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Argentina men's national handball team
Men's national handball team representing Argentina
Men's national handball team representing Argentina
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Argentina |
| Badge | Conf arg handball.png |
| Badge_size | 110px |
| Nickname | Los Gladiadores (The Gladiators) |
| Association | Confederación Argentina de Handball |
| Coach | Rodolfo Jung |
| Assistant coach | Cristian Campos |
| Most caps | Gonzalo Carou (240) |
| Most goals | Federico Pizarro (610) |
| Summer Olympics apps | 4 |
| Summer Olympics first | 2012 |
| Summer Olympics best | 10th (2012, 2016) |
| World cup apps | 15 |
| World cup first | 1997 |
| World cup best | 11th (2021) |
| Regional name | Pan American Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 16 |
| Regional cup first | 1980 |
| Regional cup best | 1st (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
| pattern_la1 | _white_stripes |
| pattern_b1 | _whitestripes2 |
| pattern_ra1 | _white_stripes |
| pattern_sh1 | _blacksides |
| leftarm1 | 00aaff |
| body1 | 00aaff |
| rightarm1 | 00aaff |
| shorts1 | ffffff |
| pattern_b2 | _thinwhitesides |
| pattern_sh2 | _whitesides |
| leftarm2 | 000066 |
| body2 | 000066 |
| rightarm2 | 000066 |
| shorts2 | 000000 |
The Argentina national handball team is the national handball team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentina Handball Association.
Tournament results
Olympic Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | 4/15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 479 | 589 | -110 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER 1936 Berlin | did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1968 | Not held | |||||||||||||||||
| FRG 1972 Munich | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1976 Montreal | ||||||||||||||||||
| URS 1980 Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1988 Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 Atlanta | ||||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 Athens | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 London | preliminary round | 10th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 138 | −25 | |||||||||
| BRA 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 126 | −16 | ||||||||||
| JPN 2020 Tokyo | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 154 | −29 | ||||||||||
| FRA 2024 Paris | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 171 | −40 |
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | 16/32 | 95 | 29 | 6 | 60 | 2254 | 2593 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Germany 1938 | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Germany 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| France 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Germany 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan 1997 | preliminary round | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 140 | ||||||||
| Egypt 1999 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 129 | |||||||||
| France 2001 | round of 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 150 | ||||||||
| Portugal 2003 | preliminary round | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 156 | ||||||||
| Tunisia 2005 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 141 | |||||||||
| Germany 2007 | presidents cup | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 167 | ||||||||
| Croatia 2009 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 231 | 245 | |||||||||
| Sweden 2011 | main round | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 235 | 247 | ||||||||
| Spain 2013 | presidents cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 193 | ||||||||
| Qatar 2015 | round of 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 156 | ||||||||
| France 2017 | presidents cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 183 | ||||||||
| Denmark/Germany 2019 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 180 | |||||||||
| Egypt 2021 | main round | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 143 | ||||||||
| POL SWE 2023 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 176 | |||||||||
| CRO DEN NOR 2025 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 187 | |||||||||
| GER 2027 | Qualified | |||||||||||||||
| FRA GER 2029 | TBD | |||||||||||||||
| DEN ISL NOR 2031 |
Pan American Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | 10/10 | 3 Titles | 49 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1361 | 1014 | 347 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1987 Indianapolis | group round | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 100 | −44 | ||||||||||
| CUB 1991 Havana | group round | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 96 | −24 | ||||||||||
| ARG 1995 Mar del Plata | bronze medal match | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 96 | 35 | ||||||||||
| CAN 1999 Winnipeg | bronze medal match | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 84 | 51 | ||||||||||
| DOM 2003 Santo Domingo | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 98 | 87 | ||||||||||
| BRA 2007 Rio de Janeiro | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 116 | 54 | ||||||||||
| MEX 2011 Guadalajara | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 103 | 44 | ||||||||||
| CAN 2015 Toronto | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 104 | 46 | ||||||||||
| PER 2019 Lima | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 116 | 41 | ||||||||||
| CHI 2023 Santiago | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 101 | 57 |
Pan American Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | 16/18 | 7 titles | 86 | 65 | 1 | 20 | 2489 | 1873 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico 1980 | round robin | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 99 | |||||||||
| Argentina 1981 | 3rd place match | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 111 | |||||||||
| USA 1983 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 1985 | round robin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 122 | |||||||||
| Cuba 1989 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 1994 | round robin | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 104 | |||||||||
| USA 1996 | final | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 100 | |||||||||
| Cuba 1998 | final | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 105 | |||||||||
| Brazil 2000 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 93 | |||||||||
| Argentina 2002 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 70 | |||||||||
| Chile 2004 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 87 | |||||||||
| Brazil 2006 | final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 100 | |||||||||
| Brazil 2008 | final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 121 | |||||||||
| Chile 2010 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 79 | |||||||||
| Argentina 2012 | final | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 103 | |||||||||
| Uruguay 2014 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 90 | |||||||||
| Argentina 2016 | 3rd place match | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 124 | |||||||||
| Greenland 2018 | final | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 195 |
South and Central American Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | 4/4 | 2 titles | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 751 | 360 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil 2020 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2022 | final | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina 2024 | final | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 101 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAR 2026 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 98 |
Other competitions
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | 6/6 | 3 Titles | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 820 | 475 | 345 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2002 São Paulo | Gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 69 | 70 | ||||||||||
| ARG 2006 Buenos Aires | Gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | 92 | ||||||||||
| COL 2010 Medellin | round robin | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 94 | 39 | ||||||||||
| CHI 2014 Santiago | gold medal match | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 78 | 33 | ||||||||||
| BOL 2018 Cochabamba | gold medal match | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 79 | 39 | ||||||||||
| PAR 2022 Asunción | round robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 79 | 72 |
- 2014 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
- 2015 Provident Kupa – 2nd
- 2016 Christmas Handball Tournament of Four – 3rd
- 2016 Qatar International Handball Tournament – 4th
- 2017 International Tournament of Spain – 4th
- 2017 Four Nations Tournament – 2nd
- 2018 International Tournament of Spain – 3rd
- 2019 Four Nations Handball Tournament – [[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]
- 2023 International Tournament of Spain – 3rd
- 2023 Four Nations Handball Tournament – [[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]
- 2024 Yellow Cup - 3rd
- 2025 International Tournament of Spain – 4th
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Rodolfo Jung
Statistics
| Name | Matches | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | W/OB | |
| 240 | P | |
| 218 | W | |
| 203 | GK | |
| 196 | W | |
| 195 | CB | |
| 190 | OB | |
| 186 | GK | |
| 152 | OB | |
| 148 | OB | |
| 144 | CB | |
| 140 | OB | |
| 131 | GK | |
| 129 | P | |
| 121 | CB | |
| 115 | OB | |
| 112 | P |
| Name | Goals | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 825 | W/OB | |
| 790 | W | |
| 513 | P | |
| 450 | CB | |
| 412 | CB | |
| 407 | OB | |
| 309 | OB | |
| 307 | W | |
| 230 | OB | |
| 200+ | OB |
Notable players
- Eric Gull
- Andrés Kogovsek
References
References
- (13 April 2017). "Manolo Cadenas dirigirá a Argentina hasta 2020". Marca.
- "La lista de Los Gladiadores para el Mundial". handballargentina.org.
- (15 January 2025). "Team Roster Argentina".
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