Begoña Fernández

Begoña Fernández Molinos (born 22 March 1980 in Vigo[1]) is a former Spanish team handball player. She was member of the Spanish national team.

This article is about the Spanish handball player. For the Mexican mathematician, see Begoña Fernández (mathematician).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Molinos.

Begoña Fernández
Personal information
Full name Begoña Fernández Molinos
Born (1980-03-22) 22 March 1980
Vigo, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Pivot
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2000
 Milar L'Eliana
2001–2003
 CBM Astroc Sagunto
2003–2005
 SD Itxako
2005–2008
 BM Elda Prestigio
2008–2012
 SD Itxako
2012
 ŽRK Zaječar
2013–2015
 ŽRK Vardar
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013
 Spain 181 (395)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macedonia Team

She played at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship in the Republic of Macedonia, where the Spanish team defeated Germany in the semifinal,[2] and received silver medals after losing the final. She was selected into the all-star-team and named the best pivot of the tournament.[3]

She was part of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

References
  1. "É unha gran recompensa tras abandonar Galicia moi nova". lavozdegalicia.es (in Galician). 14 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  2. "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia". diariosur.es (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  3. "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Begoña Fernández". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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