European Women's Handball Championship
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. As of December 2020, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (eight times), Denmark (three times), Hungary, Montenegro and France (each once). History. In year 1946, the International Handball Federation was founded by eight European nations, and though non-European nations competed at the  World Championships, the medals had always been taken by European nations. European Handball Federation is founded in 1991. At the same time (1995), the World Championship was changed from a quadrennial to a biannual event, and the European Handball Federation now began its own championship – which also acted as a regional qualifier for the World Championship. The tournament will be expanded to 24 teams in 2024 to take place in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. Statistics. Top scorers by tournament. The record-holder for scored goals in a single Euro Championship is Bojana Radulović, where she scored 72 goals Hungary at  the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary. Most successful players. The table shows the most successful players at the European Championships. Players listed in bold are still active as of 2020. Players marked with an asterisk (*) have the additional distinction of having been elected championship MVP.