Denmark women's national handball team

The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Danish Handball Federation (DHF).

Denmark
Information
Nickname	Håndbolddamerne (The handball ladies)
Association	Danish Handball Federation
Coach	Jesper Jensen
Assistant coach	Lars Jørgensen
Captain	Trine Østergaard
Most caps	Janne Kolling (250)
Most goals	Camilla Andersen (846)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	5 (First in 1996)
Best result	1st (1996, 2000, 2004)
World Championship
Appearances	22 (First in 1957)
Best result	1st (1997)
European Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1994)
Best result	1st (1994, 1996, 2002)
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Denmark women's national handball team

Medal record
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2000 Sydney	Team
	2004 Athens	Team
	2024 Paris	Team
World Championship
	1997 Germany
	1962 Romania
	1993 Norway
	1995 Austria/Hungary
	2013 Serbia
	2021 Spain
	2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
	1994 Germany
	1996 Denmark
	2002 Denmark
	1998 Netherlands
	2004 Hungary
	2022 Slovenia/Montenegro/North Macedonia
	2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland

In 1997, it became the first Women's Handball team to hold all three major titles simultaneously (The World Championship, The Olympic Championship and The European Championship).^[1]

Denmark women's handball team is the only team (women's and men's) in handball history to win the Olympic Games three consecutive times, earning the gold medal in 1996, 2000, and 2004.

Despite tremendous results, the Danish handball team has seen a steady decline. As of 2024, the team has not won a gold medal since the Olympic Games 2004. However, at the World Championship 2013, the team won its first medal (bronze) at a World Championship since 1997 when the team won gold. It was also the first medal the Danish team had won in 9 years.

Since 2021, the team has won medals at five championships in a row: Bronze at the 2021 World Championship, silver at the 2022 European Championship, bronze at the 2023 World Championship, bronze at 2024 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2024 European Championship.

Honours

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	3	0	1	4
World Championship	1	2	4	7
European Championship	3	4	0	7
Total	7	6	5	18

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Games	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1976 Montreal	Did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta	1st	5	5	0	0	149	114	+35
2000 Sydney	1st	7	6	0	1	214	165	+49
2004 Athens	1st	7	5	2	0	224	182	+42
2008 Beijing	Did not qualify
2012 London	9th	5	1	0	4	113	121	−8
2016 Rio de Janeiro	Did not qualify
2020 Tokyo
2024 Paris	3rd	8	6	0	2	206	191	+15
2028 Los Angeles	TBD
Total	5/14	32	23	2	7	906	773	+133

World Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1957	5th	5	3	1	1	37	26	+11
1962	2nd	5	4	0	1	42	28	+14
1965	5th	4	2	0	2	31	36	−5
1971	6th	5	2	1	2	50	54	−4
1973	7th	5	2	2	1	57	47	+10
1975	9th	5	1	0	4	62	69	−7
1978	Did not qualify
1982
1986
1990	10th	7	2	0	5	145	137	+8
1993	2nd	7	5	0	2	189	167	+22
1995	3rd	8	6	0	2	221	178	+43
1997	1st	9	7	1	1	281	202	+79
1999	6th	9	7	0	2	263	186	+77
2001	4th	9	7	0	2	258	210	+48
2003	13th	5	2	1	2	113	119	−6
2005	4th	10	5	1	4	295	277	+18
2007	Did not qualify
2009	5th	9	6	0	3	250	230	+20
2011	4th	9	7	0	2	240	175	+65
2013	3rd	9	6	0	3	255	214	+41
2015	6th	9	5	0	4	239	208	+31
2017	6th	7	4	0	3	186	163	+23
2019	9th	8	4	2	2	204	172	+32
2021	3rd	9	8	0	1	281	182	+99
2023	3rd	9	7	0	2	280	212	+68
2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
2029
2031
Total	23/28	162	102	9	51	3979	3292	+687

European Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1994	1st	7	7	0	0	186	151	+35
1996	1st	7	7	0	0	197	146	+51
1998	2nd	7	5	0	2	189	163	+26
2000	10th	6	1	1	4	151	159	−8
2002	1st	8	8	0	0	200	171	+29
2004	2nd	8	6	0	2	202	189	+13
2006	11th	6	2	0	4	148	156	−8
2008	11th	6	2	1	3	145	160	−15
2010	4th	8	5	0	3	192	175	+17
2012	5th	7	5	0	2	217	206	+11
2014	8th	6	3	1	2	155	147	+8
2016	4th	8	4	1	3	189	185	+4
2018	8th	6	3	0	3	151	164	−13
2020	4th	8	5	0	3	209	186	+23
2022	2nd	8	6	0	2	223	195	+28
2024	2nd	9	7	0	2	266	234	+32
2026	Qualified
2028	Qualified as co-host
Total	18/18	115	76	4	35	3020	2787	+233

