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Information |
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Association |
Swedish Handball Federation |
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Coach |
Tomas Axnér |
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Assistant coach |
Johanna Wiberg |
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Captain |
Jamina Roberts |
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Most caps |
Åsa Eriksson (254) |
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Most goals |
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153) |
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Colours |
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Results |
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Summer Olympics |
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Appearances |
4 (First in 2008) |
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Best result |
4th (2020) |
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World Championship |
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Appearances |
11 (First in 1957) |
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Best result |
4th (2017) |
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European Championship |
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Appearances |
13 (First in 1994) |
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Best result |
2nd (2010) |
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Last updated on Unknown. |
Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record |
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European Championship |
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Silver |
2010 Denmark–Norway |
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Bronze |
2014 Croatia–Hungary |
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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
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Results
Olympic Games
Games |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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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 |
Total |
4/12 |
0 Titles |
25 |
9 |
2 |
15 |
662 |
701 |
–39 |
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World championship
European championship
Competitive record at the European championship
Year |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
+/- |
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1994 |
7th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
134 |
145 |
−11 |
1996 |
8th |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
142 |
171 |
−29 |
1998 |
Did not qualify |
2000 |
2002 |
15th |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
79 |
94 |
−15 |
2004 |
14th |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
68 |
81 |
−13 |
2006 |
6th |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
156 |
170 |
−14 |
2008 |
9th |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
134 |
135 |
−1 |
 2010 |
2nd |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
199 |
176 |
+23 |
2012 |
8th |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
153 |
142 |
+11 |
 2014 |
3rd |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
238 |
220 |
+18 |
2016 |
8th |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
149 |
156 |
−7 |
2018 |
6th |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
191 |
192 |
−1 |
 2020 |
11th |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
148 |
162 |
−14 |
  2022 |
5th |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
206 |
179 |
+27 |
  2024 |
TBD |
2026 |
  2028 |
Qualified aco-host |
Total |
14/18 |
72 |
29 |
7 |
36 |
1791 |
1844 |
-53 |
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Record against other teams at the European Championship
National Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
+/- |
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Austria |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
93 |
100 |
−7 |
Belarus |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
Czech Republic |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
46 |
+13 |
Croatia |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
99 |
106 |
−7 |
Denmark |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
60 |
89 |
−29 |
France |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
67 |
72 |
−5 |
Germany |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
88 |
90 |
−2 |
Hungary |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
45 |
+10 |
Montenegro |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
54 |
53 |
+1 |
North Macedonia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
38 |
+12 |
Netherlands |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
55 |
48 |
+7 |
Norway |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
117 |
126 |
−9 |
Poland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
23 |
+1 |
Romania |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50 |
53 |
−3 |
Russia |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
47 |
51 |
−4 |
Serbia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
23 |
0 |
Slovakia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
22 |
+9 |
Ukraine |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
48 |
+9 |
Yugoslavia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
31 |
−3 |
Total |
43 |
19 |
4 |
20 |
1078 |
1085 |
-7 |
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Performance in other tournaments
Sweden during a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2016
- 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 for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.
Caps and goals as of 18 November 2022.
