European Women's Handball Championship


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 2024, the only teams that have ever won the championship are [Norway women's national team handball|handball team|Norway], Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro and France.

History

In year 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, 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. The tournament will be expanded to 24 teams in 2024 to take place in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.

Statistics

Summary (1994–2024)

Source :
RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
11612310361435322725+807212
2161157643530202787+233156
3161095954529082816+92123
413925933023312118+213121
5161025354425962557+39111
6149449113424802284+196109
7151004944725192530-11102
814873974122382229+985
98533112113451334+1163
1010622823216391624+1558
11137724104318961973-7758
1213632623415051632-12754
1312621874014891627-13840
1413601734016041731-12737
159501903112021327-12538
169431612910171161-14427
179401202810101165-15524
187337323756934-17817
198378029863951-8816
204182511460509-499
21210217264326-625
223151113303427-1243
2339108196250-542
24130126678-121
251301268102-341
2626006128181-530
2716006124183-590

Top scorers by tournament

The record-holder for scored goals in a single Euro Championship is Bojana Radulović, where she scored 72 goals Hungary at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary.
YearPlayerGoals
1994

Best players by tournament

YearPlayer
1994Not awarded
1996 Anja Andersen
1998 Trine Haltvik
2000 Beáta Siti
2002 Karin Mortensen
2004 Gro Hammerseng
2006 Gro Hammerseng
2008 Kristine Lunde
2010 Linnea Torstenson
2012 Anja Edin
2014 Isabelle Gulldén
2016 Nycke Groot
2018 Anna Vyakhireva
2020 Estelle Nze Minko
2022 Henny Reistad
2024 Anna Kristensen

Most successful players

Boldface denotes active handball players and highest medal count among all players per type.
RankPlayerCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Katrine Lunde20022024729
2Camilla Herrem20082024617
3Karoline Dyhre Breivang20042014516
3Marit Malm Frafjord20062020516
3Stine Oftedal Dahmke20102022516
3Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren20042014516
3Silje Solberg-Østhassel20122024516
3Tonje Larsen199420103216
9Kari Aalvik Grimsbø2006201655
9Nora Mørk2010202255
9Heidi Løke20082020415