Sweden women's national handball team

Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship

Sweden
Sweden
Information
Association	Swedish Handball Federation
Coach	Tomas Axnér
Assistant coach	Anders Broström; Thomas Forsberg; Anne Hopfgarten; Johanna Wiberg
Captain	Carin Strömberg
Most caps	Åsa Eriksson (254)
Most goals	Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
Home	Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 2008)
Best result	4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances	11 (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.

Honours[]

Competition			Total
Olympic Games	0	0	0
World Championship	0	0	0
European Championship	1	1	2
Total	1	1	2

Competitive record[]

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

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	Bronze final	4th of 12	8	5	1	3	237	228	+9
Total	4/12	0 Titles	25	9	2	15	662	701	–39

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	5th	7	4	2	1	270	167	+103
2023	Qualified as co-host
2025	TBD
2027	TBD
Total	12/28	80	47	5	27	2105	1758	+367

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
2026
2028	Qualified aco-host
Total	13/18	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
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^[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
– Third place
– Third place
Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Winner

Team[]

Current squad[]

The squad for 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain.^[3] On 22 November, Evelina Källhage replaced Mathilda Lundström due to an injury.^[4] On 30 November, it was announced Daniela de Jong and Olivia Mellegård were added to the squad.^[5] On 9 December, Evelina Eriksson replaced Martina Thörn due to an injury.^[6]

Caps and goals as of 15 December 2021.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Johanna Bundsen	(1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 30)	1.85 m	112	2	København Håndbold
2	LW	Clara Lerby	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 22)	1.72 m	7	16	Lugi HF
4	LW	Olivia Mellegård	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 25)	1.77 m	67	142	København Håndbold
6	CB	Carin Strömberg	(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 28)	1.84 m	122	190	Neptunes de Nantes
7	P	Linn Blohm	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 29)	1.80 m	130	365	Győri Audi ETO KC
8	LB	Jamina Roberts	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 31)	1.76 m	195	459	IK Sävehof
9	LB	Melissa Petrén	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 26)	1.73 m	48	91	København Håndbold
16	GK	Jessica Ryde	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 27)	1.85 m	41	0	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
17	RB	Nina Dano	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 21)	1.72 m	26	43	HH Elite
19	P	Anna Lagerquist	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 28)	1.75 m	88	117	Rostov-Don
21	GK	Evelina Eriksson	(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 25)	1.84 m	5	0	Vipers Kristiansand
23	CB	Emma Lindqvist	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 24)	1.77 m	51	104	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
24	RW	Nathalie Hagman	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 30)	1.67 m	183	622	Neptunes de Nantes
30	GK	Martina Thörn	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 30)	1.78 m	30	0	Odense Håndbold
38	LW	Elin Hansson	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 25)	1.73 m	35	84	Skuru IK
39	RW	Evelina Källhage	(1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 24)	1.70 m	15	19	Önnereds HK
40	P	Vilma Matthijs Holmberg	(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 22)	1.73 m	10	2	Skuru IK
42	CB	Jenny Carlson	(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 26)	1.72 m	22	52	Holstebro Håndbold
44	CB	Daniela de Jong	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 23)	1.77 m	10	13	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
Jamina Roberts, 2020 Summer Olympics

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	Jamina Roberts	195	459
7	Nathalie Hagman	183	622
8		183	2
9		181	293
10	Linnea Torstenson	177	655

Last updated: 15 December 2021
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	Nathalie Hagman	622	183	3.40
6	Lina Olsson Rosenberg	535	146	3.66
7	Matilda Boson	515	210	2.45
8		493	132	3.73
9	Johanna Ahlm	460	142	3.24
10	Jamina Roberts	459	195	2.35

Last updated: 15 December 2021
Source: svenskhandboll.se

Head coach history[]


Period	Coach
1991–1994; 1999–2003	Tomas Ryde
2003–2005
2005–2008
2008–2012	Per Johansson
2012–2013	Torbjörn Klingvall^[9]^[10]
2014–2015; 2016	Helle Thomsen^[11]^[12]^[13]
2015–2016	Thomas Sivertsson^[14]
2016–2020	Henrik Signell^[15]
2020–present	Tomas Axnér

References[]

^ http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
^ http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
^ "Minst tre mästerskapsdebutanter i svenska VM-truppen". Swedish Handball Federation. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Källhage ersätter Lundström i VM-truppen". Swedish Handball Federation. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "18 spelare flyger till VM i Spanien i morgon". Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Evelina Eriksson ansluter till VM-truppen". Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ Editor (13 October 2012). "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Editor (5 October 2016). "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links[]

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

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

[3] "Minst tre mästerskapsdebutanter i svenska VM-truppen". Swedish Handball Federation. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[4] "Källhage ersätter Lundström i VM-truppen". Swedish Handball Federation. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[5] "18 spelare flyger till VM i Spanien i morgon". Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[6] "Evelina Eriksson ansluter till VM-truppen". Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[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.

[9] Editor (13 October 2012). "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[10] -world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[11] "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[12] Editor (5 October 2016). "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. Retrieved 13 November 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[13] ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[14] "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[15] "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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v t Women's national handball teams of Europe (EHF)
Current teams	Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Faroe Islands Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kosovo Lithuania North Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Defunct teams	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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