European Women's Handball Championship
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International handball competition in Europe for women's national teams
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2024 European Women's Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
| Continent | Europe (EHF) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Norway (10th title) |
| Most titles | Norway (10 titles) |
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 2024, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (ten times), Denmark (three times), Hungary, Montenegro and France (each once).
History
[edit ]In year 1946, the International Handball Federation was founded by eight European nations,[1] and though non-European nations competed at the World Championships, the medals had always been taken by European nations.[2] 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.[3] The tournament will be expanded to 24 teams in 2024 to take place in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Tournaments
[edit ]Medal table
[edit ]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Statistics
[edit ]Summary (1994–2024)
[edit ]| Rank | Team | Part | Points | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 16 | 212 | 123 | 103 | 6 | 14 | 3532 | 2725 | +807 |
| 2 | Denmark | 16 | 156 | 115 | 76 | 4 | 35 | 3020 | 2787 | +233 |
| 3 | Hungary | 16 | 123 | 109 | 59 | 5 | 45 | 2908 | 2816 | +92 |
| 4 | France | 13 | 121 | 92 | 59 | 3 | 30 | 2331 | 2118 | +213 |
| 5 | Germany | 16 | 111 | 102 | 53 | 5 | 44 | 2596 | 2557 | +39 |
| 6 | Russia | 14 | 109 | 94 | 49 | 11 | 34 | 2480 | 2284 | +196 |
| 7 | Romania | 15 | 102 | 100 | 49 | 4 | 47 | 2519 | 2530 | -11 |
| 8 | Sweden | 14 | 85 | 87 | 39 | 7 | 41 | 2238 | 2229 | +9 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 8 | 63 | 53 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 1345 | 1334 | +11 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 10 | 58 | 62 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 1639 | 1624 | +15 |
| 11 | Spain | 13 | 58 | 77 | 24 | 10 | 43 | 1896 | 1973 | -77 |
| 12 | Croatia | 13 | 54 | 63 | 26 | 2 | 34 | 1505 | 1632 | -127 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 12 | 40 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 1489 | 1627 | -138 |
| 14 | Serbia | 13 | 37 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 40 | 1604 | 1731 | -127 |
| 15 | Austria | 9 | 38 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 1202 | 1327 | -125 |
| 16 | Poland | 9 | 27 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 1017 | 1161 | -144 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 9 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 1010 | 1165 | -155 |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 7 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 756 | 934 | -178 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 8 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 863 | 951 | -88 |
| 20 | Belarus | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 460 | 509 | -49 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 264 | 326 | -62 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 303 | 427 | -124 |
| 23 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 196 | 250 | -54 |
| 24 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 78 | -12 |
| 25 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 102 | -34 |
| 26 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 181 | -53 |
| 27 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 124 | 183 | -59 |
Total hosts
[edit ]| Rank | Nation | Hosts | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 6 | 1996, 2002, 2010, 2020, (2028), (2032) |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2004, 2014, 2024 |
| Sweden | 2006, 2016, (2028) | ||
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 1994, (2032) |
| North Macedonia | 2008, 2022 | ||
| Poland | (2026), (2032) | ||
| Romania | 2000, (2026) | ||
| Norway | 2010, (2028) | ||
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 2024 |
| Croatia | 2014 | ||
| Czech Republic | (2026) | ||
| France | 2018 | ||
| Montenegro | 2022 | ||
| Netherlands | 1998 | ||
| Serbia | 2012 | ||
| Slovakia | (2026) | ||
| Slovenia | 2022 | ||
| Switzerland | 2024 | ||
| Turkey | (2026) |
Top scorers by tournament
[edit ]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.
