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Syria women's national handball team
Medal record
West Asian Handball Championship
Pan Arab Games

Syria
Syria
Information
Nickname	Nosour Qasioun ; (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun Eagles')
Association	Syrian Arab Handball Federation
Coach	Vladimir Gligorov
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	none
Asian Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1987)
Best result	4th (1987)
	Last updated on 16 September 2021.

The Syria women's national handball team is the national team of Syria. It is governed by the Syrian Arab Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.^[1]

History

The team first played at the 1987 Asian Championships.^{[citation needed]}

After winning over Jordan and advancing from the group, they lost in the semifinals of the tournament with South Korea and then in the bronze medal match with Japan. Fourth place in the tournament is the biggest success of women's handball in Syria.^{[citation needed]}

The team, shortly after its success at the Asian Championships, took fourth place at the home Mediterranean Games in Latakia,^[2] and in 1992 was bronze at the Pan-Arab Games in Damascus.

In 2017, after a long unsuccessful period, they won bronze medals at the West Asian Championships.^[3]

After checking out of several teams, they qualified for the 2021 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan.^[4]