Sweden men's national handball team
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| Association | Swedish Handball Association (Svenska Handbollförbundet) | ||
| Coach | Kristján Andrésson | ||
| Assistant coach | Martin Boquist | ||
| Captain | Niclas Ekberg | ||
| Most caps | Magnus Wislander (384) | ||
| Most goals | Magnus Wislander (1185) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (1992, 1996, 2000, 2012) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 24 (First in 1938) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1954, 1958, 1990, 1999) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Sweden men's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i handboll) is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games, earning 13 medals in total) and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.
Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 4 gold medals, and has, with France, won the most medals in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 4 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals. Sweden holds the European records for most medals in international competition (20 medals) as well as reaching the most medal rounds (23 tournaments). Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a handball demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11). The team has also won the World Cup 3 times, the Super Cup 2 times, and were Intercontinental Cup winners in 2000.
Honours
| Competition |  |
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Total |
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| Olympic Games | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| World Championship | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| European Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 1936 Berlin
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | |||||||||
 1972 Munich
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Match for 7th place | 7th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 87 | −5 |
 1976 Montreal
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1980 Moscow
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 1984 Los Angeles
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 134 | +11 |
 1988 Seoul
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 109 | +24 |
 1992 Barcelona
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 130 | +35 |
| 1996 Atlanta
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 141 | +41 |
 2000 Sydney
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 197 | +43 |
 2004 Athens
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2008 Beijing
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 2012 London
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 186 | +42 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Group stage | 11th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 131 | +1 |
 2020 Tokyo
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To be determined | ||||||||
 2024 Paris
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To be determined | ||||||||
| 2028 Los Angeles
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To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 8/13 | 0 Titles | 53 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 1307 | 1115 | +192 |
World Championship
| World Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1938 Germany
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Third place | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
 1954 Sweden
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Champions | 1st of 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 36 | +20 |
 1958 East Germany
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Champions | 1st of 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 74 | +64 |
| 1961 West Germany
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Third place | 3rd of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 73 | +16 |
 1964 Czechoslovakia
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Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 90 | +14 |
| 1967 Sweden
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 112 | +6 |
| 1970 France
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Match for 5th place | 6th of 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 68 | +1 |
| 1974 East Germany
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Preliminary round | 10th of 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 113 | −2 |
 1978 Denmark
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Second round | 8th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 125 | −4 |
| 1982 West Germany
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Second round | 11th of 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 157 | +2 |
 1986 Switzerland
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Fourth place | 4th of 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 153 | +21 |
| 1990 Czechoslovakia
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Champions | 1st of 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 143 | +34 |
| 1993 Sweden
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Third place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 136 | +30 |
 1995 Iceland
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Third place | 3rd of 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 201 | +50 |
| 1997 Japan
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Runners-up | 2nd of 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 187 | +66 |
 1999 Egypt
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Champions | 1st of 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 282 | 202 | +80 |
| 2001 France
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Runners-up | 2nd of 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 263 | 207 | +56 |
 2003 Portugal
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Second round | 13th of 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 191 | +13 |
 2005 Tunisia
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Main round | 11th of 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 275 | 234 | +41 |
| 2007 Germany |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2009 Croatia
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Main round | 7th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 277 | 232 | +45 |
| 2011 Sweden
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Fourth place | 4th of 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 272 | 241 | +31 |
| 2013 Spain |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2015 Qatar
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Round of 16 | 10th of 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 133 | +24 |
| 2017 France
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Quarterfinals | 6th of 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 233 | 166 | +67 |
| 2019 Denmark/Germany
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Main round | 5th of 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 273 | 222 | +61 |
| 2021 Egypt |
To be determined | ||||||||
 2023 Poland/Sweden |
Qualified as co-host | ||||||||
| Total | 24/28 | 4 Titles | 169 | 116 | 4 | 49 | 4230 | 3509 | +731 |
European Championship
| European Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1994 Portugal
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 133 | +39 |
| 1996 Spain
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Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 156 | +14 |
 1998 Italy
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 158 | +24 |
| 2000 Croatia
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 167 | +31 |
| 2002 Sweden
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Champions | 1st of 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 191 | +44 |
 2004 Slovenia
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Main round | 7th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 203 | +8 |
| 2006 Switzerland |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2008 Norway
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 190 | +18 |
 2010 Austria
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Preliminary round | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 84 | −6 |
 2012 Serbia
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Main round | 12th of 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 168 | −11 |
| 2014 Denmark
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Main round | 7th of 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 158 | +8 |
| 2016 Poland
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Match for 7th place | 8th of 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 173 | 168 | +5 |
| 2018 Croatia
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Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 218 | 216 | +2 |
| 2020 Austria/Norway/Sweden |
Qualified as co-host | ||||||||
  2022 Hungary/Slovakia |
To be determined | ||||||||
| 2024 Germany |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 13/14 | 4 titles | 80 | 50 | 5 | 25 | 2157 | 1992 | +165 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty throws.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]
Head coach: Kristján Andrésson
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Notable players
- Per Carlén
- Björn "Lurch" Andersson
- Bengt Johansson
- Stefan Lövgren
- Mats Olsson
- Staffan Olsson
- Magnus Wislander
- Ljubomir Vranjes
- Pierre Thorsson
- Magnus Andersson
- Ola Lindgren
- Erik Hajas
- Johan Petersson
- Peter Gentzel
- Tomas Svensson
- Kim Andersson
- Martin Frändesjö
Notable coaches
Kit supplier
From 2004 to 2015 Sweden's kits were supplied by Adidas. Since 2016 they are supplied by Kempa.
See also
References
External links
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