| Year | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hungary Ágnes Farkas | 48 |
| 1996 | Norway Kjersti Grini | 48 |
| 1998 | Austria Ausra Fridrikas | 68 |
| 2000 | Romania Simona Gogîrlă | 68 |
| 2002 | Hungary Ágnes Farkas | 58 |
| 2004 | Hungary Bojana Radulović | 72 |
| 2006 | Germany Nadine Krause | 58 |
| 2008 | Norway Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth | 51 |
| 2010 | Romania Cristina Neagu | 53 |
| 2012 | Montenegro Katarina Bulatović | 56 |
| 2014 | Sweden Isabelle Gulldén | 58 |
| 2016 | Norway Nora Mørk | 53 |
| 2018 | Serbia Katarina Krpež Slezak | 50 |
| 2020 | Norway Nora Mørk | 52 |
| 2022 | Norway Nora Mørk | 50 |
| 2024 | Hungary Katrin Klujber | 60 |
Best players by tournament
[edit ]Participating nations
[edit ]- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- 5th – Fifth place
- 6th – Sixth place
- 7th – Seventh place
- 8th – Eighth place
- 9th – Ninth place
- 10th – Tenth place
- 11th – Eleventh place
- 12th – Twelfth place
- 13th to 16th – Thirteenth to sixteenth place
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- q – may still qualify for upcoming tournament
- • – Did not qualify
- ×ばつ – Disqualified
- ×ばつ – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Nation | Germany 1994 |
Denmark 1996 |
Netherlands 1998 |
Romania 2000 |
Denmark 2002 |
Hungary 2004 |
Sweden 2006 |
North Macedonia 2008 |
Denmark Norway 2010 |
Serbia 2012 |
Croatia Hungary 2014 |
Sweden 2016 |
France 2018 |
Denmark 2020 |
North Macedonia Montenegro Slovenia 2022 |
Austria Hungary Switzerland 2024 |
Czech Republic Poland Romania Slovakia Turkey 2026 |
Denmark Norway Sweden 2028 |
N/A 2030 |
Denmark Germany Poland 2032 |
Participations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 12th | 9th | 10th | 10th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 9 | ||||
| Belarus | • | • | • | 11th | 16th | 16th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | 4 | ||||
| Croatia | 5th | 6th | • | • | • | 13th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 16th | 16th | 3rd | 10th | 19th | 13 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 8th | • | • | • | 8th | 15th | • | • | • | 12th | • | 10th | 15th | 15th | • | 15th | Q | 9 | |||
| Denmark | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 11th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | Q | Q | 17 | ||
| Faroe Islands | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | • | • | • | • | 17th | 1 | ||||
| France | • | • | • | 5th | 3rd | 11th | 3rd | 14th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 13 | ||||
| Germany | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 9th | 11th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 13th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 7th | Q | 16 | |||
| Hungary | 4th | 10th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 12th | 7th | 10th | 11th | 3rd | 16 | ||||
| Iceland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 3 | ||||
| Lithuania | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
| Montenegro 1 | • | • | 6th | 1st | 4th | 13th | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 8 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | • | • | 10th | • | 14th | • | 15th | • | 8th | • | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 10 | ||||
| North Macedonia | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | 8th | 8th | • | • | 12th | 7th | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 18th | 7 | ||||
| Norway | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 17 | |||
| Poland | • | 11th | 5th | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | 11th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 9th | Q | Q | 10 | ||
| Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 2 | ||||
| Romania | 10th | 5th | 11th | 4th | 7th | 7th | • | 5th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 12th | 11th | Q | 16 | |||
| Russia | 6th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 14th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | ×ばつ | ×ばつ | 14 | ||||
| Serbia 1 | 14th | 13th | 14th | 4th | 15th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 15th | 21st | 10 | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 24th | Q | 4 | |||
| Slovenia | • | • | • | • | 10th | 9th | 16th | • | 16th | • | • | 14th | 13th | 16th | 8th | 10th | 9 | ||||
| Spain | • | • | 12th | • | 13th | 8th | 9th | 2nd | 11th | 11th | 2nd | 11th | 12th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 13 | ||||
| Sweden | 7th | 8th | • | • | 15th | 14th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 11th | 5th | 5th | Q | 15 | |||
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 12th | 2 | ||||
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | Q | 2 | |||
| Ukraine | 11th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 12th | 6th | 13th | 10th | 12th | 14th | 16th | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 12 | ||||
| Historical national teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro 1 | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia 1 | ×ばつ | • | • | 7th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
- 1 FR Yugoslavia competed as such until 2003 when the FRY was reconstituted as a State Union Serbia and Montenegro. Since the dissolution of the union in 2006, national teams exist for both countries.
Most successful players
[edit ]Boldface denotes active handball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrine Lunde (Haraldsen) | Norway | 2002 | 2024 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 |
| 2 | Camilla Herrem | Norway | 2008 | 2024 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 3 | Karoline Dyhre Breivang | Norway | 2004 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Marit Malm Frafjord | Norway | 2006 | 2020 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Stine Bredal Oftedal | Norway | 2010 | 2022 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | Norway | 2004 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Silje Solberg-Østhassel | Norway | 2012 | 2024 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| 8 | Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | Norway | 2006 | 2016 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Nora Mørk | Norway | 2010 | 2022 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| 10 | Heidi Løke | Norway | 2008 | 2020 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ History of Handball from ihf.info, retrieved 7 February 2006
- ^ Medals Table – Ranking At Men's World Championships A 1938–1990 from ihf.info, retrieved 7 February 2006
- ^ (in German) Handball-Bundesliga diskutiert Reduzierung auf 16 Teams, by Erik Eggers, published by Der Spiegel online, 30 January 2006
- "Championship Guide". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
