Sweden women's national handball team

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Sweden Sweden
Information
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachThomas Forsberg
Johanna Wiberg
CaptainCarin Strömberg
Most capsÅsa Eriksson (251)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1091)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2008)
Best result7th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1994)
Best result2nd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
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.

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 To be determined
Total 3/12 0 Titles 17 4 1 12 425 473 –48

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 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[3][4] On 20 November, Elin Hansson replaced Hanna Blomstrand in the squad due to an injury.[5] On 30 November, the squad was reduced to 17 players, including Evelina Eriksson traveling with the team as a back-up.[6]

Caps and goals as of 15 December 2020.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 30) 1.84 m 98 121 Denmark Viborg HK
7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32) 1.80 m 108 282 Romania Minaur Baia Mare
8 LB Jamina Roberts (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 33) 1.76 m 172 357 Sweden IK Sävehof
9 CB Melissa Petrén (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) 1.73 m 24 58 Denmark HH Elite
10 RW Mathilda Lundström (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27) 1.64 m 42 43 Sweden IK Sävehof
11 P Johanna Forsberg (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28) 1.77 m 27 22 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
12 GK Filippa Idéhn (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 33) 1.83 m 131 11 Romania Minaur Baia Mare
15 LW Emma Rask (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28) 1.61 m 11 17 Sweden H 65 Höör
16 GK Jessica Ryde (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) 1.85 m 18 0 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold
17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m 10 13 Sweden IK Sävehof
19 P Anna Lagerquist (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30) 1.75 m 66 93 Russia Rostov-Don
20 CB Isabelle Gulldén (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 (age 34) 1.78 m 224 846 France Brest Bretagne Handball
21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 27) 1.84 m 2 0 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
23 CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 26) 1.77 m 27 40 Sweden H 65 Höör
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32) 1.67 m 163 509 France Nantes Atlantique Handball
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1.82 m 11 26 Denmark Randers HK
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27) 1.73 m 12 9 Sweden Skuru IK

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

References

  1. ^ http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
  2. ^ http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
  3. ^ "Sveriges trupp till EM-samlingen uttagen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Elin Hansson inkallad till EM-samlingen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Sveriges EM-trupp fastställd". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

External links

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