Silvia Navarro | |
Fullname: | Silvia Navarro Giménez |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1979 |
Birth Place: | Valencia, Spain |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | BM Remudas |
Clubnumber: | 16 |
Years1: | 1997–1999 |
Clubs1: | Milar L'Eliana |
Years2: | 1999–2004 |
Clubs2: | El Ferrobus Mislata |
Years3: | 2004–2006 |
Clubs3: | Astroc Sagunto |
Years4: | 2006–2012 |
Clubs4: | SD Itxako |
Years5: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs5: | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Years6: | 2013– |
Clubs6: | BM Remudas |
Nationalyears1: | 1998–2020 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain |
Nationalcaps1: | 249 |
Nationalgoals1: | 13 |
Silvia Navarro Giménez (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish handball goalkeeper for BM Remudas and formerly the Spanish national team.[1]
She holds two bronze medals from the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Summer Olympics.[2]
Navarro Gimenez followed ex-teammate Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and signed for Romanian top club Vâlcea in May 2012.[3]
She competed internationally at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where Spain placed 11th, and Navarro was listed among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 39%.[4]
She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, where Spain placed 3rd, and Navarro was listed first among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 46%.[5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Span won the bronze medal, Silvia Navarro was listed 4th among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 37%.[6]