The Chile national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of Chile and is overseen by the Handball Federation of Chile.

History

At unofficial world championship in Brazil in 2013 Chile won 4 silver and two bronze medals. Chile participated at the first Pan American Wheelchair Handball Championship in 2014 in all 5 categories. The men's won the bronze medal in the 4x4 cat B and the women's the silver medal in 7x7. At the first official world championship in Egypt in 2022 they finished at the fourth place.

Competitive record

Wheelchair Handball World Championship

2013 Inofficial wheelchair Handball World Championship

  •  Silver: 4×4 women, 4×4 mixed, 4×4 men cat A, 7×7 mixed
  •  Bronze: 7×7 men, 4×4 men cat B

Pan American Wheelchair Handball Championship

Source:

Men's

Women's

Players

Current squad

These players were called-up for the 2024 Wheelchair Handball World Championship.

Designed goalkeepers and field players

  • 18 - Ricardo Martínez ( Handball Adaptado Concepción)
  • 12 - Juan Carlos Peña ( Vikingos Adaptado)
  • 7 - Jonathan Veas ( Vikingos Adaptado)
  • 66 - Ángel Hernández ( Cruz del Sur)

Full-field players

  • 2 - Luz María Carrasco ( DACh)
  • 5 - Jeisy Vilches ( DACh)
  • 16 - Noemí Álvarez ( Cruz del Sur)
  • 10 - Cristian Espinoza ( Lobos de El Bosque)
  • 26 - Jorge Carrasco ( Lobos de El Bosque)
  • 6 - Luis Orellana ( Handball Adaptado Concepción)

Staff

  • Head Coach: William Andrade
  • Assistant Coach: Catalina Jimeno
  • Doctor: Magdalena Torres
  • Physio: Amaya Iribarren

References

External links

  • website
  • IHF Team Page (2022 Four a Side)

IHF From Brazil to the IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group A

IHF Wheelchair Handball

Wheelchair Handball Event 2008 Editorial Image Image of handball

IHF From Brazil to the IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group A

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