Sweden women's national handball team

Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship

Sweden
Information
Association	Swedish Handball Federation
Coach	Tomas Axnér
Assistant coach	Thomas Forsberg; 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	12 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd (2010)
	Last updated on Unknown.

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.

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	Did not qualify
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	TBD
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	Did not qualify
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	TBD
2024	TBD
Total	12/16	72	29	7	36	1791	1844	-53

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 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[3][4] On 20 November, Elin Hansson replaced Hanna Blomstrand in the squad due to an injury.[5] On 30 November, the squad was reduced to 17 players, including Evelina Eriksson traveling with the team as a back-up.[6]

Caps and goals as of 15 December 2020.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
6	CB	Carin Strömberg	(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993	1.84 m	98	121	Viborg HK
7	P	Linn Blohm	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992	1.80 m	108	282	Minaur Baia Mare
8	LB	Jamina Roberts	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990	1.76 m	172	357	IK Sävehof
9	CB	Melissa Petrén	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	1.73 m	24	58	HH Elite
10	RW	Mathilda Lundström	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996	1.64 m	42	43	IK Sävehof
11	P	Johanna Forsberg	(1995-10-16) 16 October 1995	1.77 m	27	22	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
12	GK	Filippa Idéhn	(1990-08-15) 15 August 1990	1.83 m	131	11	Minaur Baia Mare
15	LW	Emma Rask	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996	1.61 m	11	17	H 65 Höör
16	GK	Jessica Ryde	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994	1.85 m	18	0	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
17	RB	Nina Dano	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000	1.72 m	10	13	IK Sävehof
19	P	Anna Lagerquist	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993	1.75 m	66	93	Rostov-Don
20	CB	Isabelle Gulldén	(1989-06-29) 29 June 1989	1.78 m	224	846	Brest Bretagne Handball
21	GK	Evelina Eriksson	(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996	1.84 m	2	0	Vipers Kristiansand
23	CB	Emma Lindqvist	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997	1.77 m	27	40	H 65 Höör
24	RW	Nathalie Hagman	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991	1.67 m	163	509	Nantes Atlantique Handball
29	LB	Kristin Thorleifsdóttir	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998	1.82 m	11	26	Randers HK
38	LW	Elin Hansson	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996	1.73 m	12	9	Skuru IK

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

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.[7]

#	Player	Matches	Goals
1	Åsa Eriksson	254	1108
2	Mia Hermansson-Högdahl	225	1153
3	Tina Flognman	225	388
4	Isabelle Gulldén	224	846
5	Matilda Boson	210	515
6	Kristina Jönsson	183	2
7	Gunilla Olsson	181	293
8	Linnea Torstenson	177	655
9	Jamina Roberts	172	357
10	Nathalie Hagman	163	509

Last updated: 15 December 2020
Source: svenskhandboll.se

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[8]

#	Player	Goals	Matches	Average
1	Mia Hermansson-Högdahl	1153	225	5.12
2	Åsa Eriksson	1108	254	4.36
3	Isabelle Gulldén	846	224	3.77
4	Linnea Torstenson	655	177	3.70
5	Lina Olsson Rosenberg	535	146	3.66
6	Matilda Boson	515	210	2.45
7	Nathalie Hagman	509	163	3.12
8	Katarina Arfwidsson	493	132	3.73
9	Johanna Ahlm	460	142	3.24
10	Tina Flognman	388	225	1.72

Last updated: 15 December 2020
Source: svenskhandboll.se

References

http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
"Sveriges trupp till EM-samlingen uttagen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
"2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
"Elin Hansson inkallad till EM-samlingen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"Sveriges EM-trupp fastställd". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 November 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.

External links

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[1] ttp://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx

[2] ttp://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx

[3] "Sveriges trupp till EM-samlingen uttagen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[4] "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[5] "Elin Hansson inkallad till EM-samlingen". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[6] "Sveriges EM-trupp fastställd". Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[7] "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

[8] "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.