GONZALEZ ORTEGA Lara

Date of Birth: 22 Feb 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Place of birth: SANTA POLA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : SANTA POLA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women ESP Spain	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #05 ESP Spain 24 SWE Sweden 31	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #12 FRA France 25 ESP Spain 28	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #14 ESP Spain 27 BRA Brazil 23	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #23 HUN Hungary 29 ESP Spain 25	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #27 ESP Spain 31 ROC ROC 34	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Japan
9	Women	2013	Serbia
11	Women	2017	Germany
12	Women	2015	Denmark

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2020	Denmark
11	Women	2016	Sweden
12	Women	2018	France

Watching television series. (sportlife.es, 23 Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Sports Science - Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain

Languages spoken:

English, French, Spanish

ESBF Besancon [France]

Raphaelle Tervel [club], FRA; Carlos Viver [national], ESP

Position style:

Left back (marca.com, 02 Dec 2020)

2013 for Spain (abc.es, 13 Jul 2015)

She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her right knee in October 2015. Despite the nature of the injury, she recovered in time to compete at the 2015 World Championship in Denmark. (marca.com, 04 Dec 2015; spherasports.com, 26 Nov 2015)

National league:

French Women's Handball Championship [FRA] (estrepublicain.fr, 21 Apr 2021)

She began playing handball at age 11. (abc.es, 13 Jul 2015)

"My father was a physical education teacher and both he and my older sister played handball. I did gymnastics and tennis, but I started with handball as a school activity and I became fond of it because I played with my friends and we began to qualify and participate in important competitions in the lower categories." (sportlife.es, 23 Feb 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportlife.es, 23 Feb 2021)

Being part of the Spanish team that finished runners-up at the 2019 World Championship in Japan. "Something unbelievable. We have made history. Something we will always remember for many years to come." (Instagram profile, 18 Dec 2019, 15 Dec 2019)

In 2016 she was named Best Athlete of Miguel Hernandez University of Elche in Spain. (elchedigital.es, 08 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
UPCOMING TRANSFER
She has agreed to join French club Paris 92 ahead of the 2021/22 season. (estrepublicain.fr, 21 Apr 2021)

CLUB JOURNEY
She began her career in Spain with CB Elche before relocating to France in 2012 to join Metz. She has since played for Siofok KC in Hungary, Team Esjberg in Denmark and ESBF Besancon in France. "I left Spain in 2012, still in full growing process. I went from playing at home, with friends, to playing in another country, without speaking the language or knowing its culture. It was a great leap, and I had to mature and grow fast, but it paid off, I already had a professional contract and was my step to the elite." (marca.com, 18 Mar 2021; sportlife.es, 23 Feb 2021; eurohandball.com, 15 Sep 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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