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Denmark women's national handball team

The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Danish Handball Federation (DHF).

Denmark Denmark
Information
NicknameHåndbolddamerne (The handball ladies)
AssociationDanish Handball Federation
CoachJesper Jensen
Assistant coachLars Jørgensen
CaptainTrine Østergaard
Most capsJanne Kolling (250)
Most goalsCamilla Andersen (846)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold 1st (1996, 2000, 2004)
World Championship
Appearances22 (First in 1957)
Best resultGold 1st (1997)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994)
Best resultGold 1st (1994, 1996, 2002)
Last updated on Unknown.
Denmark women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1962 Romania
Silver medal – second place 1993 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Austria/Hungary
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Germany
Gold medal – first place 1996 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2002 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 1998 Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 2004 Hungary
Silver medal – second place 2022 Slovenia/Montenegro/North Macedonia
Silver medal – second place 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland

In 1997, it became the first Women's Handball team to hold all three major titles simultaneously (The World Championship, The Olympic Championship and The European Championship).[1]

Denmark women's handball team is the only team (women's and men's) in handball history to win the Olympic Games three consecutive times, earning the gold medal in 1996, 2000, and 2004.

Despite tremendous results, the Danish handball team has seen a steady decline. As of 2024, the team has not won a gold medal since the Olympic Games 2004. However, at the World Championship 2013, the team won its first medal (bronze) at a World Championship since 1997 when the team won gold. It was also the first medal the Danish team had won in 9 years.

Since 2021, the team has won medals at five championships in a row: Bronze at the 2021 World Champonship, silver at the 2022 European Championship, bronze at the 2023 World Championship, bronze at 2024 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2024 European Championship.

Honours

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Competition       Total
Olympic Games 3 0 1 4
World Championship 1 2 4 7
European Championship 3 4 0 7
Total 7 6 5 18

Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

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Games Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  1976 Montreal Did not qualify
  1980 Moscow
  1984 Los Angeles
  1988 Seoul
  1992 Barcelona
  1996 Atlanta 1st 5 5 0 0 149 114 +35
  2000 Sydney 1st 7 6 0 1 214 165 +49
  2004 Athens 1st 7 5 2 0 220 180 +40
  2008 Beijing Did not qualify
  2012 London 9th 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8
  2016 Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
  2020 Tokyo
  2024 Paris 3rd 8 6 0 2 206 191 +15
  2028 Los Angeles TBD
Total 5/14 32 23 2 7 902 671 +131

World Championship

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Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
  1957 5th 5 3 1 1 37 26 +11
  1962 2nd 5 4 0 1 42 28 +14
  1965 5th 4 2 0 2 31 36 −5
  1971 6th 5 2 1 2 50 54 −4
  1973 7th 5 2 2 1 57 47 +10
  1975 9th 5 1 0 4 62 69 −7
  1978 Did not qualify
  1982
  1986
  1990 10th 7 2 0 5 145 137 +8
  1993 2nd 7 5 0 2 189 167 +22
   1995 3rd 8 6 0 2 221 178 +43
  1997 1st 9 7 1 1 281 202 +79
   1999 6th 9 7 0 2 263 186 +77
  2001 4th 9 7 0 2 258 210 +48
  2003 13th 5 2 1 2 113 119 −6
  2005 4th 10 5 1 4 295 277 +18
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 5th 9 6 0 3 250 230 +20
  2011 4th 9 7 0 2 240 175 +65
  2013 3rd 9 6 0 3 255 214 +41
  2015 6th 9 5 0 4 239 208 +31
  2017 6th 7 4 0 3 186 163 +23
  2019 9th 8 4 2 2 204 172 +32
  2021 3rd 9 8 0 1 281 182 +99
    2023 3rd 9 7 0 2 280 212 +68
   2025 Qualified
  2027 TBD
  2029
   2031
Total 23/28 162 102 9 51 3979 3292 +687

European Championship

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Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
  1994 1st 7 7 0 0 186 151 +35
  1996 1st 7 7 0 0 197 146 +51
  1998 2nd 7 5 0 2 189 163 +26
  2000 10th 6 1 1 4 151 159 −8
  2002 1st 8 8 0 0 200 171 +29
  2004 2nd 8 6 0 2 202 189 +13
  2006 11th 6 2 0 4 148 156 −8
  2008 11th 6 2 1 3 145 160 −15
   2010 4th 8 5 0 3 192 175 +17
  2012 5th 7 5 0 2 217 206 +11
   2014 8th 6 3 1 2 155 147 +8
  2016 4th 8 4 1 3 189 185 +4
  2018 8th 6 3 0 3 151 164 −13
  2020 4th 8 5 0 3 209 186 +23
    2022 2nd 8 6 0 2 223 195 +28
    2024 2nd 9 7 0 2 266 234 +32
      2026 TBD
    2028 Qualified as co-host
Total 17/18 115 76 4 35 3020 2787 +233