Head coach: Tomas Axnér
No. |
Pos. |
Name |
Date of birth (age) |
Height |
App. |
Goals |
Club |
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1 |
GK |
Johanna Bundsen |
(1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 32) |
1.85 m |
125 |
2 |
IK Sävehof |
3 |
RB |
Nina Koppang |
(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21) |
1.77 m |
8 |
10 |
IK Sävehof |
6 |
CB |
Carin Strömberg |
(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 29) |
1.84 m |
134 |
200 |
Neptunes de Nantes |
7 |
P |
Linn Blohm |
(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 31) |
1.80 m |
145 |
412 |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
8 |
LB |
Jamina Roberts |
(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 33) |
1.76 m |
210 |
516 |
Vipers Kristiansand |
9 |
LB |
Melissa Petrén |
(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 28) |
1.73 m |
62 |
114 |
Viborg HK |
15 |
RW |
Sara Johansson |
(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 30) |
1.76 m |
13 |
22 |
Skara HF |
16 |
GK |
Jessica Ryde |
(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 29) |
1.85 m |
54 |
0 |
Ikast Håndbold |
17 |
RB |
Nina Dano |
(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 22) |
1.72 m |
36 |
68 |
HH Elite |
19 |
P |
Anna Lagerquist |
(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 29) |
1.75 m |
102 |
124 |
Neptunes de Nantes |
21 |
GK |
Evelina Eriksson |
(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 26) |
1.85 m |
10 |
1 |
CSM București |
23 |
CB |
Emma Lindqvist |
(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 25) |
1.77 m |
66 |
135 |
Ikast Håndbold |
24 |
RW |
Nathalie Hagman |
(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 31) |
1.67 m |
198 |
710 |
Neptunes de Nantes |
29 |
LB |
Kristin Thorleifsdóttir |
(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 25) |
1.82 m |
38 |
48 |
HH Elite |
38 |
LW |
Elin Hansson |
(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 26) |
1.73 m |
50 |
130 |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
42 |
CB |
Jenny Carlson |
(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 28) |
1.72 m |
37 |
97 |
Brest Bretagne |
44 |
CB |
Daniela de Jong |
(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 24) |
1.75 m |
13 |
17 |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
54 |
LB |
Tyra Axnér |
(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 21) |
1.78 m |
12 |
21 |
Nykøbing Falster |
55 |
RW |
Clara Petersson Bergsten |
(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 21) |
1.62 m |
5 |
5 |
Skuru IK |
66 |
P |
Clara Monti Danielsson |
(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 31) |
1.76 m |
16 |
4 |
Chambray Touraine |
97 |
LW |
Linn Hansson |
(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 25) |
1.69 m |
5 |
4 |
Önnereds HK |
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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 World Championship
- Linn Blohm, 2019 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
Still active players are highlighted
Most matches played
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
# |
Player |
Matches |
Goals |
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1 |
Åsa Eriksson |
254 |
1108 |
2 |
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl |
225 |
1153 |
3 |
Tina Flognman |
225 |
388 |
4 |
Isabelle Gulldén |
224 |
846 |
5 |
Jamina Roberts |
210 |
516 |
6 |
Matilda Boson |
210 |
515 |
7 |
Nathalie Hagman |
198 |
710 |
8 |
Kristina Jönsson |
183 |
2 |
9 |
Gunilla Olsson |
181 |
293 |
10 |
Linnea Torstenson |
177 |
655 |
Last updated: 18 November 2022
Source: svenskhandboll.se
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Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
# |
Player |
Goals |
Matches |
Average |
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1 |
Mia Hermansson-Högdahl |
1153 |
225 |
5.12 |
2 |
Åsa Eriksson |
1108 |
254 |
4.36 |
3 |
Isabelle Gulldén |
846 |
224 |
3.77 |
4 |
Nathalie Hagman |
710 |
198 |
3.58 |
5 |
Linnea Torstenson |
655 |
177 |
3.70 |
6 |
Lina Olsson Rosenberg |
535 |
146 |
3.66 |
7 |
Jamina Roberts |
516 |
210 |
2.46 |
8 |
Matilda Boson |
515 |
210 |
2.45 |
9 |
Katarina Arfwidsson |
493 |
132 |
3.73 |
10 |
Johanna Ahlm |
460 |
142 |
3.24 |
Last updated: 18 November 2022
Source: svenskhandboll.se
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Head coach history
Period |
Coach |
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1991–1994; 1999–2003 |
Tomas Ryde |
2003–2005 |
Per-Olof Jonsson |
2005–2008 |
Ulf Schefvert |
2008–2012 |
Per Johansson |
2012–2013 |
Torbjörn Klingvall |
2014–2015; 2016 |
Helle Thomsen |
2015–2016 |
Thomas Sivertsson |
2016–2020 |
Henrik Signell |
2020–present |
Tomas Axnér |