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Denmark women's national handball team

Denmark Denmark
Information
AssociationDanish Handball Association
CoachJesper Jensen
Assistant coachLars Jørgensen
Michael Bruun
CaptainSandra Toft
Most capsJanne Kolling (250)
Most goalsCamilla Andersen (846)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1996)
Best result1st (1996, 2000, 2004)
World Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1957)
Best result1st (1997)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best result1st (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
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
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

The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Dansk Håndbold Forbund (DHF).

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 2019, 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.

Honours

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 3 0 0 3
World Championship 1 2 2 5
European Championship 3 2 0 5
Total 3 5 5 13

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place   Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Games Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Canada 1976 Montreal Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta 1st 5 5 0 0 149 114 +35
Australia 2000 Sydney 1st 7 6 0 1 214 165 +49
Greece 2004 Athens 1st 7 5 2 0 220 180 +40
China 2008 Beijing Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 London 9th 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
Japan 2020 Tokyo
France 2024 TBD
United States 2028
Total 4/13 24 17 2 5 696 580 +116

World Championship

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 5th 5 3 1 1 37 26 +11
Romania 1962 2nd 5 4 0 1 42 28 +14
West Germany 1965 5th 4 2 0 2 31 36 −5
Netherlands 1971 6th 5 2 1 2 50 54 −4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 7th 5 2 2 1 57 47 +10
Soviet Union 1975 9th 5 1 0 4 62 69 −7
Czechoslovakia 1978 Did not qualify
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986
South Korea 1990 10th 7 2 0 5 145 137 +8
Norway 1993 2nd 7 5 0 2 189 167 +22
AustriaHungary 1995 3rd 8 6 0 2 221 178 +43
Germany 1997 1st 9 7 1 1 281 202 +79
DenmarkNorway 1999 6th 9 7 0 2 263 186 +77
Italy 2001 4th 9 7 0 2 258 210 +48
Croatia 2003 13th 5 2 1 2 113 119 −6
Russia 2005 4th 10 5 1 4 295 277 +18
France 2007 Did not qualify
China 2009 5th 9 6 0 3 250 230 +20
Brazil 2011 4th 9 7 0 2 240 175 +65
Serbia 2013 3rd 9 6 0 3 255 214 +41
Denmark 2015 6th 9 5 0 4 239 208 +31
Germany 2017 6th 7 4 0 3 186 163 +23
Japan 2019 9th 8 4 2 2 204 172 +32
Spain 2021 Qualified
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 Qualified as co-host
GermanyNetherlands 2025 TBD
Hungary 2027
Total 22/28 144 87 9 48 3418 2898 +520

European Championship

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
Germany 1994 1st 7 7 0 0 186 151 +35
Denmark 1996 1st 7 7 0 0 197 146 +51
Netherlands 1998 2nd 7 5 0 2 189 163 +26
Romania 2000 10th 6 1 1 4 151 159 −8
Denmark 2002 1st 8 8 0 0 200 171 +29
Hungary 2004 2nd 8 6 0 2 202 189 +13
Sweden 2006 11th 6 2 0 4 148 156 −8
North Macedonia 2008 11th 6 2 1 3 145 160 −15
DenmarkNorway 2010 4th 8 5 0 3 192 175 +17
Serbia 2012 5th 7 5 0 2 217 206 +11
HungaryCroatia 2014 8th 6 3 1 2 155 147 +8
Sweden 2016 4th 8 4 1 3 189 185 +4
France 2018 8th 6 3 0 3 151 164 −13
Denmark 2020 4th 8 5 0 3 209 186 +23
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 TBD
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024
Total 14/14 98 63 4 31 2531 2358 +173

Performance in other tournaments

  • Carpathian Trophy 1980 – Fifth place
  • Carpathian Trophy 1997 – Winner
  • GF World Cup '06 – Third place
  • GF World Cup '08 – Second place
  • Møbelringen Cup 2002 – Winner
  • Møbelringen Cup 2003 – Third place
  • Møbelringen Cup 2005 – Winner[2]
  • Møbelringen Cup 2007 – Third place
  • Møbelringen Cup 2008 – Third place
  • Møbelringen Cup 2010 – Second place
  • Møbelringen Cup 2012 – Second place
  • Golden League 2012-13 – Winner
  • Golden League 2014-15 – Winner
  • Golden League 2016-17 – Third place

