Elisabeth Pinedo

Elisabeth "Eli" Pinedo Sáenz (born 13 May 1981) is a retired Spanish handball player.[1] She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship,[2] where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the semifinal.[3] She also competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[4] where the Spanish team placed third.[5]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinedo and the second or maternal family name is Sáenz.
Elisabeth Pinedo
Pinedo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Elisabeth Pinedo Sáenz
Born (1981-05-13) 13 May 1981
Amurrio, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2004
 BM Bera Bera
2004–2005
 Cementos la Union Ribarroja
2005–2007
 BM Parc Sagunto
2007–2010
 SD Itxako
2010–2011
 HC Odense
2011–2016
 BM Bera Bera
2017–2018
 BM Alcobendas
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005-2016
 Spain 201 (441)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 Brazil
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2008 Macedonia
Silver medal – second place2014 Croatia/Hungary

Her twin sister Patri was also a Spanish international handball player.

References
  1. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Spain team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  3. "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia" (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  4. "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. Eli Pinedo. sports-reference.com
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