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| Information | |||
| Association | Swedish Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Tomas Axnér | ||
| Assistant coach | Johanna Wiberg | ||
| Most caps | Åsa Eriksson (254) | ||
| Most goals | Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2020) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1957) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2017, 2023) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result |  2nd (2010) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
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| European Championship | ||
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.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2014 Croatia–Hungary | |
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 | 0 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1976 Montreal |
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 1980 Moscow | |||||||||
 1984 Los Angeles | |||||||||
 1988 Seoul | |||||||||
 1992 Barcelona | |||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | |||||||||
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 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
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Record against other teams at the world championship
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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
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
Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[3][4]
Caps and goals as of 17 December 2023.
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 and 2023 World Championship
- Linn Blohm, 2019 and 2023 World Championship
- Jamina Roberts, 2020 Summer Olympics
- Top scorers
- Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship (58 goals)
- Nathalie Hagman, 2021 World Championship (71 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 playedTotal number of matches played in official competitions only.[5]
Last updated: 17 December 2023 |
Most goals scoredTotal number of goals scored in official matches only.[6]
Last updated: 17 December 2023 |
Head coach history
| Period | Coach |
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| 1991–1994; 1999–2003 | Tomas Ryde |
| 2003–2005 | Per-Olof Jonsson |
| 2005–2008 | Ulf Schefvert |
| 2008–2012 | Per Johansson |
| 2012–2013 | Torbjörn Klingvall[7][8] |
| 2014–2015; 2016 |  Helle Thomsen[9][10][11] |
| 2015–2016 | Thomas Sivertsson[12] |
| 2016–2020 | Henrik Signell[13] |
| 2020–present | Tomas Axnér |
References
- ↑ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
- ↑ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
- ↑ "Sveriges trupp till VM på hemmaplan". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Team roster: Sweden" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ ""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.
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