2016 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 4 to 18 December 2016. It was the second time that Sweden hosts the tournament, after it also hosted the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship.
Sweden was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012.
Norway won their seventh title after a 30–29 victory over the Netherlands. France captured the bronze medal, after a 25–22 victory over Denmark.
Bidding process
There were two bids:SwedenTurkey withdrew their bid, leaving Sweden as the sole bid. they were given the hosting rights on the 23 June 2012.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.Draw
The draw was held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Referees
14 referee pairs were selected on 17 June 2016, of which 12 will be refereeing the tournament. Of these, 7 pairs are women and 5 are men.Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 16 June 2016.''All times are local.''
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.Group I
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Group II
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
----Final ranking and statistics
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All Star Team
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 18 December 2016.| Position | Player |
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