Austria women's national handball team

Austria
Information
AssociationAustrian Handball Federation
CoachMonique Tijsterman
Assistant coachErwin Gierlinger
Most capsBarbara Strass (272)[1]
Most goalsJasna Kolar-Merdan (1,206)[1]
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 1984)
Best result5th (1992, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1957)
Best result3rd (1999)
European Women's Handball Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (1996)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1976 Did not qualify
1980
1984 6th 5 0 0 5 91 117 −26
1988 Did not qualify
1992 5th 4 2 1 1 90 79 +11
1996 Did not qualify
2000 5th 7 4 0 3 220 173 +47
2004 Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028 TBD
2032
Total 3/15 16 6 1 9 401 369 +32

World Championship

Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1957 6th 5 1 0 4 24 42 −18
1962 Did not qualify
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986 12th 7 1 0 6 133 155 −22
1990 5th 5 3 0 2 101 111 −10
1993 8th 7 4 0 3 115 115 0
1995 8th 8 5 0 3 196 162 +34
1997 11th 6 3 0 3 150 139 +11
1999 3rd 9 7 0 2 245 223 +22
2001 7th 9 5 1 3 264 244 +20
2003 11th 8 4 0 4 254 212 +42
2005 13th 5 3 0 2 158 147 +11
2007 16th 6 2 0 4 141 173 −32
2009 10th 9 3 0 6 273 241 +32
2011 Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021 16th 6 2 0 4 174 182 −8
2023 19th 6 2 0 4 180 200 −20
2025 16th 6 2 0 4 150 168 −18
2027 TBD
2029
2031
Total 15/30 102 47 1 54 2558 2514 +44

European Championship

Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1994 9th 6 2 0 4 120 122 −2
1996 3rd 7 5 0 2 175 150 +25
1998 4th 7 4 0 3 182 183 −1
2000 12th 6 0 0 6 111 179 −68
2002 9th 6 3 0 3 159 150 +9
2004 10th 6 2 0 4 164 170 −6
2006 10th 6 2 0 4 153 200 −47
2008 15th 3 0 0 3 53 86 −33
2010 Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 14th 3 1 0 2 85 87 −2
2026 TBD
2028
2030
2032
Total 9/20 50 19 0 31 1202 1327 −125

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Monique Tijsterman

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lena Ivančok (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 1.75 m 60 3 Neckarsulmer SU
4 LB Andrea Barnjak (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 1.79 m 10 5 Hypo Niederösterreich
14 RB Klara Schlegel (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 1.83 m 39 81 TuS Metzingen
17 LB Hannah Ginsthofer (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 1.80 m 0 0 UHC Tulln
18 RB Kristina Dramac (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 1.80 m 23 67 RK Podravka Koprivnica
21 GK Antonija Mamic (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 1.83 m 32 3 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
23 P Lina Kovacs (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 1.75 m 4 2 Handball Wiener Neustadt
29 LB Ines Ivančok-Šoltić (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 1.80 m 75 307 Debreceni VSC
31 RW Lisa Spalt (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 1.71 m 3 1 Hypo Niederösterreich
44 P Nora Leitner (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 1.77 m 38 35 Benfica
54 LW Santina Sabatnig (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 1.73 m 42 49 HC Rödertal
64 CB Ana Pandza (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 1.68 m 44 57 RK Podravka Koprivnica
77 LW Marie Scheiderbauer (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 1.70 m 7 4 UHC Tulln
81 CB Viktoria Marksteiner (2005-11-05) 5 November 2005 1.70 m 2 0 SV Union Halle-Neustadt
89 LW Eleonora Stankovic (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 1.70 m 15 31 HC Rödertal
97 RW Philomena Egger (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 1.77 m 11 30 RK Krim

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Monique Tijsterman
Assistant coach Erwin Gierlinger
Team Manager Isabel Mittmansgruber
Goalkeeping coach Sabine Englert
Team Doctors Steven Moayad
Physiotherapists Sven Köhler
Christina Nikolov-Pires

Notable players

Several Austrian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

MVP
All-Star Team
Top Scorer
Others

Records

  Still active players are highlighted.

Last updated: 5 February 2022
Source: Austrian Handball Federation

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rekordspielerinnen" (in German). Austrian Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  2. ^ Wallner, Wolfgang (7 November 2025). "Sechs NÖ-Akteurinnen stehen im Aufgebot für die Handball-WM". noen.at (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Austria" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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