Sweden women's national handball team

Sweden women's national handball team
The Sweden women's national handball team is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Honours
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Results
Olympic Games
World championship
Competitive record at the World championship
Record against other teams at the world championship
*Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993).
Results updated 16 June 2014.
European championship
Competitive record at the European championship
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| 1994||7th||6||3||0||3||134||145||−11
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| 1996||8th||6||2||0||4||142||171||−29
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| 1998||colspan="8" rowspan=2|did not qualify
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| 2000
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| 2002||15th||3||0||0||3||79||94||−15
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| 2004||14th||3||0||0||3||68||81||−13
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|style="border: 3px solid red"| 2006||6th||7||3||0||4||156||170||−14
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| 2008||9th||6||2||2||2||134||135||−1
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| 2010||2nd||8||6||0||2||199||176||+23
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| 2012||8th||6||3||1||2||153||142||+11
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| 2014||3rd||8||5||1||2||238||220||+18
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|style="border: 3px solid red"| 2016||8th||6||1||1||4||149||156||−7
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| 2018||6th||7||3||1||3||191||192||−1
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| 2020||11th||6||1||1||4||148||162||−14
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| 2022||5th||7||5||0||2||206||179||+27
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| 2024|| colspan="8" rowspan="2"|TBD
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| 2026
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|style="border: 3px solid red"| 2028|| colspan="8"|Qualified as co-host|-
!Total!!!!72!!29!!7!!36!!1791!!1844!!-53
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Record against other teams at the European Championship
Performance in other tournaments
Carpathian Trophy 1994 – Third place
GF World Cup 2006 – Fifth place
Møbelringen Cup 2001 – Third place
Møbelringen Cup 2011 – Third place
Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Winner
Team
Current squad
The squad chosen for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.Caps and goals as of 1 November 2023.Head coach: Tomas Axnér
Notable players
Several Swedish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player, top scorer, best defense player or as a member of the All-Star Team.
MVP
Linnea Torstenson, 2010 European Championship
Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship
All-Star Team
Annika Wiel Fredén, 2006 European Championship
Nathalie Hagman, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 World Championship
Linn Blohm, 2019 World Championship
Jamina Roberts, 2020 Summer Olympics
Top scorers
Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship (58 goals)
Nathalie Hagman, 2021 World Championship (71 goals)
Best defense player
Johanna Wiberg, 2010 European Championship
Sabina Jacobsen, 2014 European ChampionshipIncomplete''
Famous players
Åsa Eriksson
Matilda Boson
Annika Wiel Fredén
Tina Flognman
Madeleine Grundström
Linnea Torstenson
Nathalie Hagman
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
Isabelle Gulldén
Sabina Jacobsen
Individual all-time records
Most matches played
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
Last updated: 15 October 2023 Source: svenskhandboll.se
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
Last updated: 15 October 2023 Source: svenskhandboll.se
Head coach history
References
External links
IHF profile
National team
Women's national handball teams
Handball