Poland women's national handball team

Poland
Poland
Information
Nickname	Biało-Czerwone (White and Reds)
Association	Polish Handball Association; (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce)
Coach	Arne Senstad
Assistant coach	Eirik Hegdal; Heidi Løke; Adrian Struzik
Captain	Monika Kobylińska
Most caps	Kinga Grzyb (266)
Most goals	Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc (962)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	19 (First in 1957)
Best result	4th (2013, 2015)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1996)
Best result	5th (1998)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Poland women's national handball team is controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.^[1]

Results

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957	Seventh place game	7th	4	2	0	2	14	19
1962		7th	4	2	0	2	27	28
1965		8th	4	0	1	3	21	40
1971	did not qualify
1973	Placement round	5th	4	3	0	2	59	56
1975	Placement round	7th	5	3	0	2	65	65
1978	Final round	6th	8	2	0	6	108	55
1982	did not qualify
1986	Preliminary round	13th	3	0	0	3	45	67
1990	Preliminary round	9th	5	2	0	3	117	103
1993	Main round	10th	8	2	2	4	178	203
/ 1995	Fifth place game	did not qualify
1997	Quarter-finals	8th	7	5	0	2	178	158
/ 1999	Round of 16	11th	6	3	1	3	147	142
2001	did not qualify
2003	did not qualify
2005	Preliminary round	19th	5	1	0	4	136	154
2007	Eleventh place game	11th	7	3	0	4	279	289
2009	did not qualify
2011	did not qualify
2013	Third place game	4th	9	5	0	4	238	193
2015	Third place game	4th	9	5	0	4	227	239
2017	Seventh place march	17th	7	4	0	3	207	205
2019	did not qualify
2021	Main round	15th	6	3	0	3	197	201
// 2023		16th	6	3	0	3	203	216
/ 2025		11th	6	4	0	2	178	176
2027	TBD
2029	TBD
/ 2031	Qualified as co-host
Total	20/30	4th place	115	52	4	59	2624	2609

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Eleventh place game	11th	6	1	0	5	137	159
1998	Fifth place game	5th	6	4	0	2	138	133
2000	Did not qualify
2002
2004
2006	Main round	8th	6	3	0	3	164	186
2008	Did not qualify
/ 2010
2012
/ 2014	Main round	11th	6	1	0	5	136	162
2016	Preliminary round	15th	3	0	0	3	65	84
2018	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	0	3	69	84
/ 2020	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	1	2	67	84
2022	Preliminary round	13th	3	1	0	2	68	72
2024	Main round	9th	7	3	0	4	173	197
2026	Qualified as co-host
2028	TBD
2030	TBD
2032	Qualified as co-host
Total	11/18		43	13	1	29	1017	1161

** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Record against other teams at the European Championship

National Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-
Austria	2	1	0	1	55	53	+2
Croatia	1	0	0	1	21	25	−4
Denmark	4	0	0	4	83	118	−35
France	2	0	0	2	44	66	−22
Germany	5	1	1	3	112	122	−10
Hungary	4	0	0	4	84	118	−34
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	30	27	+3
Montenegro	2	0	0	2	51	56	−5
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	21	30	−9
Norway	4	0	0	4	86	123	−37
North Macedonia	2	2	0	0	62	48	+14
Portugal	1	1	0	0	22	21	+1
Romania	3	1	0	2	72	76	−4
Russia	2	2	0	0	54	47	+7
Serbia	1	0	0	1	26	33	−7
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	34	30	+4
Spain	4	3	0	1	90	88	+2
Sweden	3	0	0	3	70	80	−10
Total	43	13	1	29	1017	1161	−144

Performance in other tournaments

Carpathian Trophy 1984 – Third place
Carpathian Trophy 1985 – Second place
Carpathian Trophy 1988 – Second place
GF World Cup 2006 – Seventh place
Carpathian Trophy 2010 – Second place
Carpathian Trophy 2017 – Winner

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.^[2]^[3]

Head coach: Arne Senstad

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
4	P	Aleksandra Olek	(2000-10-31) 31 October 2000	1.78 m	34	51	HC Dunărea Brăila
8	RB	Monika Kobylińska	(1995-04-09) 9 April 1995	1.77 m	131	470	CS Gloria Bistrița Nasaud
13	RW	Natalia Janas	(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999	1.70 m	7	3	MKS Zagłębie Lubin
16	GK	Adrianna Płaczek	(1993-12-10) 10 December 1993	1.74 m	118	1	DVSC Schaeffler
21	GK	Barbara Zima	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000	1.89 m	62	10	MKS Zagłębie Lubin
22	LB	Aleksandra Rosiak	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997	1.82 m	85	198	MKS Lublin
26	GK	Paulina Wdowiak	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000	1.74 m	23	0	MKS Lublin
27	CB	Magdalena Drażyk	(1997-02-23) 23 February 1997	1.69 m	16	17	KPR Kobierzyce
29	LB	Katarzyna Cygan	(2000-03-09) 9 March 2000	1.84 m	12	19	MKS Urbis Gniezno
31	RW	Magda Balsam	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996	1.72 m	69	240	CSM Slatina
33	P	Nikola Głębocka	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002	1.80 m	10	9	MKS Urbis Gniezno
36	P	Natalia Pankowska	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002	1.79 m	5	6	Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski
39	RB	Natalia Nosek	(1998-04-20) 20 April 1998	1.79 m	67	99	SCM Craiova
40	LW	Daria Michalak	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995	1.71 m	73	128	HC Dunărea Brăila
49	CB	Karolina Kochaniak	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995	1.75 m	60	126	MKS Zagłębie Lubin
78	LB	Paulina Uścinowicz	(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999	1.83 m	38	60	Neckarsulmer SU
96	LW	Dagmara Nocuń	(1996-01-02) 2 January 1996	1.60 m	77	124	OTP Group Buducnost

Coaches

Antoni Szymański (1951–1953)
Tadeusz Breguła (1953–1956)
Władysław Stawiarski (1956–1959)
Edward Surdyka (1960–1965)
Józef Zając (1966–1969)
Paweł Wiśniowski (1969–1971)
Leon Nosila (1971–1973)
Zygmunt Jakubik (1973–1977)
Mieczysław Kiegiel (1977–1979)
Tadeusz Wadych (1980–1982)
Bogdan Cybulski (1982–1986)
Jerzy Noszczak (1987–1994)
Jerzy Ciepliński (1994–2000)
Marek Karpiński (2000–2003)
Zygfryd Kuchta (2003–2006)
Jerzy Ciepliński (2006)
Zenon Łakomy (2006–2008)
Krzysztof Przybylski (2008–2010)
Kim Rasmussen (2010–2016)
Leszek Krowicki (2016–2019)
Arne Senstad (2019–)

References

^ Seniorki – Kadra
^ Szarek, Maciej (5 November 2025). "Powołanie kadry narodowej kobiet na Mistrzostwa Świata 2025 | Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
^ "Team roster: Poland" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

[1] Seniorki – Kadra

[2] Szarek, Maciej (5 November 2025). "Powołanie kadry narodowej kobiet na Mistrzostwa Świata 2025 | Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2025.

[3] "Team roster: Poland" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

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