Marta Mangué
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Marta Mangué González (born 23 April 1983) is a Spanish team handball
player. She currently plays for the Danish club Team Esbjerg, and on the Spanish national team
. She hails from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
.
Mangué competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, where the Spanish team reached the quarter finals, and finished 6th in the tournament.
She won a gold medal with the Spanish team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
in Almería
.
Mangué played at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship
in Macedonia, where the Spanish team defeated Germany
in the semifinal, and received silver medals after losing the final. Mangué ended up among the top ten goalscorers at the tournament.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. She currently plays for the Danish club Team Esbjerg, and on the Spanish national team
Spain women's national handball team
The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions....
. She hails from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
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Mangué competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, where the Spanish team reached the quarter finals, and finished 6th in the tournament.
She won a gold medal with the Spanish team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...
in Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
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Mangué played at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship
2008 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:...
in Macedonia, where the Spanish team defeated Germany
Germany women's national handball team
The Germany women's national handball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Handball-Bund and takes part in international handball competitions.-Results:- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1992: 4th place...
in the semifinal, and received silver medals after losing the final. Mangué ended up among the top ten goalscorers at the tournament.