Silvia Navarro (handballer)

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Silvia Navarro

| fullname = Silvia Navarro Giménez

| image = Silvia Navarro 2013.jpg

| caption = Navarro in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|20|df=y}}

| 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

| ntupdate = 5 September 2023

| medaltemplates =

}}

Silvia Navarro Giménez (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish handball goalkeeper for BM Remudas and formerly the Spanish national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/Z3Vy7iHEr4aJGZMbRNmOHw/silvia-navarro-gimenez/|title=Silvia Navarro Gimenez Profile|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=4 December 2011}}

She holds two bronze medals from the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM14W/PDF/ESP-R.pdf|title=2014 European Championship Roster|website=handball.sportresult.com|publisher=EHF|accessdate=7 December 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131731/http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM14W/PDF/ESP-R.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite Sports-Reference}}

Club

Navarro Gimenez followed ex-teammate Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and signed for Romanian top club Vâlcea in May 2012.{{cite web| url=http://blog.areabalonmano.com/2012/05/silvia-navarro-acompanara-sandy-barbosa-en-el-oltchim/| title=Silvia Navarro acompañará Sandy Barbosa en el Oltchim| publisher=Area Balonmano| accessdate=14 May 2012| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120716153555/http://blog.areabalonmano.com/2012/05/silvia-navarro-acompanara-sandy-barbosa-en-el-oltchim/| archivedate=16 July 2012}}

International championships

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%.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportresult.com/sports/hb/hbem10w/PDF/TOPGK.pdf |title=9th Women's European Handball Championship, Euro 2010. Goalkeeper statistics |website=handball.sportresult.com |publisher=European Handball Federation |accessdate=20 December 2010 |archive-date=29 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229045912/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/hb/hbem10w/PDF/TOPGK.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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%.{{cite web |url=https://archive.ihf.info/files/competitiondata/7cdd60f1-d892-4b69-8234-b2f4f06f5ffc/pdf/TOPGK.pdf |title=XX Women's World Championship 2011 Brasil. Goalkeeper Statistics |publisher=International Handball Federation |accessdate=18 December 2011 }}

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%.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/handball/event/women/teamstatistics/type=leadingPlayers-goalkeepers/index.html |title=Leading Players – Goalkeepers |publisher=london2012.com |accessdate=11 August 2012 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606041708/http://www.london2012.com/handball/event/women/teamstatistics/type=leadingPlayers-goalkeepers/index.html |url-status=dead }}

Honours

;Club

EHF Champions League:
Finalist: 2011
Semi-finalist: 2013
EHF Cup:
Winner: 2009
Finalist: 2008

;National team

World Championship:
Bronze Medallist: 2011
European Championship:
Silver Medallist: 2008
Olympics:
Bronze Medallist: 2012

=Individual awards=

Carpathian Trophy Best Goalkeeper: 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/HANDBAL/Barbosa+cea+mai+buna+jucatoare+de+la+Trofeul+Carpati|title=VIDEO Barbosa, alesă cea mai bună jucătoare de la "Trofeul Carpați"|publisher=Digi Sport|date=24 March 2013|language=Romanian}}
Bronze Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=navarro-silvia-1132074/index.html Silvia Navarro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920031712/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=navarro-silvia-1132074/index.html |date=20 September 2016 }}. nbcolympics.com