Sweden women's national handball team

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.

Sweden
Information
Association	Swedish Handball Federation
Coach	Tomas Axnér
Assistant coach	Thomas Forsberg Johanna Wiberg
Captain	Jamina Roberts
Most caps	Åsa Eriksson (254)
Most goals	Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	5 (First in 2008)
Best result	4th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1957)
Best result	4th (2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (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

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

Competitive record at the World championship Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/- 1957 8th 4 1 0 3 9 19 −10 1962 Did not qualify 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 13th 6 3 1 2 137 119 +18 1993 6th 7 4 0 3 140 124 +16 1995 11th 8 4 0 4 175 166 +9 1997 Did not qualify 1999 2001 8th 9 6 0 3 228 224 +4 2003 Did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 13th 8 6 0 2 247 191 +56 2011 9th 6 3 0 3 164 123 +41 2013 Did not qualify 2015 9th 6 4 1 1 211 160 +51 2017 4th 9 6 0 3 262 231 +31 2019 7th 9 6 1 2 262 214 +48 2021 5th 7 4 2 1 270 167 +103 2023 4th 9 7 0 2 261 204 +57 2025 TBD 2027 2029 2031 Total 12/30 89 54 5 29 2366 1942 +404

Record against other teams at the world championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Angola 3 3 0 0 77 53 +24 Argentina 1 1 0 0 37 11 +26 Australia 1 1 0 0 66 21 +45 Austria 4 0 1 3 85 93 −8 Brazil 1 1 0 0 26 23 +3 Canada 1 1 0 0 21 16 +5 China 1 0 0 1 15 17 −2 Republic of the Congo 2 2 0 0 57 40 +17 Croatia 1 0 0 1 26 27 −1 Denmark 3 1 0 2 66 68 −2 Czech republic* 3 1 0 2 42 42 - France 4 1 0 3 92 88 +4 Germany 2 0 0 2 42 50 −8 Hungary 2 1 0 1 32 38 −6 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 54 40 +14 Japan 1 1 0 0 27 14 +13 The Netherlands 1 1 0 0 23 21 +2 Norway 1 0 0 1 15 26 −11 Poland 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 Romania 3 3 0 0 48 40 +8 Russia 1 0 0 1 19 25 −6 Spain 1 1 0 0 27 24 +3 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 26 20 +6 South Korea 1 0 0 1 25 34 −9 Thailand 1 1 0 0 49 18 +31 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 53 55 −2 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 31 14 +17 USA 1 1 0 0 30 11 +19 F.R. Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 18 32 −14 Total[1] 48 26 1 21 1130 955 +175 *Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). Results updated 16 June 2014.

European championship

Competitive record at the European championship Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/- 1994 7th 6 3 0 3 134 145 −11 1996 8th 6 2 0 4 142 171 −29 1998 Did not qualify 2000 2002 15th 3 0 0 3 79 94 −15 2004 14th 3 0 0 3 68 81 −13 2006 6th 7 3 0 4 156 170 −14 2008 9th 6 2 2 2 134 135 −1 2010 2nd 8 6 0 2 199 176 +23 2012 8th 6 3 1 2 153 142 +11 2014 3rd 8 5 1 2 238 220 +18 2016 8th 6 1 1 4 149 156 −7 2018 6th 7 3 1 3 191 192 −1 2020 11th 6 1 1 4 148 162 −14 2022 5th 7 5 0 2 206 179 +27 2024 Qualified 2026 TBD 2028 Qualified as co-host Total 15/18 79 34 7 38 1997 2023 -26

Record against other teams at the European Championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Austria 4 1 0 3 93 100 −7 Belarus 1 0 1 0 21 21 0 Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 59 46 +13 Croatia 4 1 0 3 99 106 −7 Denmark 3 1 0 2 60 89 −29 France 3 1 0 2 67 72 −5 Germany 3 2 0 1 88 90 −2 Hungary 2 2 0 0 55 45 +10 Montenegro 2 1 0 1 54 53 +1 North Macedonia 2 2 0 0 50 38 +12 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 55 48 +7 Norway 5 1 0 4 117 126 −9 Poland 1 1 0 0 24 23 +1 Romania 2 1 0 1 50 53 −3 Russia 2 0 1 1 47 51 −4 Serbia 1 0 1 0 23 23 0 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 31 22 +9 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 57 48 +9 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 28 31 −3 Total[2] 43 19 4 20 1078 1085 -7

Performance in other tournaments

Sweden during a friendly match against the Netherlands in 2016

• Carpathian Trophy 1994 – Third place
• GF World Cup 2006 – Fifth place
• Møbelringen Cup 2001 – Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2011 – Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Winner

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.^[3]

Caps and goals as of 31 October 2024.

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 (age 33) 1.85 m 155 6 HB Ludwigsburg 2 LW Clara Lerby (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) 1.72 m 10 28 EH Aalborg 6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31) 1.84 m 157 226 Vipers Kristiansand 7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32) 1.80 m 177 524 Győri ETO KC 8 LB Jamina Roberts (c) (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34) 1.76 m 244 641 Vipers Kristiansand 11 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 45 77 Metz Handball 16 GK Jessica Ryde (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) 1.85 m 59 0 Debreceni VSC 17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 1.72 m 57 103 IK Sävehof 21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 28) 1.84 m 43 1 CSM București 23 RB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 1.77 m 99 206 Ikast Håndbold 24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33) 1.67 m 232 871 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1.82 m 71 102 Debreceni VSC 35 P Sofia Hvenfelt (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 32 37 HB Ludwigsburg 38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28) 1.73 m 85 214 Team Esbjerg 42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) 1.72 m 71 200 HB Ludwigsburg 44 CB Daniela de Jong (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m 24 37 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) 1.77 m 19 18 Storhamar HE 22 RW Clara Petersson Bergsten (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22) 1.62 m 6 9 Skuru IK

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

• Linnea Torstenson, 2010 European Championship
• Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship

All-Star Team

• Annika Wiel Fredén, 2006 European Championship
• Nathalie Hagman, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 and 2023 World Championship
• Linn Blohm, 2019 and 2023 World Championship
• Jamina Roberts, 2020 Summer Olympics

Top scorers

• Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship (58 goals)
• Nathalie Hagman, 2021 World Championship (71 goals)

Best defense player

• Johanna Wiberg, 2010 European Championship
• Sabina Jacobsen, 2014 European Championship

Incomplete

Famous players

• Åsa Eriksson
• Matilda Boson
• Annika Wiel Fredén
• Tina Flognman
• Madeleine Grundström
• Linnea Torstenson
• Nathalie Hagman
• Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
• Isabelle Gulldén
• Sabina Jacobsen

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played in official competitions only.[4] # Player Matches Goals 1 Åsa Eriksson 254 1108 2 Jamina Roberts 244 641 3 Nathalie Hagman 232 871 4 Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 225 1153 5 Tina Flognman 225 388 6 Isabelle Gulldén 224 846 7 Matilda Boson 210 515 8 Kristina Jönsson 183 2 9 Gunilla Olsson 181 293 10 Linnea Torstenson 177 655 Linn Blohm 177 524 Last updated: 26 October 2024 Source: svenskhandboll.se

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[5] # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 1153 225 5.12 2 Åsa Eriksson 1108 254 4.36 3 Nathalie Hagman 871 232 3.75 4 Isabelle Gulldén 846 224 3.77 5 Linnea Torstenson 655 177 3.70 6 Jamina Roberts 641 244 2.63 7 Lina Olsson Rosenberg 535 146 3.66 8 Linn Blohm 524 177 2.96 9 Matilda Boson 515 210 2.45 10 Katarina Arfwidsson 493 132 3.73 Last updated: 26 October 2024 Source: svenskhandboll.se

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. "Svenska EM-truppen uttagen". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile