Begoña Fernández Molinos (born 22 March 1980 in

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) is a former Spanish

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player. She was member of the Spanish national team. She played at the

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in the

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, where the Spanish team defeated

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in the semifinal, and received silver medals after losing the final. She was selected into the all-star-team and named the best pivot of the tournament. She was part of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the

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. She was included in the

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Hall of Fame in 2023.

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* * * * 1980 births Living people Spanish female handball players Sportspeople from Vigo Olympic medalists in handball Olympic handball players for Spain Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Spanish expatriate handball players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Handball players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Handball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Spanish sportswomen Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia {{Spain-handball-bio-stub