Founded 1994 Current champions Norway (7th title) | Region Europe (EHF) Most successful team(s) Norway (7 titles) | |
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Number of teams 27 (Qualification)
16 (Final Tournament) | ||
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. As of December 2014, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (seven times), Denmark (three times), Hungary and Montenegro (once).
History
In 1946, the International Handball Federation was founded by eight European nations, and though non-European nations competed at the World Championships, the medals had always been taken by European nations. European Handball Federation is founded in 1991. At the same time (1995), the World Championship was changed from a quadrennial to a biannual event, and the European Handball Federation now began its own championship – which also acted as a regional qualifier for the World Championship.