Performance in other tournaments

• Carpathian Trophy 1980 – Fifth place
• Carpathian Trophy 1997 – Winner
• GF World Cup '06 – Third place
• GF World Cup '08 – Second place
• Møbelringen Cup 2002 – Winner
• Møbelringen Cup 2003 – Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2005 – Winner^[2]
• Møbelringen Cup 2007 – Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2008 – Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2010 – Second place
• Møbelringen Cup 2012 – Second place
• Møbelringen Cup 2014 – Winner
• Møbelringen Cup 2016 – Second place
• Møbelringen Cup 2018 – Third place
• Intersport Cup 2022 – Second place
• Golden League 2012-13 – Winner
• Golden League 2014-15 – Winner
• Golden League 2016-17 – Third place

Team

Main article: List of Denmark women's international handball players

Current squad

The squad chosen for two matches against Germany in April 2025.^[3][4][5]

Head coach: Jesper Jensen

Caps and goals as of 12 April 2025.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 3 P Kaja Kamp (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 31) 1.72 m 25 41 Team Esbjerg 4 RB Helene Kindberg (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 27) 1.79 m 21 37 København Håndbold 6 CB Helena Elver (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 27) 1.75 m 47 97 Odense Håndbold 8 LB Anne Mette Hansen (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 1.82 m 191 576 Metz Handball 11 LB Line Haugsted (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) 1.80 m 119 147 Team Esbjerg 12 GK Anna Kristensen (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24) 1.83 m 47 0 Team Esbjerg 18 RB Mette Tranborg (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29) 1.92 m 125 270 Team Esbjerg 23 CB Kristina Jørgensen (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 27) 1.87 m 137 398 Győri ETO KC 25 RW Trine Østergaard (c) (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 33) 1.66 m 207 414 CSM București 28 LB Laura Borg (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 21) 1.87 m 5 1 Viborg HK 30 GK Louise Bak Jensen (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) 1.80 m 1 0 Viborg HK 32 LB Mie Højlund (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 27) 1.80 m 124 258 Odense Håndbold 33 LW Emma Friis (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25) 1.62 m 81 242 CSM București 34 P Rikke Iversen (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 1.78 m 101 155 Team Esbjerg 35 P Nanna Hinnerfeldt (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 25) 1.84 m 5 3 Ringkøbing Håndbold 39 RW Line Mai Hougaard (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25) 1.62 m 10 20 Ikast Håndbold 40 GK Amalie Milling (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25) 1.82 m 14 0 Team Esbjerg 41 LW Elma Halilcevic (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24) 1.68 m 41 88 Odense Håndbold 42 CB Michala Møller (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25) 1.78 m 48 94 Team Esbjerg

Extended squad

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Sandra Toft (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35) 1.74 m 195 2 Győri ETO KC 2 LW Lærke Nolsøe (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 29) 1.69 m 63 135 Ikast Håndbold 5 P Sarah Iversen (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 35) 1.77 m 110 184 Ikast Håndbold 10 P Kathrine Heindahl (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 33) 1.82 m 145 280 Team Esbjerg 13 RW Simone Böhme (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 33) 1.69 m 51 56 HC Dunărea Brăila 16 GK Althea Reinhardt (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 131 0 Odense Håndbold 21 RW Andrea Aagot (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 54 99 Odense Håndbold 22 CB Mathilde Neesgaard (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 32) 1.70 m 3 0 HH Elite 26 LB Stine Eiberg (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 26) 1.83 m 16 4 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 29 RB Clara Bang (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 21) 1.76 m 3 6 Skanderborg Håndbold 27 RB Louise Burgaard (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 32) 1.76 m 183 379 Odense Håndbold 31 CB Simone Petersen (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m 59 92 Ikast Håndbold 36 LW Anna Grundtvig (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29) 1.69 m 3 10 Odense Håndbold 37 LB Sarah Paulsen (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27) 1.73 m 5 7 SønderjyskE 38 P Maria Lykkegaard (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 29) 1.76 m 4 4 Ikast Håndbold 38 P Karen Klokker (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 25) 1.85 m 3 1 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 43 LB Olivia Simonsen (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) 1.85 m 3 0 SønderjyskE 43 LW Emilie Ytting Pedersen (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25) 1.76 m 3 5 København Håndbold 44 RW Cecilie Brandt (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 23) 1.69 m 21 39 Ikast Håndbold 45 LB Julie Scaglione (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20) 1.75 m 14 22 Ikast Håndbold 46 RB Anne With Johansen (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 21) 1.72 m 3 4 HB Ludwigsburg

Previous squads

Notable players

Several Danish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

MVP

• Anja Andersen, 1996 European Championship
• Karin Mortensen, 2002 European Championship
• Anna Kristensen, 2024 European Championship

All-Star Team

• Anette Hoffmann, 1995 World Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
• Anja Andersen, 1996 Summer Olympics
• Susanne Munk Wilbek, 1996 Summer Olympics; 1997 World Championship
• Camilla Andersen, 1997 World Championship; 1998 European Championship
• Tonje Kjærgaard, 1998 European Championship; 1999 World Championship
• Janne Kolling, 1998 European Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
• Mette Vestergaard, 2001 World Championship
• Kristine Andersen, 2002 European Championship
• Line Daugaard, 2002 European Championship; 2004 Summer Olympics
• Karin Mortensen, 2002 and 2004 European Championship
• Rikke Schmidt, 2004 Summer Olympics
• Katrine Fruelund, 2004 Summer Olympics
• Josephine Touray, 2004 European Championship
• Mie Augustesen, 2010 European Championship
• Maibritt Kviesgaard, 2010 European Championship
• Line Jørgensen, 2011 World Championship
• Maria Fisker, 2013 World Championship; 2014 European Championship
• Kristina Kristiansen, 2014 European Championship
• Sandra Toft, 2016 and 2020 European Championship, 2021 World Championship
• Line Haugsted, 2020 European Championship
• Emma Friis, 2022 European Championship, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 European Championship
• Kathrine Heindahl, 2022 European Championship
• Louise Burgaard, 2023 World Championship
• Anna Kristensen, 2024 European Championship

Incomplete

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Start date
Head coach	Jesper Jensen	March 2020
Assistant coach	Lars Jørgensen	June 2017
Team manager	Christina Roslyng	March 2020
Goalkeeping coach	Michael Bruun	Unknown
Physiotherapist	Mikkel Hjuler	February 2016
Video man	Sten Kaj Larsen	March 2020
Body SDS	Erling Andersen	Unknown

Coaches

List of coaches for Denmark women's national handball team^[6]

Years	Name
1946–1958	Knud Knudsen
1959–1963	Jørgen Absalonsen
1963–1965	Else Birkemose
1965–1968	Knud Knudsen
1969–1976	Hans Erik Nielsen
1976–1980	Allan Lund
1980–1981	Jørgen Andersson
1982–1985	Flemming Skovsen
1986–1990	Ole Eliasen
1991–1998	Ulrik Wilbek
1998–2006	Jan Pytlick
2006–2007	Brian Lyngholm
2007–2014	Jan Pytlick
2014–2015	Heine Eriksen
2015–2020	Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
2020–2025	Jesper Jensen
2025–0000	Helle Thomsen

Individual records

  Still active national team players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played in official competitions only.[7] # Player Matches Goals 1 Janne Kolling 250 756 2 Karin Mortensen 233 4 3 Lene Rantala 230 0 4 Trine Østergaard 207 414 5 Sandra Toft 195 2 6 Camilla Andersen 194 846 7 Anne Mette Hansen 191 576 8 Katrine Fruelund 184 570 9 Anette Hoffmann 183 641 Louise Burgaard 183 379 Last updated: 12 April 2025

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[7] # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Camilla Andersen 846 194 4.36 2 Janne Kolling 756 250 3.02 3 Anja Andersen 725 133 5.45 4 Anette Hoffmann 641 183 3.50 5 Anne Mette Hansen 576 191 3.01 6 Katrine Fruelund 570 184 3.10 7 Ann Grete Nørgaard 549 139 3.95 8 Mette Vestergaard Larsen 519 181 2.87 9 Stine Jørgensen 487 148 3.29 10 Lotte Kiærskou 414 111 3.73 Trine Østergaard Jensen 207 2.00 Last updated: 12 April 2025