Sweden women's national handball team

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Sweden Sweden
Information
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachJohanna Wiberg
Most capsÅsa Eriksson (254)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 2008)
Best result4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1994)
Best resultSilver 2nd (2010)
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Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Denmark–Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Croatia–Hungary

The Sweden women's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i handboll) is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet) and takes part in international handball competitions.

Honours

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0
World Championship 0 0 0 0
European Championship 0 1 1 2
Total 0 1 1 2

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Results

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Canada 1976 Montreal Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens
China 2008 Beijing Quarter final 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 147 168 −21
United Kingdom 2012 London Preliminary round 11th of 12 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Quarter final 7th of 12 6 2 1 3 170 174 −4
Japan 2020 Tokyo Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 1 3 237 228 +9
France 2024 Paris Qualified
Total 5/13 0 Titles 25 9 2 15 662 701 –39

World championship

European championship

Performance in other tournaments

Sweden during a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2016

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for qualification matches for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship and the 2024 Summer Olympics in April 2024.

Caps and goals as of 14 April 2024.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Johanna Bundsen (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 32) 1.85 m 145 4 Sweden IK Sävehof
3 RB Nina Koppang (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21) 1.78 m 29 39 Sweden IK Sävehof
6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 30) 1.84 m 146 221 France Neptunes de Nantes
7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 31) 1.80 m 166 483 Hungary Győri ETO KC
8 LB Jamina Roberts (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 33) 1.76 m 233 600 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
10 RW Mathilda Lundström (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27) 1.65 m 79 123 Denmark Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
12 GK Irma Schjött (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 25) 1.79 m 13 2 Denmark Ikast Håndbold
17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m 55 101 Denmark Odense Håndbold
21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 27) 1.84 m 32 1 Romania CSM București
23 CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 26) 1.77 m 88 178 Denmark Ikast Håndbold
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32) 1.67 m 221 818 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
28 LB Isabelle Andersson (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 6 8 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1.82 m 60 86 Denmark HH Elite
32 LW Jennifer Johansson (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21) 1.65 m 11 29 Sweden Skuru IK
35 P Sofia Hvenfelt (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 28 35 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
36 GK Sofie Börjesson (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 26) 1.86 m 1 0 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27) 1.73 m 74 184 Denmark HH Elite
42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) 1.72 m 61 173 France Brest Bretagne
44 CB Daniela de Jong (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25) 1.77 m 21 27 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 26) 1.77 m 9 7 Norway Storhamar HE
54 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 34 56 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub

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
All-Star Team
Top scorers
Best defense player

Incomplete

Famous players

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history

Period Coach
1991–1994; 1999–2003 Sweden Tomas Ryde
2003–2005 Sweden Per-Olof Jonsson
2005–2008 Sweden Ulf Schefvert
2008–2012 Sweden Per Johansson
2012–2013 Sweden Torbjörn Klingvall
2014–2015; 2016 Denmark Helle Thomsen
2015–2016 Sweden Thomas Sivertsson
2016–2020 Sweden Henrik Signell
2020–present Sweden Tomas Axnér

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
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  4. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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  12. ^ "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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