| Country: | Uruguay |
| Type: | W |
| Badge: | uruguay handball.png |
| Badge Size: | 125 px |
| Nickname: | La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas |
| Association: | Federacion Uruguaya de Handball |
| Coach: | Leo Puñales |
| Captain: | Soledad Faedo |
| Leftarm1: | 87CEFA |
| Body1: | 87CEFA |
| Rightarm1: | 87CEFA |
| Shorts1: | 000000 |
| Socks1: | 000000 |
| Leftarm2: | FF0000 |
| Body2: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm2: | FF0000 |
| Shorts2: | 000000 |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| World Cup Apps: | 5 |
| World Cup First: | 1997 |
| World Cup Best: | 20th 2011 |
| Regional Name: | Pan American Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 13 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1986 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 2nd (2000) |
The Uruguay women's national handball team is the national team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The team participated in the 1997,[1] 2001,[2] 2003, 2005 and 2011 editions of the World Championship.
In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | preliminary round | 24rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 163 | |
 2001 | preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 155 | |
| 2003 | preliminary round | 24rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 211 | |
 2005 | preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 205 | |
 2011 | president's cup | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 224 | |
| Total | 5/28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 435 | 958 |
| Games | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1999 Winnipeg | placement round | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 112 | |
 2003 Santo Domingo | Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 147 | |
 2011 Guadalajara | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 146 | |
| 2015 Toronto | Bronze Medal Match | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 135 | |
| 2023 Santiago | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 124 | |
| Total | 5/9 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 545 | 664 |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| round robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 139 | ||
| 5th place game | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 84 | ||
| 3rd place game | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 95 | ||
| round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 86 | ||
| round robin | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 118 | ||
| 3rd place match | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 95 | ||
| round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 139 | ||
| 5th place match | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 94 | ||
| 5th place match | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 97 | ||
| 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 145 | ||
| 5th place match | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 153 | ||
| 5th place match | 5th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 200 | ||
| 3rd place match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 128 |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Round robin | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | |
| 2021 | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 128 | |
 2022 | Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 111 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 312 | 348 |
| Games | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 Medellin | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 128 | |
| 2014 Santiago | Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 123 | |
 2018 Cochabamba | Consolation robin | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 67 | |
| 2022 Asunción | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 102 |
| Olympic qualification tournament | |||||||||
| Tournament | Outcome | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | not qualified | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 108 | |
The following players were named in the squad for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship:[3] [4]