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 | Anders Broström Thomas Forsberg Anne Hopfgarten Johanna Wiberg | ||
| Captain | Carin Strömberg | ||
| Most caps | Åsa Eriksson (254) | ||
| Most goals | Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153) | ||
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| 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. | |||
| 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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| 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 | |
| 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
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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 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
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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
- 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
Most matches playedTotal number of matches played in official competitions only.[7]
Last updated: 15 December 2021 |
Most goals scoredTotal number of goals scored in official matches only.[8]
Last updated: 15 December 2021 |
Head coach history
| Period | Coach |
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| 1991–1994; 1999–2003 | |
| 2003–2005 | |
| 2005–2008 | |
| 2008–2012 | |
| 2012–2013 | |
| 2014–2015; 2016 | |
| 2015–2016 | |
| 2016–2020 | |
| 2020–present |
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.
