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
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Results
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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Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 5/13 | 0 Titles | 25 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 662 | 701 | –39 |
World championship
Competitive record at the World championship
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Record against other teams at the world championship
*Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). |
European championship
Competitive record at the European championship
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Record against other teams at the European Championship
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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
Current squad
The squad chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in July and August 2024.[3]
Caps and goals as of 4 June 2024.
Head coach: Tomas Axnér
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Traveling back-ups:
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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
- 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
- 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
Most matches playedTotal number of matches played in official competitions only.[4]
Last updated: 14 April 2024 |
Most goals scoredTotal number of goals scored in official matches only.[5]
Last updated: 14 April 2024 |
Head coach history
Period | Coach |
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1991–1994; 1999–2003 | ![]() |
2003–2005 | ![]() |
2005–2008 | ![]() |
2008–2012 | ![]() |
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2014–2015; 2016 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | ![]() |
2016–2020 | ![]() |
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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