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.

Sweden
Information
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)
Colours
Home Away
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)
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Sweden women's national handball team

Medal record
European Championship
	2010 Denmark/Norway
	2014 Croatia/Hungary

Results

Olympic Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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	To be determined
Total	3/12	0 Titles	17	4	1	12	425	473	–48

World Championship

Competitive record at the World championship Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/- 1957 8th 4 1 0 3 9 19 −10 1962 Did not qualify 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 13th 6 3 1 2 137 119 +18 1993 6th 7 4 0 3 140 124 +16 1995 11th 8 4 0 4 175 166 +9 1997 Did not qualify 1999 2001 8th 9 6 0 3 228 224 +4 2003 Did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 13th 8 6 0 2 247 191 +56 2011 9th 6 3 0 3 164 123 +41 2013 Did not qualify 2015 9th 6 4 1 1 211 160 +51 2017 4th 9 6 0 3 262 231 +31 2019 7th 9 6 1 2 262 214 +48 2021 TBD 2023 Qualified as co-host 2025 TBD 2027 Total 10/28 73 43 3 26 1835 1591 +264

Record against other teams at the World championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Angola 3 3 0 0 77 53 +24 Argentina 1 1 0 0 37 11 +26 Australia 1 1 0 0 66 21 +45 Austria 4 0 1 3 85 93 −8 Brazil 1 1 0 0 26 23 +3 Canada 1 1 0 0 21 16 +5 China 1 0 0 1 15 17 −2 Republic of the Congo 2 2 0 0 57 40 +17 Croatia 1 0 0 1 26 27 −1 Denmark 3 1 0 2 66 68 −2 Czech republic* 3 1 0 2 42 42 - France 4 1 0 3 92 88 +4 Germany 2 0 0 2 42 50 −8 Hungary 2 1 0 1 32 38 −6 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 54 40 +14 Japan 1 1 0 0 27 14 +13 The Netherlands 1 1 0 0 23 21 +2 Norway 1 0 0 1 15 26 −11 Poland 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 Romania 3 3 0 0 48 40 +8 Russia 1 0 0 1 19 25 −6 Spain 1 1 0 0 27 24 +3 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 26 20 +6 South Korea 1 0 0 1 25 34 −9 Thailand 1 1 0 0 49 18 +31 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 53 55 −2 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 31 14 +17 USA 1 1 0 0 30 11 +19 F.R. Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 18 32 −14 Total[1] 48 26 1 21 1130 955 +175 *Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). Results updated 16 June 2014.

European Championship

Competitive record at the European championship Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/- 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 Qualified 2022 TBD 2024 Total 12/16 66 28 6 32 1643 1682 -37

Record against other teams at the European championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- 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 Macedonia 2 2 0 0 50 38 +12 Montenegro 2 1 0 1 54 53 +1 The 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[2] 43 19 4 20 1078 1085 -7

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 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

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 1.84 m 0 0 Vipers Kristiansand RW Mathilda Lundström (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 1.64 m 34 34 IK Sävehof CB Frida Rosell (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 1.72 m 0 0 VästeråsIrsta HF P Wilma Schelin (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 1.78 m 0 0 Skuru IK CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 1.84 m 88 103 Viborg HK CB Melissa Petrén (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 1.73 m 16 40 HH Elite RW Emma Ekenman-Fernis (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 1.72 m 34 47 Thüringer HC GK Sofie Börjesson (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 1.86 m 0 0 IK Sävehof GK Filippa Idéhn (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 1.83 m 121 8 Minaur Baia Mare GK Wilma Kroon-Andersson (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 1.79 m 0 0 IK Sävehof P Johanna Forsberg (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 1.77 m 17 18 Nykøbing Falster RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 1.72 m 0 0 IK Sävehof LB Linnea Pettersson (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 1.81 m 0 0 IK Sävehof LB Mikaela Mässing (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 1.88 m 29 99 Minaur Baia Mare LW Clara Lerby (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 1.74 m 0 0 Lugi HF P Sofia Hvenfelt (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 1.80 m 10 9 København Håndbold CB Isabelle Andersson (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 1.78 m 0 0 H 65 Höör CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 1.77 m 19 20 H 65 Höör DF Sabina Jacobsen (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 1.80 m 136 134 CSKA Moscow LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 1.82 m 1 0 Randers HK RW Daniela Gustin (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 1.81 m 31 67 HH Elite LB Thea Stankiewicz (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 1.77 m 0 0 Tertnes HE

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

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played in official competitions only.[4] # Player Matches Goals 1 Åsa Eriksson 254 1108 2 Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 225 1153 3 Tina Flognman 225 388 4 Isabelle Gulldén 214 826 5 Matilda Boson 210 515 6 Kristina Jönsson 183 2 7 Gunilla Olsson 181 293 8 Linnea Torstenson 177 655 9 Jamina Roberts 164 341 10 Anna Ljungdahl 160 307 Last updated: 15 April 2020 Source: svenskhandboll.se

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[5] # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 1153 225 5.12 2 Åsa Eriksson 1108 254 4.36 3 Isabelle Gulldén 826 214 3.86 4 Linnea Torstenson 655 177 3.70 5 Lina Olsson Rosenberg 535 146 3.66 6 Matilda Boson 515 210 2.45 7 Katarina Arfwidsson 493 132 3.73 8 Nathalie Hagman 483 153 3.16 9 Johanna Ahlm 460 142 3.24 10 Tina Flognman 388 225 1.72 Last updated: 15 April 2020 Source: svenskhandboll.se

References

1. http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
2. http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
3. "Premiärsamling med damlandslaget för Axnér". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
4. "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
5. "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile