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Cuba women's national handball team

Field	Value
country	Cuba
type	W
Association	Federación Cubana de Balonmano
Coach	Osvaldo Hernández
Assistant coach	Jorge Coll
Juan Conde
World cup apps	5
World cup first	1999
World cup best	21st (1999, 2019)
Regional name	Pan American Championship
Regional cup apps	3
Regional cup first	1999
Regional cup best	2nd (1999, 2015)

Juan Conde The Cuba women's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions, and is controlled by the Federación Cubana de Balonmano.

The team participated in their first world cup the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship 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.

Results

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
DENNOR 1999	preliminary round	21st	5	0	0	5	103	181
BRA 2011	President's Cup	23rd	7	1	0	6	174	221
DEN 2015	President's Cup	23rd	7	1	0	6	176	245
JPN 2019	President's Cup	21st	7	2	0	5	200	279
GERNED 2025	President's Cup	30th	7	1	1	5	143	229

Pan American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
ARG 1999	round robin	2nd	5	3	1	1	140	93
BRA 2011	3rd place match	3rd	5	3	0	2	174	143
CUB 2015	Final	2nd	7	6	0	1	246	152

Pan American Games

1987 – 4th
1995 – 4th
1999 – 3rd

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

Central American and Caribbean Games

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

Nor.Ca. Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
PUR 2015	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	215	115
PUR 2017	Did not participate
MEX 2019	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	139	102
USA 2021	Did not participate
GRL 2023	Bronze medal game	4th	5	1	0	4	132	125
MEX 2025	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	157	100

Caribbean Handball Cup

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

Other tournaments

2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – 4th

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Osvaldo Hernández

References

"Cuba Handball Federation – GTP".
"Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1999 – NOR/DEN. 29.11–12.12-1999". International Handball Federation.
(4 December 2025). "Store følelser efter første VM-sejr nogensinde". TV2 Denmark.
(27 November 2025). "Team roster: Cuba". ihf.info.

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