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
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachJohanna Wiberg
CaptainCarin Strömberg
Most capsÅsa Eriksson (254)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 2008)
Best result4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1994)
Best result2nd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2010 Denmark–Norway
2014 Croatia–Hungary

Honours
CompetitionTotal
Olympic Games 0000
World Championship 0000
European Championship 0112
Total0112

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

European championship

Performance in other tournaments
Sweden during a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2016

Team

Current squad

The squad for two qualification matches for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship against Iceland and Turkey in April 2022.[3][4]

Caps and goals as of 24 April 2022.

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 1.85 m 114 2 København Håndbold
6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 1.84 m 125 193 Neptunes de Nantes
7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 1.80 m 134 375 Győri Audi ETO KC
8 LB Jamina Roberts (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 1.76 m 199 475 IK Sävehof
9 LB Melissa Petrén (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 1.73 m 52 99 København Håndbold
15 RB Sara Johansson (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 1.76 m 6 20 Skara HF
17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 1.72 m 30 53 HH Elite
19 P Anna Lagerquist (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 1.75 m 92 117 Not attached
21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 1.84 m 7 1 Vipers Kristiansand
23 CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 1.77 m 55 112 Herning-Ikast Håndbold
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 1.67 m 187 646 Neptunes de Nantes
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 1.82 m 27 35 HH Elite
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 1.73 m 39 93 Skuru IK
48 P Thea Blomst (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 1.82 m 1 1 IK Sävehof
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 1.82 m 27 35 HH Elite
50 RW Ida Gullberg (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 1.89 m 5 4 H 65 Höör
52 LB Charité Mumbongo (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 1.80 m 1 2 Fleury Loiret HB
54 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 1.76 m 1 4 Herning-Ikast Håndbold
55 RW Clara Petersson Bergsten (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 1.62 m 1 0 Skuru IK
60 GK Nora Persson (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 1.77 m 2 0 Aarhus United

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
All-Star Team
Top scorers
Best defense player

Incomplete

Famous players

Individual all-time records
  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history
Period Coach
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
  1. "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  2. "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  3. "Nora Persson kallas in till EM-kvalet". Swedish Handball Federation. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. [hhttps://www.handbollslandslaget.se/dam/fyra-debutanter-far-chansen-nar-em-kvalet-avslutas/ "Fyra debutanter får chansen när EM-kvalet avslutas"]. Swedish Handball Federation. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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