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.
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Association | Swedish Handball Federation | ||
Coach | Tomas Axnér | ||
Assistant coach | Johanna Wiberg | ||
Captain | Carin Strömberg | ||
Most caps | Åsa Eriksson (251) | ||
Most goals | Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1091) | ||
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Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2008) | ||
Best result | 7th (2016) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (First in 1957) | ||
Best result | 4th (2017) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 11 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | 2nd (2010) | ||
Last updated on Unknown. |
Medal record | ||
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European Championship | ||
2010 Denmark/Norway | ||
2014 Croatia/Hungary |
Results
Olympic Games
Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
Quarter-final | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 168 | −21 | |
Preliminary round | 11th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | |
Quarter-final | 7th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 170 | 174 | −4 | |
To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 3/12 | 0 Titles | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 425 | 473 | –48 |
World Championship
Competitive record at the World championship
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Record against other teams at the World championship
*Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). |
European Championship
Competitive record at the European championship
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Record against other teams at the European championship
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Performance in other tournaments
- 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 chosen for training at Bosön 1-5 June 2020. Due to the Covid-19 situation the players will be divided between three groups (1-3 June, 2-4 June and 3-5 June).[3]
Caps and goals as of 30 June 2020.
Head coach: Tomas Axnér
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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
- Top scorers
- Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship (58 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
- Anna-Maria Johansson
Individual all-time records
Most matches playedTotal number of matches played in official competitions only.[4]
Last updated: 15 April 2020 |
Most goals scoredTotal number of goals scored in official matches only.[5]
Last updated: 15 April 2020 |
References
- http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
- http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
- "Premiärsamling med damlandslaget för Axnér". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.