Silvia Navarro (handballer)
 Navarro in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvia Navarro Gimenez | ||
| Born |
20 March 1979 Valencia, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Nickname | La Mujer Araña | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | BM Remudas | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1998–2000 2000–2004 2004–2006 2006–2012 2012–2013 2013– |
BM Sagunto El Ferrobus Mislata BM Sagunto SD Itxako CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea BM Remudas | ||
| National team | |||
| Spain | 141 (2) | ||
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Silvia Navarro Jiménez (born 20 March 1979)[1] is a Spanish handball goalkeeper who won bronze medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olypmics. She currently plays for BM Remudas and the Spanish national team.[2][3]
Club
Navarro Gimenez followed ex-teammate Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and signed for Romanian top club Vâlcea in May 2012.[4]
International championships
She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team placed 11th, and Navarro was listed among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 39%.[5]
She also competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team placed 3rd, and Navarro was listed first among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 46%.[6]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the Spanish team won the bronze medal, Silvia Navarro was listed fourth among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 37%.[7]
Honours
- Club
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2011
- Semifinalist: 2006, 2013
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2009
- Finalist: 2008
- National team
- European Championship:
- Silver Medallist: 2008
- World Championship:
- Bronze Medallist: 2011
- Olympics:
- Bronze Medallist: 2012
Individual awards
- Carpathian Trophy Best Goalkeeper: 2013[8]
- Bronze Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[9]
References
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- ↑ "Silvia Navarro Gimenez Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Silvia Navarro. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Silvia Navarro acompañará Sandy Barbosa en el Oltchim". Area Balonmano. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ↑ "9th Women's European Handball Championship, Euro 2010. Goalkeeper statistics" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil. Goalkeeper Statistics" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "Leading Players – Goalkeepers". london2012.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "VIDEO Barbosa, alesă cea mai bună jucătoare de la "Trofeul Carpați"" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Silvia Navarro. nbcolympics.com
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