Joanna Franquelli Explained

Joanna Franquelli
Birth Date:3 November 1976[1]
Nationality:Filipino
Sport:Basketball, Fencing, Handball (coach, Philippines)

Joanna Franquelli is a Filipino former basketball player and fencer who is the head coach of the Philippines women's national handball team as of January 2017.[2]

Sporting career

Basketball

Franquelli played for the women's basketball team of the University of Santo Tomas and was named the first woman MVP of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) for the 1995-96 season. She led UST to two senior titles[3]

She was part of the Philippines women's national basketball team that won silver at the 1997 SEABA Championship under coach Ricardo Roces.[4]

Fencing

Franquelli also competed for her country as a fencer. At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games she managed to get a bronze medal at the women's individual saber event.[5] She also competed at the 2006 Asian Games.

Handball

Franquelli mentored the women's national handball team that participated at the 2013 Southeast Asian Women's Handball Championships, which was the team's first international competition.[6] She is the head coach of the women's team as early as November 2012.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tireur - Franquelli, Joanna. Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. 16 January 2017. French.
  2. News: Navarro. June. Sports Institute starts search for versatile athletes. 16 January 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 16 January 2017.
  3. News: Henson. Joaquin. Handball offers new lease on life. 16 January 2017. The Philippine Star. 13 November 2012.
  4. Mallari. Riera. Victory in defeat for RP cagebelles. E & S Philippine Journal. 15 August 1997. 1. XXII. 4.
  5. News: RP nakasungkit ng 12 gold medals, pangatlo na sa SEA Games. 16 January 2017. GMA News. 8 December 2007. Filipino. RP [Republic of the Philippines] managed to caught 12 gold medals, now third at the SEA Games.
  6. News: Reyes. Marc Anthony. Thais whip PH handball bets. 16 November 2014. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 4 December 2013.