European Women's Handball Championship
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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 World Championship. As of January 2011, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (five times), Denmark (three times) and Hungary (once).
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[edit] Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1994 Details |
 Germany |
 Denmark |
27 – 23 |  Germany |
 Norway |
24 – 19 |  Hungary |
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| 1996 Details |
 Denmark |
Denmark |
25 – 23 | Norway |
 Austria |
30 – 23 | Germany |
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| 1998 Details |
 Netherlands |
Norway |
24 – 16 | Denmark |
Hungary |
30 – 24 | Austria |
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| 2000 Details |
 Romania |
Hungary |
32 – 30 |  Ukraine |
 Russia |
21 – 16 |  Romania |
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| 2002 Details |
Denmark |
Denmark |
25 – 22 | Norway |
 France |
27 – 22 | Russia |
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| 2004 Details |
 Hungary |
Norway |
27 – 25 | Denmark |
Hungary |
29 – 25 | Russia |
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| 2006 Details |
 Sweden |
Norway |
27 – 24 | Russia |
France |
29 – 25 | Germany |
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| 2008 Details |
 Macedonia |
Norway |
34 – 21 |  Spain |
Russia |
24 – 21 | Germany |
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| 2010 Details |
 Denmark / Norway |
Norway |
25 – 20 |  Sweden |
Romania |
16 – 15 | Denmark |
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| 2012 Details |
Netherlands |
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| 2014 Details |
 Croatia / Hungary |
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[edit] Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Norway |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  France |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Total hosts
| Rank | Nation | Hosts | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
3 | 1996, 2002, 2010 |
| 2 | Germany |
1 | 1994 |
| Hungary |
2004 | ||
| Macedonia |
2008 | ||
| Netherlands |
1998 | ||
| Norway |
2010 | ||
| Romania |
2000 | ||
| Sweden |
2006 |
- Netherlands is scheduled to host 2012 European Women's Handball Championship.
- Croatia and Hungary are scheduled to co-host 2014 European Women's Handball Championship.
[edit] Participation history
| Nation | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | - | 8 |
 Belarus |
- | - | - | 11 | 16 | 16 | - | 12 | - | 4 |
| Croatia |
5 | 6 | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
 Czech Republic |
8 | - | - | - | 8 | 15 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Denmark |
1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| France |
- | - | - | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| Germany |
2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| Hungary |
4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
 Iceland |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 |
 Lithuania |
- | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Macedonia |
- | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 12 | 7 | - | 4 |
 Montenegro[nb 1] |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| Netherlands |
- | - | 10 | - | 14 | - | 15 | - | 8 | 4 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
 Portugal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 1 |
 Poland |
- | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 3 |
| Romania |
10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Russia |
6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
 Serbia[nb 1] |
14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
 Slovakia |
12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Slovenia |
- | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 16 | - | 16 | 4 |
| Spain |
- | - | 12 | - | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Sweden |
7 | 8 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Ukraine |
11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Historical national teams | ||||||||||
 Serbia and Montenegro[nb 1] |
12 | 1 | ||||||||
 Yugoslavia[nb 1] |
- | - | - | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d 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.
[edit] References
- "Championship Guide". European Handball Federation. http://cms.eurohandball.com/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=5821. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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