Denmark women's national handball team have won the Olympics gold medal a record three times, the European Women's Handball Championship three times, and the World Women's Handball Championship once. The male national team won the European Men's Handball Championship in 2008 and 2012, won gold at the Olympics in 2016 and became champions at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship while hosting with Germany, Denmark will host again in 2025 with Croatia and Norway.