Denmark women's national handball team

Denmark women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship

Denmark
Denmark
Information
Nickname	Håndbolddamerne (The handball ladies)
Association	Danish Handball Federation
Coach	Jesper Jensen
Assistant coach	Lars Jørgensen
Most caps	Janne Kolling (250)
Most goals	Camilla Andersen (846)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (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)
	Last updated on Unknown.

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

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 2021, 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.

Honours

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	3	0	0	3
World Championship	1	2	4	7
European Championship	3	3	0	6
Total	7	5	4	16

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	220	180	+40
2008 Beijing	did not qualify
2012 London	9th	5	1	0	4	113	121	−8
2016 Rio de Janeiro	did not qualify
2020 Tokyo	did not qualify
2024 Paris	Qualified
2028 Los Angeles	TBD
Total	4/14	24	17	2	5	696	580	+116

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	TBD
2027
2029
2031
Total	22/28	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	Qualified
2026	TBD
2028	Qualified as co-host
Total	16/16	106	69	4	33	2754	2553	+201

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
Golden League 2012-13 – Winner
Golden League 2014-15 – Winner
Golden League 2016-17 – Third place

Team

Current squad

The squad for the two qualification matches for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship against Poland in February and March 2024.^[3]

Head coach: Jesper Jensen

Caps and goals as of 2 March 2024.

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Sandra Toft	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 34)	1.74 m	180	2	Győri ETO KC
3	P	Kaja Kamp	(1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 29)	1.72 m	3	6	Team Esbjerg
5	P	Sarah Iversen	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)	1.77 m	86	132	Ikast Håndbold
6	CB	Helena Elver	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26)	1.75 m	19	22	Odense Håndbold
8	LB	Anne Mette Hansen	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 29)	1.82 m	160	464	Metz Handball
11	LB	Line Haugsted	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29)	1.80 m	97	131	Győri ETO KC
12	GK	Anna Kristensen	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23)	1.83 m	28	0	Team Esbjerg
16	GK	Althea Reinhardt	(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 27)	1.80 m	108	0	Odense Håndbold
21	RW	Andrea Aagot	(2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 23)	1.78 m	37	38	Odense Håndbold
23	LB	Kristina Jørgensen	(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26)	1.87 m	108	315	Metz Handball
25	RW	Trine Østergaard	(1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 32)	1.66 m	180	365	CSM București
27	RB	Louise Burgaard	(1992-10-17) 17 October 1992 (age 31)	1.76 m	173	360	Metz Handball
31	CB	Simone Petersen	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26)	1.75 m	53	84	Ikast Håndbold
32	LB	Mie Højlund	(1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26)	1.80 m	95	187	Odense Håndbold
33	LW	Emma Friis	(1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 24)	1.62 m	55	164	Ikast Håndbold
34	P	Rikke Iversen	(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 30)	1.78 m	74	114	Team Esbjerg
41	LW	Elma Halilcevic	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 23)	1.68 m	29	51	Odense Håndbold

Extended squad

The following players have been called up for the pre-squad.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
2	LW	Trine Mortensen	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)	1.70 m	3	5	Ikast Håndbold
4	RB	Helene Kindberg	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26)	1.79 m	0	0	København Håndbold
9	RB	Alberte Madsen	(2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 23)	1.85 m	0	0	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
10	P	Kathrine Heindahl	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 32)	1.82 m	135	277	Team Esbjerg
13	RW	Simone Böhme	(1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 32)	1.69 m	51	56	CSM Târgu-Jiu
15	CB	Nadia Offendal	(1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 29)	1.75 m	20	38	Chambray Touraine Handball
18	RB	Mette Tranborg	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	1.92 m	108	257	Team Esbjerg
19	CB	Laura Damgaard	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 27)	1.75 m	16	13	HH Elite
22	CB	Mathilde Neesgaard	(1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31)	1.70 m	3	0	CS Rapid București
24	CB	Mia Rej	(1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)	1.68 m	40	90	Odense Håndbold
30	GK	Louise Bak Jensen	(2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 23)	1.88 m	0	0	Aarhus United
37	P	Ida-Marie Dahl	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)	1.74 m	8	10	Viborg HK
39	RW	Line Mai Hougaard	(1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 24)	1.62 m	4	9	Ikast Håndbold
40	GK	Amalie Milling	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24)	1.82 m	9	0	Team Esbjerg
42	LB	Michala Møller	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	1.78 m	23	21	Team Esbjerg
44	RW	Cecilie Brandt	(2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 22)	1.69 m	17	33	Ikast Håndbold
45	LB	Julie Scaglione	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 19)	1.75 m	14	22	Ikast Håndbold

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

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
Kathrine Heindahl, 2022 European Championship
Louise Burgaard, 2023 World 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^[5]

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
2020–0000	Jesper Jensen

Records

Still active national team players are highlighted

Last updated: 2 March 2024

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.^[6]

#	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	Katrine Fruelund	570	184	3.10
6	Ann Grete Nørgaard	549	139	3.95
7	Mette Vestergaard Larsen	519	181	2.87
8	Stine Jørgensen	487	148	3.29
9	Anne Mette Hansen	464	160	2.90
10	Lotte Kiærskou	414	111	3.73