Silvia Ederra Urra
1983–2026Spanish handball player, international with Las Guerreras, who won 13 national titles over a two-decade professional career.
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Silvia Ederra Urra was a Spanish handball player born in Estella-Lizarra, Navarra, who became one of the most decorated pivots in Spanish women's handball. She began playing at age eight, following her sister, and spent more than two decades in the elite of Spanish sport, representing clubs including Itxako, Mar Alicante, Castro Urdiales, Bera Bera and Sporting La Rioja.
An absolute international with the Spanish national team, she competed in the Champions League and other European competitions. Over her career she amassed 13 national club titles, including five Spanish leagues, five Supercopas and three Copas de la Reina, and won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championship in Finland. She was named Estrella del Deporte in 2016 after winning the treble with Bera Bera.
After initially retiring in 2020, Ederra returned to the court at age 39 to help Sporting La Rioja win promotion to the top division, finally retiring in May 2025. She held a degree in Business Administration from the Public University of Navarra and a master's in marketing. She died on 8 September 2026, on her 43rd birthday, after a long illness.
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