacedo (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 1.88 m 7 22 Colegio Ward
11 P Lucas Moscariello (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 1.90 m 115 246 BM Benidorm
18 P Guillermo Fischer (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 2.00 m 63 51 BM Villa de Aranda
19 CB Pedro Martínez (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 1.90 m 68 140 Sporting CP
20 RW Ramiro Martínez (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 1.81 m 65 166 BM Benidorm
23 CB Martín Jung (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 1.88 m 9 23 US Ivry Handball
25 RW Facundo Cangiani (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 1.82 m 59 84 Balonmano Torrelavega
27 P Pablo Minguez (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 1.92 m 0 0 ASV Eppan
28 RW Juan Saco (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 1.89 m 10 28 CB Triana
40 GK Leonel Maciel (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 1.92 m 140 17 CD Bidasoa
77 RB Lucas Aizen (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 1.91 m 24 39 BM Puente Genil

Statistics

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Manolo Cadenas dirigirá a Argentina hasta 2020". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "La lista de Los Gladiadores para el Mundial" (in Arabic). handballargentina.org. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Team Roster Argentina" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.