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Verónica Cuadrado

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Verónica Cuadrado
Cuadrado in 2013
Personal information
Full name Verónica María Cuadrado Dehesa
Born (1979-03-08) 8 March 1979 (age 45)
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Pivot
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996-1997
BM Erandio 2000
1997-1999
CB Cantabria
1999-2002
BM Bera Bera
2002-2004
SD Itxako
2004-2011
BM Sagunto
2011-2012
Randers HK
2012-2013
KIF Vejen
2013-2015
Randers HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999-2013
Spain 180 (228)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Brazil Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macedonia Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis Team

Verónica María Cuadrado Dehesa[a] (born 8 March 1979 in Santander, Cantabria)[1][2] is a former Spanish handball player who was member of the Spanish women's national team.

She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship,[3] where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the semifinal.[4]

Cuadrado was a member of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Handball Championships.[5][6] She was also part of the Spanish team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuadrado and the second or maternal family name is Dehesa.

References

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  1. ^ "Veronica Cuadrado Dehesa Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ "El mejor deportista de la Comunidad Valenciana". Nostresport.com (in Spanish). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Spain team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  4. ^ "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia". diariosur.es (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Espanha derrota Dinamarca e conquista o bronze no Mundial Feminino". handballbrazil2011.com (in Portuguese). 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  6. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Veronica Cuadrado Dehesa - Handball". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  8. ^ "London 2012 handball women Results - Olympic handball". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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