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Sweden women's national handball team

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.

Sweden Sweden
Information
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachThomas Forsberg
Johanna Wiberg
CaptainJamina Roberts
Most capsÅsa Eriksson
Jamina Roberts
(254 each)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
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Team colours
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1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1994)
Best resultSilver 2nd (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

Honours

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Competition       Total
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

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Results

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Olympic Games

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Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  1976 Montreal Did not qualify
  1980 Moscow
  1984 Los Angeles
  1988 Seoul
  1992 Barcelona
  1996 Atlanta
  2000 Sydney
  2004 Athens
  2008 Beijing Quarter final 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 147 168 −21
  2012 London Preliminary round 11th of 12 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23
  2016 Rio de Janeiro Quarter final 7th of 12 6 2 1 3 170 174 −4
  2020 Tokyo Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 1 3 237 228 +9
  2024 Paris Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 0 3 229 218 +11
Total 5/13 0 Titles 33 14 2 18 891 919 –28

World championship

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European championship

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Performance in other tournaments

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Sweden during a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2016

Team

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Current squad

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

Caps and goals as of 13 December 2024.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Johanna Bundsen (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33) 1.85 m 165 16   HB Ludwigsburg
2 LW Clara Lerby (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) 1.72 m 20 54   EH Aalborg
6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31) 1.84 m 167 233   Vipers Kristiansand
7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32) 1.80 m 187 543   Győri ETO KC
8 LB Jamina Roberts (c) (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34) 1.76 m 254 679   Vipers Kristiansand
11 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 55 99   Metz Handball
16 GK Jessica Ryde (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) 1.85 m 66 0   Debreceni VSC
17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 1.72 m 67 110   IK Sävehof
21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 28) 1.84 m 48 1   CSM București
23 RB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 1.77 m 109 249   Ikast Håndbold
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33) 1.67 m 242 924   SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1.82 m 81 112   Debreceni VSC
35 P Sofia Hvenfelt (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 42 37   HB Ludwigsburg
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28) 1.73 m 95 235   Team Esbjerg
42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) 1.72 m 81 224   HB Ludwigsburg
49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m 29 33   Storhamar HE
55 RW Clara Petersson Bergsten (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22) 1.62 m 16 23   Skuru IK

Notable players

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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

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Individual all-time records

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  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history

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Period Coach
1991–1994; 1999–2003   Tomas Ryde
2003–2005   Per-Olof Jonsson
2005–2008   Ulf Schefvert
2008–2012   Per Johansson
2012–2013   Torbjörn Klingvall[7][8]
2014–2015; 2016   Helle Thomsen[9][10][11]
2015–2016   Thomas Sivertsson[12]
2016–2020   Henrik Signell[13]
2020–present   Tomas Axnér

References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Svenska EM-truppen uttagen". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Daniela de Jong missar EM". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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