Sweden men's national handball team facts for kids
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Association | Swedish Handball Association (Svenska Handbollförbundet) |
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Coach | Glenn Solberg | |||
Assistant coach | Michael Apelgren | |||
Most caps | Magnus Wislander (386) | |||
Most goals | Magnus Wislander (1191) | |||
Colours | ||||
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Results | ||||
Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1972) | |||
Best result | 2nd (1992, 1996, 2000, 2012) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 26 (First in 1938) | |||
Best result | 1st (1954, 1958, 1990, 1999) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 15 (First in 1994) | |||
Best result | 1st (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2022) | |||
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Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Team |
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Team |
Silver | 2000 Sydney | Team |
Silver | 2012 London | Team |
World Championship | ||
Gold | 1954 Sweden | |
Gold | 1958 East Germany | |
Gold | 1990 Czechoslovakia | |
Gold | 1999 Egypt | |
Silver | 1964 Czechoslovakia | |
Silver | 1997 Japan | |
Silver | 2001 France | |
Silver | 2021 Egypt | |
Bronze | 1938 Germany | |
Bronze | 1961 West Germany | |
Bronze | 1993 Sweden | |
Bronze | 1995 Iceland | |
European Championship | ||
Gold | 1994 Portugal | |
Gold | 1998 Italy | |
Gold | 2000 Croatia | |
Gold | 2002 Sweden | |
Gold | 2022 Hungary/Slovakia | |
Silver | 2018 Croatia | |
Bronze | 2024 Germany | |
World Outdoor Championship | ||
Gold | 1948 France | |
Silver | 1952 Switzerland | |
Bronze | 1959 Austria |
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 5 titles, and has won the most medals in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 12 medals (as of 2023, this is a record shared with France). Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11). The team has also won the World Cup 3 times, the Supercup 2 times, and were Intercontinental Cup winners in 2000.
Contents
Honours
Competition | Total | |||
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Olympic Games | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
World Championship | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
European Championship | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Total | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
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 | did not enter | ||||||||
Not held from 1948 to 1968 | |||||||||
1972 Munich | Match for 7th place | 7th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 87 | −5 |
1976 Montreal | did not qualify | ||||||||
1980 Moscow | |||||||||
1984 Los Angeles | Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 134 | +11 |
1988 Seoul | Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 109 | +24 |
1992 Barcelona | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 130 | +35 |
1996 Atlanta | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 141 | +41 |
2000 Sydney | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 197 | +43 |
2004 Athens | did not qualify | ||||||||
2008 Beijing | |||||||||
2012 London | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 186 | +42 |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Group stage | 11th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 131 | +1 |
2020 Tokyo | Quarterfinals | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 176 | +1 |
2024 Paris | qualified | ||||||||
2028 Los Angeles | to be determined | ||||||||
2032 Brisbane | |||||||||
Total | 10/17 | 0 Titles | 59 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 1484 | 1291 | +193 |
World Championship
European Championship
- *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 2024 European Championship.
Appearances and goals correct as of 7 January 2024.
Head coach: Glenn Solberg
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
- Jim Gottfridsson
- Niclas Ekberg
Coaches
# | Coaches | Period |
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1 | Herbert Johansson | 1938–1948 |
2 | Curt Wadmark | 1948–1967 |
3 | Roland Mattsson | 1967–1974 |
4 | Bertil Andersén | 1974–1979 |
5 | Ingemar Eriksson | 1979–1980 |
6 | Caj-Åke Andersson | 1980–1982 |
7 | Roger "Ragge" Carlsson | 1982–1988 |
8 | Bengt "Bengan" Johansson | 1988–2004 |
9 | Ingemar Linnéll | 2004–2008 |
10 | Ola Lindgren & Staffan Olsson | 2008–2016 |
11 | Kristján Andrésson | 2016–2020 |
12 | Glenn Solberg | 2020– |
World & European Records
World Records
- Longest undefeated streak in international championships (25 matches, Euro 1998 - 2000 Olympic Games).
- Longest medal round streak in major championships (14 tournaments, 1990-2002).
- Longest medal round streak in the World Championships (7 tournaments, 1986-2001).
- 8 consecutive finals in international championships (1996-2002).
- Most World Championship finals (8 - shared with France).
- 3 consecutive World Championship finals (1997, 1999, 2001 - shared with Denmark).
European Records
- Most finals reached in international championships (18).
- Most medals in international competition (23 - shared with France).
- 3 consecutive gold medals at the European championship (1998, 2000, 2002).
Other merits
- First European nation to win a major championship title three times in a row (Euro 1998, Euro 2000, Euro 2002).
- 3 x winners of the World Cup (1992, 1996, 2004)
- 2 x winners of the Supercup (1993, 2005)
- 1 x winners of the Intercontinental Cup (2000)
- The first IHF World Champion (1954 - indoor handball) (Germany's 1938 victory was under the IAHF).
- The first EHF European Champion (1994).
- Defeated Denmark 18-12 in Copenhagen in the first ever international indoor handball game (8 March 1935).
Kit supplier
From 2004 to 2015 Sweden's kits were supplied by Adidas, and 2016-2019 by Kempa. The current supplier is Craft.
See also
In Spanish: Selección de balonmano de Suecia para niños