European Women's Handball Championship facts for kids
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
| Continent | Europe (EHF) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Norway (9th title) |
| Most titles | Norway (9 titles) |
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. As of December 2022, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (nine times), Denmark (three times), Hungary, Montenegro and France (each once).
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History
In year 1946, the International Handball Federation was founded by eight European nations, and though non-European nations competed at the World Championships, the medals had always been taken by European nations. European Handball Federation is founded in 1991. At the same time (1995), the World Championship was changed from a quadrennial to a biannual event, and the European Handball Federation now began its own championship – which also acted as a regional qualifier for the World Championship. The tournament will be expanded to 24 teams in 2024 to take place in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1994 Details |
 Germany |
 Denmark |
27–23 |  Germany |
 Norway |
24–19 |  Hungary |
12 | |||
| 1996 Details |
 Denmark |
Denmark |
25–23 | Norway |
 Austria |
30–23 | Germany |
12 | |||
| 1998 Details |
 Netherlands |
Norway |
24–16 | Denmark |
Hungary |
30–24 | Austria |
12 | |||
| 2000 Details |
 Romania |
Hungary |
32–30 (ET) |  Ukraine |
 Russia |
21–16 |  Romania |
12 | |||
| 2002 Details |
Denmark |
Denmark |
25–22 | Norway |
 France |
27–22 | Russia |
16 | |||
| 2004 Details |
 Hungary |
Norway |
27–25 | Denmark |
Hungary |
29–25 | Russia |
16 | |||
| 2006 Details |
 Sweden |
Norway |
27–24 | Russia |
France |
29–25 | Germany |
16 | |||
| 2008 Details |
 Macedonia |
Norway |
34–21 |  Spain |
Russia |
24–21 | Germany |
16 | |||
| 2010 Details |
Denmark / Norway |
Norway |
25–20 |  Sweden |
Romania |
16–15 | Denmark |
16 | |||
| 2012 Details |
 Serbia |
 Montenegro |
34–31 (2ET) | Norway |
Hungary |
41–38 (ET) |  Serbia |
16 | |||
| 2014 Details |
 Croatia / Hungary |
Norway |
28–25 | Spain |
Sweden |
25–23 | Montenegro |
16 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Sweden |
Norway |
30–29 |  Netherlands |
France |
25–22 | Denmark |
16 | |||
| 2018 Details |
 France |
France |
24–21 | Russia |
Netherlands |
24–20 | Romania |
16 | |||
| 2020 Details |
Denmark |
Norway |
22–20 | France |
 Croatia |
25–19 | Denmark |
16 | |||
| 2022 Details |
  Montenegro / North Macedonia / Slovenia |
Norway |
27–25 | Denmark |
Montenegro |
27–25 (ET) | France |
16 | |||
| 2024 Details |
  Austria / Hungary / Switzerland |
24 | |||||||||
| 2026 Details |
    Czech Republic / Poland / Romania / Slovakia / Turkey |
24 | |||||||||
| 2028 Details |
Norway / Denmark / Sweden |
24 | |||||||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | France |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Montenegro |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Russia |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Spain |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Statistics
Summary (1994-2022)
| Rank | Team | Part | Points | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
15 | 194 | 114 | 94 | 6 | 14 | 3232 | 2519 | +713 |
| 2 | Denmark |
15 | 142 | 106 | 69 | 4 | 33 | 2754 | 2553 | +201 |
| 3 | Russia |
14 | 109 | 94 | 49 | 11 | 34 | 2480 | 2284 | +196 |
| 4 | Hungary |
15 | 109 | 100 | 52 | 5 | 43 | 2649 | 2594 | +55 |
| 5 | France |
12 | 107 | 83 | 52 | 3 | 28 | 2076 | 1907 | +169 |
| 6 | Germany |
15 | 103 | 95 | 49 | 5 | 41 | 2394 | 2387 | +7 |
| 7 | Romania |
14 | 96 | 93 | 46 | 4 | 43 | 2335 | 2331 | +4 |
| 8 | Sweden |
13 | 75 | 79 | 34 | 7 | 38 | 1997 | 2023 | -26 |
| 9 | Spain |
12 | 56 | 74 | 23 | 10 | 41 | 1821 | 1899 | -78 |
| 10 | Montenegro |
7 | 55 | 46 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 1169 | 1160 | +9 |
| 11 | Croatia |
12 | 53 | 60 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 1440 | 1555 | -115 |
| 12 | Netherlands |
9 | 48 | 54 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 1397 | 1409 | -12 |
