Sweden women's national handball team

Sweden
Information
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachJohanna Wiberg
CaptainJamina Roberts
Most capsJamina Roberts (269)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result4th (2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best result 2nd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2010 Denmark–Norway
2014 Croatia–Hungary

The Sweden women's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i handboll) is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet) and takes part in international handball competitions.

Honours

Competition Total
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0
World Championship 0 0 0 0
European Championship 0 1 1 2
Total 0 1 1 2

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Results

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1976 Montreal Did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing Quarter final 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 147 168 −21
2012 London Preliminary round 11th of 12 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23
2016 Rio de Janeiro Quarter final 7th of 12 6 2 1 3 170 174 −4
2020 Tokyo Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 1 3 237 228 +9
2024 Paris Bronze final 4th of 12 8 5 0 3 229 218 +11
Total 5/13 0 Titles 33 14 2 18 891 919 –28

World Championship

European Championship

Performance in other tournaments

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the two qualification matches for the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship against Ukraine and Lithuania in April 2026.[3]

Caps and goals as of 17 March 2026.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Johanna Bundsen (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 1.85 m 180 18 Metz Handball
2 LW Clara Lerby (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 1.72 m 37 145 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
4 RW Matilda Forsberg (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 1.77 m 3 1 CS Gloria Bistrița
8 LB Jamina Roberts (c) (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 1.76 m 271 730 Ikast Håndbold
11 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 1.78 m 70 146 Metz Handball
13 P Stina Wiksfors (2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 1.82 m 2 0 IK Sävehof
17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 1.72 m 69 110 IK Sävehof
20 GK Stina Littorin (2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 1.81 m 1 0 Önnereds HK
21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 1.84 m 53 1 CSM București
23 CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 1.77 m 126 293 Ikast Håndbold
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 1.67 m 259 1001 Győri ETO KC
33 RB Isabel van Kerkvoorde (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 1.74 m 7 6 Skuru IK
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 1.73 m 108 270 Team Esbjerg
42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 1.72 m 93 243 Molde Elite
43 P Emma Olsson (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 1.80 m 2 5 Borussia Dortmund Handball
49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 1.77 m 46 53 Team Esbjerg
52 LB Charité Mumbongo (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 1.79 m 8 4 ESBF Besançon

Notable players

Several Swedish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player, top scorer, best defense player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

MVP
All-Star Team
Top scorers
Best defense player

Incomplete

Famous players

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history

Period Coach
1991–1994; 1999–2003 Tomas Ryde
2003–2005 Per-Olof Jonsson
2005–2008 Ulf Schefvert
2008–2012 Per Johansson
2012–2013 Torbjörn Klingvall[6][7]
2014–2015; 2016 Helle Thomsen[8][9][10]
2015–2016 Thomas Sivertsson[11]
2016–2020 Henrik Signell[12]
2020–present Tomas Axnér

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Säsongens sista damtrupp uttagen". Swedish Handball Federation (in Swedish). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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