The following is the Russian roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] On 12 August, Tatyana Yerokhina was added to the squad after Anna Sedoykina was ruled out for the test of the tournament due to an injury.[10]
The following is the Swedish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12][13] On 16 August, Hanna Blomstrand replaced Michaela Ek due to an injury.[14]
The Greek, Japanese, Italian and Hungarian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Montenegrin squad was made up entirely of players employed by abroad country clubs.
^"Spain team roster"(PDF). www.coe.es. 20 July 2016. Archived(PDF) from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^"La lista de la Selección Femenina para Río 2016" [The list of the selected female players for Rio 2016] (in Spanish). Argentina Handball Association. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^"Elva OS-debutanter i svenska truppen" [Eleven OG-debutants in the Swedish roster]. svenskhandboll.se (in Swedish). 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2016.