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Head coach: Jesper Jensen

Caps and goals as of 20 December 2020.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Sandra Toft 18 October 1989 1.76 m 134 1 France Brest Bretagne Handball
2 LW Lærke Nolsøe 19 February 1996 1.69 m 41 76 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
3 P Majbritt Toft Hansen 27 April 1993 1.83 m 12 5 Denmark Viborg HK
8 LB Anne Mette Hansen 25 August 1994 1.85 m 107 288 Hungary Győri ETO KC
10 P Kathrine Heindahl 26 March 1992 1.85 m 84 156 Russia CSKA Moscow
11 LB Line Haugsted 11 November 1994 1.80 m 60 78 Denmark Viborg HK
16 GK Althea Reinhardt 1 September 1996 1.84 m 64 0 Denmark Odense Håndbold
18 RB Mette Tranborg 1 January 1996 1.92 m 70 181 Denmark Team Esbjerg
19 CB Laura Damgaard 14 September 1996 1.75 m 9 6 Denmark Viborg HK
21 RW Andrea Hansen 22 May 2000 1.78 m 12 7 Denmark København Håndbold
23 LB Kristina Jørgensen 17 January 1998 1.86 m 52 90 Denmark Viborg HK
24 CB Mia Rej 2 February 1990 1.68 m 28 69 Denmark København Håndbold
25 RW Trine Østergaard 17 October 1991 1.65 m 130 235 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
27 RB Louise Burgaard 17 October 1992 1.76 m 119 247 France Metz Handball
32 CB Mie Højlund 24 October 1997 1.75 m 44 69 Denmark Odense Håndbold
34 P Rikke Iversen 18 May 1993 1.78 m 23 21 Denmark Odense Håndbold

Extended squad

Also a part of the extended squad for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
7 LW Maria Fisker 3 October 1990 1.68 m 98 246 Denmark Viborg HK
9 LW Fie Woller 17 September 1992 1.75 m 65 112 France Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball
12 GK Anna Kristensen 25 October 2000 1.81 m 5 0 Denmark Viborg HK
13 RW Simone Böhme 17 August 1991 1.69 m 33 34 Hungary Siófok KC
14 CB Lotte Grigel 5 April 1991 1.65 m 112 163 France Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball
15 CB Nadia Offendal 22 October 1994 1.75 m 20 38 France Paris 92
20 GK Rikke Poulsen 20 April 1986 1.78 m 73 1 Denmark Team Esbjerg
22 LB Emilie Steffensen 22 May 2001 1.80 m 0 0 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
26 RB Celine Lundbye Kristiansen 24 May 1996 1.78 m 7 6 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
28 P Kamilla Larsen 2 September 1983 1.83 m 99 157 Denmark Odense Håndbold
29 RB Julie Jensen 25 February 1996 1.80 m 0 0 Denmark Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
30 GK Mathilde Juncker 3 March 1993 1.80 m 11 0 Denmark Randers HK
33 LW Emma Friis 31 October 1999 1.60 m 2 4 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold
35 P Sara Hald 4 June 1996 1.75 m 2 4 Denmark Odense Håndbold
36 LW Freja Cohrt 20 January 1994 1.68 m 27 52 Denmark Odense Håndbold
37 P Kaja Kamp 29 April 1994 1.72 m 0 0 Denmark Team Esbjerg
39 RW Line Mai Hougaard 6 October 1999 1.62 m 3 6 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold
40 GK Amalie Milling 27 December 1997 1.82 m 6 0 Denmark København Håndbold

Previous squads

Notable players

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
  • Anja Andersen, 1996 European Championship
  • Karin Mortensen, 2002 European Championship
All-Star Team
  • Anette Hoffmann, 1995 World Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Anja Andersen, 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Susanne Munk Wilbek, 1996 Summer Olympics; 1997 World Championship
  • Camilla Andersen, 1997 World Championship; 1998 European Championship
  • Tonje Kjærgaard, 1998 European Championship; 1999 World Championship
  • Janne Kolling, 1998 European Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Mette Vestergaard, 2001 World Championship
  • Kristine Andersen, 2002 European Championship
  • Line Daugaard, 2002 European Championship; 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Karin Mortensen, 2002 and 2004 European Championship
  • Rikke Schmidt, 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Katrine Fruelund, 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Josephine Touray, 2004 European Championship
  • Mie Augustesen, 2010 European Championship
  • Maibritt Kviesgaard, 2010 European Championship
  • Line Jørgensen, 2011 World Championship
  • Maria Fisker, 2013 World Championship; 2014 European Championship
  • Kristina Kristiansen, 2014 European Championship
  • Sandra Toft, 2016 and 2020 European Championship
  • Line Haugsted, 2020 European Championship

Incomplete

Coaching staff

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

Coaches

List of coaches for Denmark women's national handball team[5]
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
2020–0000 Jesper Jensen

Individual all-time records

 Still active national team players are highlighted

References

  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. ^ "Kvindelandsholdets EM-trup er udtaget". DHF. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 European Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "DAME-A LANDSTRÆNERE GENNEM ÅRENE". DHF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Flest spillede DA-landskampe" (in Danish). DHF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Flest scorede mål i DA-landskampe" (in Danish). DHF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.

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