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Association | Swedish Handball Federation | ||
Coach | Tomas Axnér | ||
Assistant coach | Thomas Forsberg Johanna Wiberg | ||
Captain | Jamina Roberts | ||
Most caps | Åsa Eriksson (254) | ||
Most goals | Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153) | ||
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Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 2008) | ||
Best result | 4th (2020) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1957) | ||
Best result | 4th (2017, 2023) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 13 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
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European Championship | ||
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2010 Denmark–Norway | |
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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
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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
[edit]Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Results
[edit]Olympic Games
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Quarter final | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 168 | −21 |
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Preliminary round | 11th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 |
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Quarter final | 7th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 170 | 174 | −4 |
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Bronze final | 4th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 228 | +9 |
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Bronze final | 4th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 218 | +11 |
Total | 5/13 | 0 Titles | 33 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 891 | 919 | –28 |
World championship
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Competitive record at the World championship[edit]
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Record against other teams at the world championship[edit]
*Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). |
European championship
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Competitive record at the European championship[edit]
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Record against other teams at the European Championship[edit]
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Performance in other tournaments
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- 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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The squad chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in July and August 2024.[3][4]
Caps and goals as of 10 August 2024.
Head coach: Tomas Axnér
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Traveling back-ups:
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Notable players
[edit]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 and 2023 World Championship
- Linn Blohm, 2019 and 2023 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 Championship
Incomplete
Famous players
[edit]- 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
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Most matches played[edit]Total number of matches played in official competitions only.[5]
Last updated: 10 August 2024 |
Most goals scored[edit]Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[6]
Last updated: 10 August 2024 |
Head coach history
[edit]Period | Coach |
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1991–1994; 1999–2003 | ![]() |
2003–2005 | ![]() |
2005–2008 | ![]() |
2008–2012 | ![]() |
2012–2013 | ![]() |
2014–2015; 2016 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | ![]() |
2016–2020 | ![]() |
2020–present | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Damernas OS-trupp uttagen". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "OS över för Hvenfelt – Löfqvist ersätter". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.