Appearances 4 (First in 1996) Appearances 19 (First in 1957) | Best result 1st (1996, 2000, 2004) Best result 1st (1997) | |
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The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Dansk Håndbold Forbund and takes part in international handball competitions.
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In 1997, they became the first Women's Handball teams to hold all three major titles simultaneously (The World Championship, The Olympic Championship and The Euro Championship). (In 2011, Norway became the second to do so.).
Denmark women's handball team is the only team (women's and men's) in handball history to win the Olympic Games Handball three consecutive times, earning the gold medal in 1996, 2000, and 2004.
Despite tremendous results, the Danish handball team have seen a steady decline on the national handball scene. As of 2012 the team has not won a gold medal since the EURO Championship 2002 which was held in Denmark. However, after 16 years, they won their first World Championship medal at the 2013 World Championship in Serbia when they came third. It is also the first medal the Danish team has won in 9 years.
Performance in other tournaments
Current squad
The squad chosen to participate at Golden League in March 2017. Matches and goals are correct, as of 19 December 2016.
Head coach: Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
Past squads
1993 World Championship (Second place)
Lene Rantala, Susanne Munk Lauritsen, Rikke Solberg, Anja Andersen, Vivi Kjærsgaard, Janne Kolling, Anette Hoffmann, Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Hansen, Gitte Madsen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Lise-Lotte Lauridsen, Conny Hamann.1994 European Championship (Winner)
Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Janne Kolling, Susanne Munk Lauritsen, Lene Rantala, Rikke Solberg, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Heidi Astrup, Susanne Boilesen, Marianne Florman, Marlene Jensen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Gitte Sunesen.1996 Summer Olympics (Winner)
Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Marianne Florman, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling (captain), Susanne Munk Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Kristine Andersen, Tina Bøttzau.1996 European Championship (Winner)
Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Mette Vestergaard.1997 World Championship (Winner)
Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Anette Hoffman, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Lone Mathiesen, Merete Møller, Maybrit Nielsen, Helle Simonsen, Karina Jespersen.1998 European Championship (Second place)
Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Anette Hoffmann, Karina Jespersen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Lene Rantala, Helle Simonsen, Gitte Sunesen, Mette Vestergaard, Lotte Kiærskou, Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen.1999 World Championship (6th place)
Camilla Andersen, Katrine Fruelund, Lotte Kiærskou, Tonje Kjærgaard, Merete Møller, Lene Rantala, Christina Roslyng, Gitte Sunesen, Mette Vestergaard, Line Daugaard, Natasja Dybmose, Anja Nielsen, Louise Pedersen, Maja Grønbek, Pernille Hansen.2000 Summer Olympics (Winner)
Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Maja Grønbæk, Anette Hoffman, Lotte Kiærskou, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Anja Nielsen, Lene Rantala, Christina Roslyng, Mette Vestergaard, Rikke Petersen, Karin Mortensen.2000 European Championship (10th place)
Line Daugaard, Merethe Hansen, Pernille Hansen, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen, Louise Pedersen, Rikke Schmidt, Lene Rantala, Christina Roslyng, Mette Vestergaard, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Pernille Jørgensen, Majken Larsen, Rikke Skov, Winnie Mølgaard.2001 World Championship (4th place)
Kristine Andersen, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng, Pernille Hansen, Rikke Hørlykke, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Louise Pedersen, Lene Rantala, Rikke Schmidt, Mette Vestergaard, Josephine Touray, Heidi Johansen, Ditte Andersen, Mette Melgaard.2002 European Championship (Winner)
Ditte Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Karin Mortensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Lene Rantala, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard, Trine Jensen, Camilla Thomsen, Louise Nørgaard.2003 World Championship (13th place)
Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Karin Mortensen, Lene Rantala, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, Lise Knudsen, Rikke Nielsen, Anne Petersen, Tine Ladefoged.2004 Summer Olympics (Winner)
Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard (captain), Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Petersen-Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard, Henriette Mikkelsen.2004 European Championship (Second place)
Karen Brødsgaard (captain), Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lise Knudsen, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Rikke Nielsen, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Anne Petersen, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, Laura Danielsen, Mette Sjøberg, Lene Tobiasen.2005 World Championship (4th place)
Ditte Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard (captain), Katrine Fruelund, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lise Knudsen, Karin Mortensen, Rikke Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Mette Sjøberg, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard, Jane Wangsøe, Kristina Bille-Hansen, Louise Mortensen, Lene Lund Nielsen, Lene Thomsen.2006 European Championship (11th place)
Kristina Bille-Hansen, Louise Bager Due, Katrine Fruelund, Henriette Rønde Mikkelsen (captain), Karin Mortensen, Louise Mortensen, Lene Lund Nielsen, Rikke Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Mette Sjøberg, Rikke Skov, Lene Thomsen, Trine Troelsen, Anette Bonde Christensen, Malene Dalgaard, Kamilla Kristensen, Louise Svalastog.2008 European Championship (11th place)
Kamilla Kristensen, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Mortensen, Lene Lund Nielsen, Rikke Skov (captain), Josephine Touray, Trine Troelsen, Gitte Aaen, Mie Augustesen, Camilla Dalby, Katrine Fruelund, Lotte Grigel, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Lærke Møller, Christina Pedersen, Susan Thorsgaard.2009 World Championship (5th place)
Christina Pedersen, Karin Mortensen, Mie Augustesen, Majbrit Kviesgaard, Louise Bæk Pedersen, Louise Mortensen, Trine Troelsen, Lærke Møller, Camilla Dalby, Line Jørgensen, Lene Lund Høy Karlsen , Kamilla Kristensen, Mette Melgaard, Christina Krogshede, Mette Iversen Sahlholdt, Susanne Kastrup, Pernille Holst Holmsgaard, Kristina Kristiansen.2010 European Championship (4th place)
2011 World Championship (4th place)
2012 Summer Olympics (9th place)
2012 European Championship (5th place)
2013 World Championship (3rd place)
2014 European Championship (8th place)
2015 World Championship (6th place)
2016 European Championship
Sandra Toft, Anna Sophie Okkels, Maria Fisker, Anne Mette Hansen, Fie Woller, Kathrine Heindahl, Lotte Grigel, Stine Bodholt Nielsen, Mette Tranborg, Kristina Kristiansen, Trine Østergaard, Louise Spellerberg, Stine Jørgensen, Line Haugsted, Althea Reinhardt.Coaches
List of coaches for Denmark women's national handball teamNotable players
Several Danish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.
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