International handball competition in Europe for women's national teams
European Women's Handball Championship Sport Handball Founded 1994; 31 years ago (1994 ) No. of teams 16 (finals) Continent Europe (EHF ) Most recent champion(s) Norway (10th title)Most titles Norway (10 titles)
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe , and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship . As of December 2024, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (ten times), Denmark (three times), Hungary , Montenegro and France (each once).
History
In year 1946, the International Handball Federation was founded by eight European nations,[ 1] and though non-European nations competed at the World Championships, the medals had always been taken by European nations.[ 2] European Handball Federation is founded in 1991. At the same time (1995), the World Championship was changed from a quadrennial to a biannual event, and the European Handball Federation now began its own championship – which also acted as a regional qualifier for the World Championship.[ 3] The tournament will be expanded to 24 teams in 2024 to take place in Austria , Hungary and Switzerland .
Tournaments
Medal table
Statistics
Summary (1994–2024)
Rank
Team
Part
Points
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
1
Norway
16
212
123
103
6
14
3532
2725
+807
2
Denmark
16
156
115
76
4
35
3020
2787
+233
3
Hungary
16
123
109
59
5
45
2908
2816
+92
4
France
13
121
92
59
3
30
2331
2118
+213
5
Germany
16
111
102
53
5
44
2596
2557
+39
6
Russia
14
109
94
49
11
34
2480
2284
+196
7
Romania
15
102
100
49
4
47
2519
2530
-11
8
Sweden
14
85
87
39
7
41
2238
2229
+9
9
Montenegro
8
63
53
31
1
21
1345
1334
+11
10
Netherlands
10
58
62
28
2
32
1639
1624
+15
11
Spain
13
58
77
24
10
43
1896
1973
-77
12
Croatia
13
54
63
26
2
34
1505
1632
-127
13
Ukraine
12
40
62
18
7
40
1489
1627
-138
14
Serbia
13
37
60
17
3
40
1604
1731
-127
15
Austria
9
38
50
19
0
31
1202
1327
-125
16
Poland
9
27
43
16
1
29
1017
1161
-144
17
Slovenia
9
24
40
12
0
28
1010
1165
-155
18
North Macedonia
7
17
33
7
3
23
756
934
-178
19
Czech Republic
8
16
37
8
0
29
863
951
-88
20
Belarus
4
9
18
2
5
11
460
509
-49
21
Switzerland
2
5
10
2
1
7
264
326
-62
22
Slovakia
3
3
15
1
1
13
303
427
-124
23
Iceland
3
2
9
1
0
8
196
250
-54
24
Faroe Islands
1
1
3
0
1
2
66
78
-12
25
Turkey
1
1
3
0
1
2
68
102
-34
26
Portugal
2
0
6
0
0
6
128
181
-53
27
Lithuania
1
0
6
0
0
6
124
183
-59
Total hosts
Rank
Nation
Hosts
Year(s)
1
Denmark
6
1996, 2002, 2010, 2020, (2028 ), (2032 )
2
Hungary
3
2004, 2014, 2024
Sweden
2006, 2016, (2028 )
4
Germany
2
1994, (2032 )
North Macedonia
2008, 2022
Poland
(2026 ), (2032 )
Romania
2000, (2026 )
Norway
2010, (2028 )
9
Austria
1
2024
Croatia
2014
Czech Republic
(2026 )
France
2018
Montenegro
2022
Netherlands
1998
Serbia
2012
Slovakia
(2026 )
Slovenia
2022
Switzerland
2024
Turkey
(2026 )
Top scorers by tournament
The record-holder for scored goals in a single Euro Championship is Bojana Radulović , where she scored 72 goals Hungary at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary.
Best players by tournament
Participating nations
Legend
1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5th – Fifth place
6th – Sixth place
7th – Seventh place
8th – Eighth place
9th – Ninth place
10th – Tenth place
11th – Eleventh place
12th – Twelfth place
13th to 16th – Thirteenth to sixteenth place
Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
q – may still qualify for upcoming tournament
• – Did not qualify
•× – Disqualified
× – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
– Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Nation
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
Participations
Austria
9th
3rd
4th
12th
9th
10th
10th
15th
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
14th
9
Belarus
•
•
•
11th
16th
16th
•
12th
•
•
•
•
•
•
×
×
4
Croatia
5th
6th
•
•
•
13th
7th
6th
9th
13th
13th
16th
16th
3rd
10th
19th
13
Czech Republic
8th
•
•
•
8th
15th
•
•
•
12th
•
10th
15th
15th
•
15th
Q
9
Denmark
1st
1st
2nd
10th
1st
2nd
11th
11th
4th
5th
8th
4th
8th
4th
2nd
2nd
Q
Q
17
Faroe Islands
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
•
•
•
•
17th
1
France
•
•
•
5th
3rd
11th
3rd
14th
5th
9th
5th
3rd
1st
2nd
4th
4th
13
Germany
2nd
4th
6th
9th
11th
5th
4th
4th
13th
7th
10th
6th
10th
7th
7th
7th
Q
16
Hungary
4th
10th
3rd
1st
5th
3rd
5th
8th
10th
3rd
6th
12th
7th
10th
11th
3rd
16
Iceland
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
15th
15th
•
•
•
•
•
16th
3
Lithuania
•
12th
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1
Montenegro 1
•
•
6th
1st
4th
13th
9th
8th
3rd
8th
8
Netherlands
•
•
10th
•
14th
•
15th
•
8th
•
7th
2nd
3rd
6th
6th
6th
10
North Macedonia
×
×
8th
8th
•
•
12th
7th
•
16th
•
•
•
•
16th
18th
7
Norway
3rd
2nd
1st
6th
2nd
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
1st
1st
5th
1st
1st
1st
Q
17
Poland
•
11th
5th
•
•
•
8th
•
•
•
11th
15th
14th
14th
13th
9th
Q
Q
10
Portugal
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
16th
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
22nd
2
Romania
10th
5th
11th
4th
7th
7th
•
5th
3rd
10th
9th
5th
4th
12th
12th
11th
Q
16
Russia
6th
7th
9th
3rd
4th
4th
2nd
3rd
7th
6th
14th
7th
2nd
5th
×
×
14
Serbia 1
14th
13th
14th
4th
15th
9th
11th
13th
15th
21st
10
Slovakia
12th
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
12th
•
•
•
•
24th
Q
4
Slovenia
•
•
•
•
10th
9th
16th
•
16th
•
•
14th
13th
16th
8th
10th
9
Spain
•
•
12th
•
13th
8th
9th
2nd
11th
11th
2nd
11th
12th
9th
9th
13th
13
Sweden
7th
8th
•
•
15th
14th
6th
9th
2nd
8th
3rd
8th
6th
11th
5th
5th
Q
15
Switzerland
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
14th
12th
2
Turkey
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
20th
Q
2
Ukraine
11th
9th
7th
2nd
12th
6th
13th
10th
12th
14th
16th
•
•
•
•
23rd
12
Historical national teams
Serbia and Montenegro 1
12th
1
FR Yugoslavia 1
×
•
•
7th
6th
2
Total
12
12
12
12
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
24
24
24
24
24
1 FR Yugoslavia competed as such until 2003 when the FRY was reconstituted as a State Union Serbia and Montenegro. Since the dissolution of the union in 2006, national teams exist for both countries.
Most successful players
Boldface denotes active handball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Notes
References
External links
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