| 13 | Ukraine |
11 | 40 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 37 | 1428 | 1527 | -99 |
| 14 | Serbia |
12 | 37 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 37 | 1537 | 1653 | -116 |
| 15 | Austria |
8 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 1117 | 1240 | -123 |
| 16 | Poland |
8 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 844 | 964 | -120 |
| 17 | Slovenia |
8 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 824 | 965 | -141 |
| 18 | Macedonia |
6 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 694 | 852 | -158 |
| 19 | Czech Republic |
7 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 787 | 870 | -83 |
| 20 |  Belarus |
4 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 460 | 509 | -49 |
| 21 | Slovakia |
2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 240 | 315 | -75 |
| 22 |  Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 97 | -22 |
| 23 |  Portugal |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 101 | -34 |
| 24 |  Iceland |
2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 125 | 169 | -44 |
| 25 |  Lithuania |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 124 | 183 | -59 |
Total hosts
| Rank | Nation | Hosts | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
5 | 1996, 2002, 2010, 2020, (2028) |
| 2 |  Hungary |
3 | 2004, 2014, (2024) |
 Sweden |
2006, 2016, (2028) | ||
| 4 |  North Macedonia |
2 | 2008, 2022 |
 Norway |
2010, (2028) | ||
| 6 |  Germany |
1 | 1994 |
 Netherlands |
1998 | ||
 Romania |
2000 | ||
 Serbia |
2012 | ||
 Croatia |
2014 | ||
 France |
2018 | ||
 Montenegro |
2022 | ||
 Slovenia |
2022 | ||
 Austria |
(2024) | ||
 Switzerland |
(2024) | ||
 Russia |
(2026) |
Top scorers by tournament
The record-holder for scored goals in a single Euro Championship is Bojana Radulović, where she scored 72 goals Hungary at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary.
| Year | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ágnes Farkas |
48 |
| 1996 | Kjersti Grini |
48 |
| 1998 | Ausra Fridrikas |
68 |
| 2000 | Simona Gogîrlă |
68 |
| 2002 | Ágnes Farkas |
58 |
| 2004 | Bojana Radulović |
72 |
| 2006 | Nadine Krause |
58 |
| 2008 | Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth |
51 |
| 2010 | Cristina Neagu |
53 |
| 2012 | Katarina Bulatović |
56 |
| 2014 | Isabelle Gulldén |
58 |
| 2016 | Nora Mørk |
53 |
| 2018 | Katarina Krpež Slezak |
50 |
| 2020 | Nora Mørk |
52 |
| 2022 | Nora Mørk |
50 |
Best players by tournament
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Anja Andersen |
| 1998 | Trine Haltvik |
| 2000 | Beáta Siti |
| 2002 | Karin Mortensen |
| 2004 | Gro Hammerseng |
| 2006 | Gro Hammerseng |
| 2008 | Kristine Lunde |
| 2010 | Linnea Torstenson |
| 2012 | Anja Edin |
| 2014 | Isabelle Gulldén |
| 2016 | Nycke Groot |
| 2018 | Anna Vyakhireva |
| 2020 | Estelle Nze Minko |
| 2022 | Henny Reistad |
Participating nations
National team appearances in the European Women's Handball Championship
Most successful players
Boldface denotes active handball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrine Lunde (Haraldsen) | Norway |
2002 | 2022 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 2 | Karoline Dyhre Breivang | Norway |
2004 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Marit Malm Frafjord | Norway |
2006 | 2020 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Camilla Herrem | Norway |
2008 | 2020 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Stine Bredal Oftedal | Norway |
2010 | 2022 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren * | Norway |
2004 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| 7 | Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | Norway |
2006 | 2016 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Nora Mørk ** | Norway |
2010 | 2022 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| 9 | Heidi Løke | Norway |
2008 | 2020 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 10 | Kari Mette Johansen | Norway |
2004 | 2010 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato Europeo de Balonmano Femenino para niños
