Syria women's national handball team
The Syria women's national handball team is the national team of Syria. It is governed by the Syrian Arab Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.[1]
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun Eagles') | ||
| Association | Syrian Arab Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Vladimir Gligorov | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | none | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1987) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1987) | ||
| Last updated on 16 September 2021. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| West Asian Handball Championship | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2017 Amman | |
| Pan Arab Games | ||
| 1992 Damascus | |
History
The team first played at the 1987 Asian Championships, which were the first in the history of Asian women's handball.
After winning 25–11 over Jordan and advancing from the group, they lost in the semifinals of the tournament with South Korea and then in the bronze medal match with Japan. Fourth place in the tournament is the biggest success of women's handball in Syria.
The team, shortly after its success at the Asian Championships, took fourth place at the home Mediterranean Games in Latakia,[2] and in 1992 was bronze at the Pan-Arab Games in Damascus.
In 2017, after a long unsuccessful period, they won bronze medals at the West Asian Championships.[3]
After checking out of several teams, they qualified for the 2021 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan.[4]
Competition record
Asian Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | |
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 1987 |
4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 114 | −66 | |
 1989 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1991 | |||||||||
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| 2021 |
8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 174 | 206 | −32 | |
| Total | 2/18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 222 | 320 | −98 | |
West Asian Championship
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2016 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 2017 |
3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 107 | +6 | ||
 2019 |
Cancelled due to insufficient number of teams | |||||||||
| Total | 1/2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 107 | +6 | ||
Mediterranean Games
- 1987 – 4th
Pan Arab Games
- 1992 –
Current squad
Team roster for the 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship:
Coach: Vladimir Gligorov
- Madeleine Ghanem
- Roaa Al -Asaad
- Hanan Amaya
- Naglaa Al -Sharqi
- Ola Abu Ghazaleh
- Lynn Satouf
- Raghad Fadel
- Hajar Namouz
- Aya Al -Zanati
- Lynn Abbas
- Joy Al Jarrah
- Rasha Abdullah
- Majdoleen Sarita
- Mais Asi
- Linda Al -Hamwi
- Lujain Al -Hamwi
- Hadeel Hussein
References
- Profile – Syria, IHF.info, Retrieved 15 September 2021
- "Affiche officielle des JM de Lattaquié 1987" (PDF). International Committee of Mediterranean Games. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-23.
- Dayoub, Maya (19 February 2018). "Syria beats Iraq 33–15 within West Asian Women's Handball Championship". SANA. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "Iran lose to Japan at 2021 Asian Women's Handball C'ship". Tehran Times. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.