Sweden women's national handball team

Sweden
Information
Association	Swedish Handball Federation
Coach	Tomas Sivertsson
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2008)
Best result	8th (2008)
World Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1957)
Best result	6th (1993)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd (2010)
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Sweden women's national handball team

Medal record
European Championship
	2010 Denmark/Norway
	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.

Results

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1976	Did not qualify
1980	Did not qualify
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2008	8th	6	2	0	4	147	168	-21
2012	11th	5	0	0	5	108	131	-23
2016	Qualified
Total[1]	3/11	11	2	0	9	255	299	-44

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 Did not qualify 1971 Did not qualify 1973 Did not qualify 1975 Did not qualify 1978 Did not qualify 1982 Did not qualify 1986 Did not qualify 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 Did not qualify 2007 Did not qualify 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 Total 8/22 55 31 2 21 1311 1126 +185

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[2] 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 16th of 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 Qualified as hosts Total 10/12 53 24 4 25 1303 1334 -31

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[3] 43 19 4 20 1078 1085 -7

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 the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.^[4]

Head coach: Tomas Sivertsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Johanna Bundsen 3 June 1991 1.85 m 22 0 IK Sävehof 3 P Frida Tegstedt 17 July 1987 1.80 m 27 26 Füchse Berlin 6 LB Carin Strömberg 10 July 1993 1.83 m 8 1 Skuru IK 7 P Linn Blohm 20 May 1992 1.80 m 39 78 Team Tvis Holstebro 8 LB Jamina Roberts 28 May 1990 1.75 m 93 143 Team Tvis Holstebro 9 LW Louise Sand 27 December 1992 1.64 m 46 72 IK Sävehof 12 GK Filippa Idéhn 15 August 1990 1.83 m 45 0 Team Esbjerg 13 RW Emma Hawia Svensson 10 December 1990 1.71 m 16 18 Skuru IK 15 LB Johanna Ahlm 3 October 1987 1.75 m 131 429 FC Midtjylland 17 CB Linnea Torstenson 30 March 1983 1.80 m 157 628 CSM Bucharest 18 LW Marie Wall 3 April 1992 1.77 m 4 4 H 65 Höör 20 CB Isabelle Gulldén 29 June 1989 1.79 m 142 507 CSM Bucharest 24 RW Nathalie Hagman 19 July 1991 1.67 m 76 150 Team Tvis Holstebro 27 CB Sabina Jacobsen 24 March 1989 1.80 m 72 109 FC Midtjylland 29 LB Jenny Alm 10 April 1989 1.84 m 61 157 Team Esbjerg 31 RB Anna-Maria Johansson 15 February 1982 1.84 m 87 178 Skövde HF

Notable players

• Matilda Boson
• Tina Flognman
• Madeleine Grundström
• Mia Hermansson-Högdahl

References

1. http://www.olympic.org/handball
2. http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
3. http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx
4. 2015 Roster

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile