Vanesa Amorós Quiles[2] (born 7 December 1982 in Elche, Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain)[3] is a former Spanish handball player. She played for the Spanish national team, and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4] and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the Spanish team won the bronze medal.
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Vanesa (right) with Laura Morais and Carmen Martín. | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Vanesa Amorós Quiles | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-12-07) 7 December 1982 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||
1997–2006 | CB Elche | ||||||||||||||||||
2006–2011 | CBF Elda | ||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | CB Mar Alicante | ||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | CB Atlético Guardés | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2003-2013[1] | Spain | 111 | (97) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[5] where the Spanish team placed third.
Her last club was Mecalia Atlético Guardés, a club of A Guarda, Galicia, Spain.[3][6]
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