Italy women's national handball team

The Italy women's national handball team (Italian: Nazionale di pallamano femminile dell'Italia) represent Italy in international team handball competitions.

Italy
Information
Association	Italian Handball Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball)
Coach	Giuseppe Tedesco
Assistant coach	Elena Barani
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2001)
Best result	16th (2001)
Last updated on 25 December 2022.

It participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, which was hosted in Italy, placing 16th.^[1] It won the EHF Challenge Trophy in 2004.

Competitive record

World Championship

• 2001 – 16th

Mediterranean Games

• 1979 - 3rd
• 1987 - Winner
• 1991 – 4th
• 1993 – 5th
• 1997 – 7th
• 2001 – 6th
• 2005 – 6th
• 2009 – 8th
• 2013 – 8th
• 2018 – 6th

Current squad

Squad for the qualification phase to the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.^[2]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 99 GK Nila Bertolino (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 25) Cassano Magnago HB 16 GK Maddalena Cabrini (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 21) Dossobuono 95 GK Sara Margherita Di Giugno (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 23) 1.80 m Jomi Salerno 1 GK Francesca Luchin (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 34) 1.84 m SSV Brixen Südtirol 12 GK Anja Rossignoli (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 25) Yellow Winterthur 25 W Giada Babbo (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27) 1.60 m SSV Brixen Südtirol 10 P Angela Cappellaro (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 30) Füchse Berlin 27 B Eleonora Colloredo (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 32 CB Giulia Conte (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21) ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 87 B Martina Crosta (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21) 1.70 m ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 4 RB Ilaria Dalla Costa (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 30) 1.85 m Jomi Salerno 20 W Carelle Djiogap Noumedem (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25) Cellini Padova 28 B Vanessa Djiogap Tenguim (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 24) Cellini Padova 8 P Osarosemwen Bevelyn Eghianruwa (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) 1.73 m Cellini Padova 17 LB Serena Osamagbe Eghianruwa (2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20) 1.84 m Cellini Padova 11 RB Giulia Fabbo (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) 1.74 m Metz Handball 26 RB Irène Fanton (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 31) Achenheim Truchtersheim HB 9 B Sofia Ghilardi (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 26) 1.73 m HAC Le Havre 26 P Aurora Gislimberti (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 21) Mezzocorona 94 LW Giulia Gozzi (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 23) 1.61 m ASD Amatori Conversano 22 RW Sarah Hilber (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 27) 1.72 m SSV Brixen Südtirol 21 B Charity Osaheniye Iyamu (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19) Tushe Prato 67 LW Olga Lanfredi (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 1.68 m Nuova HF Teramo 92 B Cyrielle Paola Lauretti Matos (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 1.80 m Jomi Salerno 88 RW Asia Kristal Mangone (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23) Casalgrande Padana 15 LB Ramona Vesna Manojlovic (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22) 1.72 m Jomi Salerno 2 RW Giorgia Meneghini (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20) Cellini Padova 91 LB Anika Niederwieser (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 33) 1.85 m Thüringer HC 37 CB Michela Notarianni (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28) 1.65 m ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 90 RW Luisella Podda (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24) 1.65 m ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia 89 CB Lisa Michele Ponti (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 26) 1.60 m Cassano Magnago HB 6 B Rocio Sthefani Squizziato (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 31) 1.80 m Jomi Salerno 3 CB Irene Stefanelli (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26) 1.76 m ASD Pallamano Mestrino 13 P Lucila Maria Stettler (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 35) 1.75 m Jomi Salerno

See also

• Italy women's national beach handball team
• Italy men's national handball team