Performance in other tournaments

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Team

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Main article: List of Denmark women's international handball players

Current squad

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The squad chosen for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[3][4][5][6]

Head coach: Jesper Jensen

Caps and goals as of 15 December 2024.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Sandra Toft (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35) 1.74 m 195 2   Győri ETO KC
3 P Kaja Kamp (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30) 1.72 m 20 27   Team Esbjerg
4 RB Helene Kindberg (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1.79 m 16 26   København Håndbold
5 P Sarah Iversen   (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) 1.77 m 110 184   Ikast Håndbold
6 CB Helena Elver (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26) 1.75 m 45 90   Odense Håndbold
8 LB Anne Mette Hansen (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 1.82 m 186 555   Metz Handball
12 GK Anna Kristensen (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24) 1.83 m 43 0   Team Esbjerg
11 LB Line Haugsted (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) 1.80 m 118 146   Team Esbjerg
16 GK Althea Reinhardt   (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 131 0   Odense Håndbold
18 RB Mette Tranborg (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 1.92 m 123 266   Team Esbjerg
21 RW Andrea Aagot (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 54 99   Odense Håndbold
23 CB Kristina Jørgensen (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) 1.87 m 132 388   Győri ETO KC
25 RW Trine Østergaard (c) (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 33) 1.66 m 205 410   CSM București
26 LB Stine Eiberg (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 26) 1.83 m 13 4   Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
32 LB Mie Højlund (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 27) 1.80 m 122 252   Odense Håndbold
33 LW Emma Friis (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25) 1.62 m 79 239   CSM București
34 P Rikke Iversen (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 1.78 m 99 155   Team Esbjerg
41 LW Elma Halilcevic (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24) 1.68 m 39 83   Odense Håndbold
42 CB Michala Møller (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 43 79   Team Esbjerg

Back-up from home:

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
37 LB Sarah Paulsen (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27) 1.73 m 2 2   SønderjyskE

Extended squad

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No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LW Lærke Nolsøe (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) 1.69 m 63 135   Ikast Håndbold
10 P Kathrine Heindahl (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 32) 1.82 m 145 280   Team Esbjerg
13 RW Simone Böhme (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 33) 1.69 m 51 56   HC Dunărea Brăila
22 CB Mathilde Neesgaard (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31) 1.70 m 3 0   HH Elite
27 RB Louise Burgaard (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 32) 1.76 m 183 379   Odense Håndbold
29 RB Clara Bang (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20) 1.76 m 0 0   Skanderborg Håndbold
31 CB Simone Petersen   (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m 59 92   Ikast Håndbold
38 P Maria Lykkegaard (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28) 1.76 m 4 4   Ikast Håndbold
39 RW Line Hougaard (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25) 1.62 m 5 11   Ikast Håndbold
40 GK Amalie Milling (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24) 1.82 m 9 0   Team Esbjerg
43 LB Olivia Simonsen (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) 1.85 m 3 0   SønderjyskE
44 RW Cecilie Brandt (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 23) 1.69 m 17 33   Ikast Håndbold
45 LB Julie Scaglione   (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20) 1.75 m 14 22   Ikast Håndbold

Previous squads

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Notable players

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Several Danish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

MVP
All-Star Team

Incomplete

Coaching staff

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Role Name Start date
Head coach   Jesper Jensen March 2020
Assistant coach   Lars Jørgensen June 2017
Team manager   Christina Roslyng March 2020
Goalkeeping coach   Michael Bruun Unknown
Physiotherapist   Mikkel Hjuler February 2016
Video man   Sten Kaj Larsen March 2020
Body SDS   Erling Andersen Unknown

Coaches

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List of coaches for Denmark women's national handball team[7]
Years Name
1946–1958 Knud Knudsen
1959–1963 Jørgen Absalonsen
1963–1965 Else Birkemose
1965–1968 Knud Knudsen
1969–1976 Hans Erik Nielsen
1976–1980 Allan Lund
1980–1981 Jørgen Andersson
1982–1985 Flemming Skovsen
1986–1990 Ole Eliasen
1991–1998 Ulrik Wilbek
1998–2006 Jan Pytlick
2006–2007 Brian Lyngholm
2007–2014 Jan Pytlick
2014–2015 Heine Eriksen
2015–2020 Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
2020– Jesper Jensen

Individiual records

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  Still active national team players are highlighted

References

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  1. ^ International Handball Federation
  2. ^ "Møbelringen Cup 2005" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 10 December 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Jesper Jensen udtager perspektivrig EM-trup". Dansk Håndbold. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Jørgensen klar til EM - Halilcevic supplerer truppen". Dansk Håndbold. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Mette Tranborg indkaldt til EM-truppen". Dansk Håndbold. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Sandra Toft erstatter Althea Reinhardt i EM-truppen". Dansk Håndbold. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ^ "DAME-A LANDSTRÆNERE GENNEM ÅRENE". DHF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Statistics (select Spiller køn=Kvinde)". haandbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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