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Sweden women's national handball team

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Sweden Sweden
Information
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachThomas Forsberg
Johanna Wiberg
CaptainJamina Roberts
Most capsÅsa Eriksson
Jamina Roberts
(254 each)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best resultSilver 2nd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Denmark–Norway
Bronze medal – third place 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

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Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Results

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Olympic Games

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Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Canada 1976 Montreal Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens
China 2008 Beijing Quarter final 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 147 168 −21
United Kingdom 2012 London Preliminary round 11th of 12 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Quarter final 7th of 12 6 2 1 3 170 174 −4
Japan 2020 Tokyo Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 1 3 237 228 +9
France 2024 Paris Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 0 3 229 218 +11
Total 5/13 0 Titles 33 14 2 18 891 919 –28

World championship

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European championship

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Performance in other tournaments

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Sweden during a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2016

Team

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Current squad

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The squad chosen for two qualification matches for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship against Kosovo in April 2025.[3][4]

Caps and goals as of 13 April 2025.

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 34) 1.85 m 168 16 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
2 LW Clara Lerby (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 26) 1.72 m 24 77 Denmark EH Aalborg
3 RB Nina Koppang (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 23) 1.77 m 39 70 Denmark Team Esbjerg
7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 33) 1.80 m 188 547 Hungary Győri ETO KC
8 LB Jamina Roberts (c) (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 35) 1.76 m 258 693 Denmark Ikast Håndbold
9 CB Melissa Petrén (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30) 1.73 m 64 118 Denmark SønderjyskE
11 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 23) 1.78 m 58 111 France Metz Handball
12 GK Filippa Idéhn (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34) 1.83 m 133 11 Denmark Ikast Håndbold
21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 28) 1.84 m 49 1 Romania CSM București
23 RB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 1.77 m 113 258 Denmark Ikast Håndbold
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33) 1.67 m 246 942 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
27 RB Thea Kylberg (2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 (age 20) 1.83 m 1 4 Sweden IK Sävehof
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 27) 1.82 m 84 124 Hungary Debreceni VSC
33 RB Isabel van Kerkvoorde (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21) 1.74 m 4 5 Sweden Skuru IK
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28) 1.73 m 98 244 Denmark Team Esbjerg
40 P Vilma Matthijs Holmberg (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 26) 1.77 m 13 4 France Chambray Touraine Handball
49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m 33 39 Norway Storhamar HE
52 LB Charité Mumbongo (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 23) 1.79 m 6 3 France ESBF Besançon
56 RW Johanna Östblom (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22) 1.70 m 2 6 Sweden H 65 Höör
77 CB Emma Wahlström 1 3 Sweden IF Hallby
97 LW Linn Hansson (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) 1.69 m 7 11 Sweden IK Sävehof

Notable players

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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

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Individual all-time records

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  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history

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Period Coach
1991–1994; 1999–2003 Sweden Tomas Ryde
2003–2005 Sweden Per-Olof Jonsson
2005–2008 Sweden Ulf Schefvert
2008–2012 Sweden Per Johansson
2012–2013 Sweden Torbjörn Klingvall[7][8]
2014–2015; 2016 Denmark Helle Thomsen[9][10][11]
2015–2016 Sweden Thomas Sivertsson[12]
2016–2020 Sweden Henrik Signell[13]
2020–present Sweden Tomas Axnér

References

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  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. ^ "Östblom debuterar när Sverige VM-kvalar". Swedish Handball Federation (in Swedish). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Petrén ersätter Carlson i VM-kvaltruppen". Swedish Handball Federation (in Swedish). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  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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