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Handball At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. Games were played at the Future Arena. Russia won their first title after defeating France 22–19 in the final. Norway captured the bronze, and their third consecutive medal by winning against the Netherlands. The medals were presented by Aïcha Garad Ali, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen and Auvita Rapilla, International Olympic Committee, IOC List of members of the International Olympic Committee, members from Djibouti, Denmark and Papua New Guinea respectively and by Hassan Moustafa, Miguel Roca Mas and Per Bertelsen, President, 1st Vice President and Caretaker Chairman of the Commission of Organizing and Competition of the International Handball Federation, IHF respectively. Competition schedule Qualification Competition format The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Arena
The Future Arena (Portuguese: Arena do Futuro) was a temporary sporting venue in Barra da Tijuca, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that was used for handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. After the games, the venue was planned to be dismantled and reassembled as four schools. As of August 2017, these plans had been abandoned by Rio's mayor Marcelo Crivella, but were reinstated sometime after. In 2022, demolition of the arena started. The first of the two reassembled schools opened in February 2024, with the other two opening in March, all in a lesser developed part in the west of Rio de Janeiro. All four schools teach will teach STEAM fields, as part of a model introduced by the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro. References Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball venues Barra Olympic Park Indoor arenas in Brazil Handball venues in Brazil Sports venues completed in 2016 Sports venues demolished in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Brazil
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00), Brasília time (UTC−03:00), Amazon time (UTC−04:00), and Acre time (UTC−05:00). About 93% of the Brazilian population live in Brasília time (UTC−03:00). Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00) This is the standard time zone only on a few small offshore Atlantic islands. The only such island with a permanent population is Fernando de Noronha, with 3,167 inhabitants (2022 census), 0.0016% of Brazil's population. The other islands ( Trindade and Martim Vaz, Rocas Atoll and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago) either are totally uninhabited or have small seasonally rotating Brazilian Navy garrisons or teams of scientists. Brasília time (UTC−03:00) The main time zone of Brazil comprises the states in the South, Southeast and Northeast regions (except the small islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Martín
Carmen Dolores Martín Berenguer (born 29 May 1988) is a retired Spanish handballer who last played for IK Sävehof and formerly the Spanish national team. Martín has three All-European Championship first team selections, one All-World Championship first team selection and also one All-EHF Champions League first team selection. In 2016, she won the Champions League with CSM București. In 2016, she was made 'honorary citizen' of Bucharest. Achievements * Spanish Championship: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 * Spanish Queen's Cup: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 *Spanish Supercup: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2013 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2013 * Romanian Championship: **''Winner'': 2015, 2016, 2017 *Romanian Cup: **''Winner'': 2016 * Swedish Championship: **''Winner'': 2023 * Swedish Cup: **''Winner'': 2023, 2024 *Olympic Games: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2012 *World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2011 *European Championship: **''Silver Medalist'': ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biljana Pavićević (handballer)
Biljana Novović née Pavićević, (born 12 May 1988) is a former Montenegrin handball player for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Budućnost MONET, Budućnost Brillant, Budućnost Bemax and Budućnost Titograd). Among the numerous title ... and the Montenegrin national team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavicevic, Biljana 1988 births Living people Montenegrin female handball players 21st-century Montenegrin sportswomen Handball players from Podgorica Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Montenegro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natália Bernardo
Natália María Bernardo dos Santos (born 25 December 1986) is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto and the Angola women's national handball team. She participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia, and the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Natália was named the best player of the 2016 African Women's Handball Championship. Personal life Natália is a half-sister to fellow handball players Marcelina Kiala and Luísa Kiala. Achievements * Carpathian Trophy: **''Winner'': 2019 References External links * * * * Natalia Santosat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... (archivedalternate link * 1986 births Living people Angolan female handball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerea Pena
Nerea Pena Abaurrea (born 13 December 1989) is a Spanish handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Spanish national team. She participated at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where Spain placed 11th, and Penea was voted into the All-Star Team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, where Spain placed third. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2021/2022, 2022/2023 **''Finalist'': 2010/2011 * Norwegian League: **''Winner'': 2021/2022, 2022/2023 *Norwegian Cup: **''Winner'': 2021, 2022/23 Individual awards *All-Star Right Back of the European Championship: 2010 * Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 2014/15 season *MVP of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernanda Da Silva
Fernanda França da Silva (born 25 September 1989) is a Brazilian female handballer who plays as a left wing. She has previously played for the Brazilian national team. In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America. Career Fernanda da Silva began playing handball at Metodista/São Bernardo. In February 2010 she joined Spanish side BM Sagunto. Hypo NÖ In the summer of 2011 she joined Austrian top club Hypo Niederösterreich, who had a cooperation with the Brazilian Handball Confederation and a history of having many Brazilian national team players. Here she won the Austrian League and Cup double three times in a row from 2012 to 2014. CSM București In 2014 she joined Romanian CSM București together with Brazilian team mate Ana Paula Belo. Together with three other Brazilian players she won the Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history. In her second season at the club she won the league for a second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Kristiansen
Veronica Kristiansen (born 10 July 1990) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team. She made her team Norway debut in 2013. Her achievements include winning the EHF Champions League three-times (with Győr), as well as two gold medals and one silver medal at the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, also has three victories in the European Women's Handball Championship, one Olympic gold medal and two Olympic bronze medals. Career Club career Kristiansen played for the clubs Mjøndalen IF and Reistad IL, and then for IK Våg from 2009 to 2011. With Våg she placed second in the Norwegian Cup in 2011. From 2011 to 2015 she played for Glassverket IF, and placed second in the Norwegian League with Glassverket in 2015. She played for the Danish club FC Midtjylland from 2015 to 2018, and won the Danish Cup with this club in 2015. From 2018 she played for the Hungarian club Győri ETO KC, winning the Hungarian Championship in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandrina Cabral
Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa (born 5 May 1986), also known as Alexandrina Cabral or Alexandrina Barbosa or Shandy Barbosa, is a former handballer who last played for Brest Bretagne Handball. Born in Portugal, she represented Spain women's national handball team, Spain at international level. She retired after the 2024 Paris Olympics. Personal life Barbosa was born in Lisbon, Portugal, as ninth of 11 siblings. She took up handball in Portugal, but in April 2010 was suspended for two weeks after refusing to attend a training camp. After that she moved to Spain and received Spanish citizenship in June 2012. Whenever possible she wears number 86 during the game because it is the year of her birth. Career Club Barbosa was amongst the top 10 scorers of EHF Women's Champions League in the 2005–06 season playing for BM Sagunto, CBM Astroc Sagunto, with 46 goals in the old format of the competition. Playing for SD Itxako, she was the fifth best goal scorer of EHF Women's Champions Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |