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Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This is a list of the players who are on the rosters of the teams participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for women's handball.

2008 Women's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–23 August
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Norway
Runner-up Russia
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Hungary

Group A

 Angola

The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Jerónimo Neto

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKMaria Odeth Tavares (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 31)1.70 m100 1º de Agosto
2CBMaria Teresa Eduardo (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 34)1.78 m117297 ASA Handball
3LBIlda Maria Bengue (1974-10-30)30 October 1974 (aged 33)1.78 m143308 Petro Atlético
4RBAzenaide Carlos (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 18)1.74 m67 ASA Handball
5RWFilomena Trindade (1971-09-26)26 September 1971 (aged 36)1.65 m152503 Petro Atlético
6PBombo Calandula (1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 25)1.78 m2657 Petro Atlético
8LBNair Almeida (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 24)1.80 m79151 1º de Agosto
9LBWuta Dombaxe (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 (aged 22)1.68 m19132 ASA Handball
10LWIsabel Fernandes (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 23)1.80 m618 Petro Atlético
12GKMaria Rosa Pedro (1982-12-29)29 December 1982 (aged 25)1.73 m46 Petro Atlético
13CBLuisa Kiala (1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (aged 26)1.79 m66158 Petro Atlético
14CBNatalia Bernardo (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 21)1.70 m3767 Petro Atlético
15LWElisabeth Cailo (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 21)1.75 m2930 1º de Agosto
17PElizabeth Viegas (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 (aged 23)1.78 m1310 ASA Handball

 China

The following is the China roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Kang Jae-won

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKLiu Guini (1982-05-28)28 May 1982 (aged 26)1.76 m50 Shandong Weihai
2RWWei Qiuxiang (1986-02-15)15 February 1986 (aged 22)1.75 m30182 Jiangsu Guangzhou
3PLiu Yun (1982-03-06)6 March 1982 (aged 26)1.80 m70396 Anhui Hefei
7CBZhang Geng (1980-03-09)9 March 1980 (aged 28)1.76 m50216 Guangdong Guangzhou
9RWWang Min (1980-06-14)14 June 1980 (aged 28)1.74 m60197 Shanghai Handball Team
10LBWang Shasha (1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 21)1.76 m70377 Shandong Weihai
12GKHuang Hong (1980-03-07)7 March 1980 (aged 28)1.83 m50 Anhui Hefei
13LWWu Yanan (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 26)1.70 m65226 Beijing Army
14RBLiu Xiaomei (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 23)1.78 m60300 Anhui Hefei
15PSun Laimiao (1981-04-08)8 April 1981 (aged 27)1.76 m50168 Anhui Hefei
18CBWu Wenjuan (1981-07-05)5 July 1981 (aged 27)1.82 m60235 Shanghai Handball Team
19CBLi Weiwei (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 26)1.79 m60364 Beijing Army
21LBLi Bing (1980-01-21)21 January 1980 (aged 28)1.82 m70347 Beijing Army
22LWHuang Dongjie (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 26)1.75 m55215 Heilongjiang Harbin
23RBYan Meizhu (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 19)1.87 m3085 Beijing Handball Team

 France

The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
4PNina Kamto Njitam (1983-06-05)5 June 1983 (aged 25)1.77 m79133 Metz Handball
5RBCamille Ayglon (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 23)1.80 m2564 HBC Nîmes
8PVéronique Pecqueux-Rolland (1972-10-09)9 October 1972 (aged 35)1.72 m289870 Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
9LWPaule Baudouin (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 23)1.72 m59121 Issy-les-Moulineaux
10LBSophie Herbrecht (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 26)1.74 m144454 Issy-les-Moulineaux
11RWStéphanie Cano (1974-04-17)17 April 1974 (aged 34)1.60 m231462 CA Bèglais Handball
12GKAmandine Leynaud (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 22)1.78 m28 Metz Handball
13PIsabelle Wendling (1971-01-30)30 January 1971 (aged 37)1.78 m325537 Metz Handball
16GKValérie Nicolas (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 33)1.78 m234 Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold
19CBChristine Vanparys-Torres (1978-03-22)22 March 1978 (aged 30)1.78 m6398 Metz Handball
20LWRaphaëlle Tervel (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 29)1.78 m155263 Akaba Bera Bera
21RWMaakan Tounkara (1983-03-12)12 March 1983 (aged 25)1.65 m3360 Le Havre AC
23RBAlexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 21)1.77 m1115 CA Bèglais Handball
24LBMariama Signaté (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 23)1.88 m43110 CJF Fleury-Les-Aubrais

 Kazakhstan

The following is the Kazakhstan roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Lev Yaniyev

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
2CBXeniya Nikandrova (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 21)1.80 m Seikmun Kyzylorda
4PIrina Borechko (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 36)1.78 m84135 Almaty Almaty
5RBMarina Pikalova (1985-03-16)16 March 1985 (aged 23)1.63 m1223 Kazygurt Shymkent
7LBGulzira Iskakova (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 (aged 19)1.70 m34 Seikmun Kyzylorda
10PYelena Portova (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 22)1.85 m1437 Kazygurt Shymkent
12GKOlga Travnikova (1970-09-25)25 September 1970 (aged 37)1.73 m350 Almaty Almaty
15CBYelena Ilyukhina (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 26)1.70 m Seikmun Kyzylorda
16GKTatiana Parfenova (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 23)1.80 m Seikmun Kyzylorda
17LBNataliya Kubrina (1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 33)1.73 m77190 Almaty Almaty
19RWNataliya Yakovleva (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 (aged 21)1.80 m1221 Kazygurt Shymkent
20PYana Vassilyeva (1981-11-28)28 November 1981 (aged 26)1.83 m1155 Adil Ustkamenogorsk
21RWOlga Ajiderskaya (1982-06-28)28 June 1982 (aged 26)1.93 m2445 Seikmun Kyzylorda
22RBYuliya Markovich (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 19)1.73 m Seikmun Kyzylorda
24LWYekaterina Tyapkova (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 24)1.88 m Seikmun Kyzylorda

 Norway

The following is the Norway roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Marit Breivik

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKKari Aalvik Grimsbø (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 23)1.80 m300 Byåsen IL
3LBKatja Nyberg (1979-08-24)24 August 1979 (aged 28)1.83 m92304 Ikast-Bording EH
4RWRagnhild Aamodt (1980-09-09)9 September 1980 (aged 27)1.63 m111276 Ikast-Bording EH
5LBGøril Snorroeggen (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 23)1.78 m60151 Byåsen IL
6PElse Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 29)1.78 m207567 Nordstrand IF
7RBTonje Nøstvold (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 23)1.78 m73140 Ikast-Bording EH
8RBKaroline Dyhre Breivang (1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 28)1.73 m147282 Larvik HK
9LBKristine Lunde (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 28)1.83 m110349 Viborg HK
10CBGro Hammerseng (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 28)1.80 m139559 Ikast-Bording EH
11LWKari Mette Johansen (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 (aged 29)1.73 m103280 Larvik HK
13PMarit Malm Frafjord (1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 21)1.83 m53111 Byåsen IL
14LBTonje Larsen (1975-01-26)26 January 1975 (aged 33)1.83 m220453 Larvik HK
16GKKatrine Lunde Haraldsen (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 28)1.80 m1111 Viborg HK
18RBLinn Kristin Riegelhuth (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 24)1.75 m105363 Larvik HK

 Romania

The following is the Romania roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Gheorghe Tadici

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKTereza Pislaru (1982-04-28)28 April 1982 (aged 26)1.87 m900 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2RWRamona Maier (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 29)1.70 m132405 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
4PFlorina Birsan (1985-12-06)6 December 1985 (aged 22)1.78 m1817 U Jolidon Cluj Napoca
5LBCarmen Amariei (1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 29)1.84 m106612 U Jolidon Cluj Napoca
7RWAdriana Nechita-Olteanu (1983-11-14)14 November 1983 (aged 24)1.72 m37103 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
8LBCristina Neagu (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 19)1.75 m2895 Rulmentul Braşov
9LBAurelia Brădeanu (1979-05-05)5 May 1979 (aged 29)1.82 m165448 Győri Audi ETO KC
10PIonela Stanca-Gâlcă (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 (aged 27)1.76 m99218 Rulmentul Braşov
12GKTalida Tolnai (1979-08-21)21 August 1979 (aged 28)1.87 m701 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
15LWValentina Ardean-Elisei (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 26)1.71 m94424 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
16GKLuminiţa Dinu-Huţupan (1971-11-06)6 November 1971 (aged 36)1.83 m1687 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
18LBLaura Meirosu (1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 22)1.82 m65128 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
19CBValeria Motogna-Beșe (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 28)1.87 m77124 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
25CBMihaela Ani Senocico (1981-12-14)14 December 1981 (aged 26)1.74 m5884 U Jolidon Cluj Napoca
99LBNarcisa Lecusanu (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 31)1.84 m7386 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea

Group B

 Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Juan Oliver

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKChana Masson (1978-12-18)18 December 1978 (aged 29)1.83 m1363 Randers HK
2PFabiana Diniz (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 27)1.83 m77100 BM Elda Prestigio
3RWAlexandra do Nascimento (1981-09-16)16 September 1981 (aged 26)1.77 m74170 Hypo Niederösterreich
5PDaniela Piedade (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 29)1.73 m78134 Hypo Niederösterreich
6LBEduarda Amorim (1986-09-23)23 September 1986 (aged 21)1.86 m40120 Kometal Gjorče Petrov
7PAlessandra Oliveira (1981-10-07)7 October 1981 (aged 26)1.84 m78121 SD Itxako
9CBAna Paula Belo (1987-10-18)18 October 1987 (aged 20)1.72 m1535 BM Roquetas
10LWAline Rosas (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 (aged 29)1.60 m105201 AD Blumenau
11RWViviane Jacques (1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 31)1.70 m180260 BM Elda Prestigio
13CBLucila Silva (1976-03-07)7 March 1976 (aged 32)1.74 m173220 ABC Santo Andre
17LWIdalina Mesquita (1976-07-02)2 July 1976 (aged 32)1.71 m149326 Hypo Niederösterreich
18RBDeonise Cavaleiro (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 25)1.80 m42104 SD Itxako
19LBAline Santos (1981-08-17)17 August 1981 (aged 26)1.95 m90221 Frisch Auf Göppingen
23GKDarly de Paula (1982-08-25)25 August 1982 (aged 25)1.80 m980 Le Havre AC

 Germany

The following is the Germany roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Armin Emrich

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKSabine Englert (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 26)1.84 m1392 Hypo Niederösterreich
2LWNadine Härdter (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 27)1.66 m125199 Thüringer HC
4RBGrit Jurack (1977-10-22)22 October 1977 (aged 30)1.86 m2611377 Viborg HK
7CBNina Wörz (1980-11-14)14 November 1980 (aged 27)1.79 m134252 Randers HK
8RBAnne Müller (1983-07-05)5 July 1983 (aged 25)1.76 m84119 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
9LBLara Steinbach (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 23)1.80 m916 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
10CBAnna Loerper (1984-11-18)18 November 1984 (aged 23)1.62 m7893 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
11LWMandy Hering (1984-03-11)11 March 1984 (aged 24)1.70 m4280 Frankfurter HC
13LBNadine Krause (1982-03-25)25 March 1982 (aged 26)1.78 m145569 FCK Handball
15RWSabrina Neukamp (1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 26)1.73 m70101 HSG Blomberg-Lippe
16GKClara Woltering (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 25)1.75 m83 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
18CBMaren Baumbach (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 27)1.70 m115333 FCK Handball
19RBStefanie Melbeck (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 31)1.74 m178388 KIF Kolding
20PAnja Althaus (1982-09-03)3 September 1982 (aged 25)1.74 m125254 Viborg HK

 Hungary

The following is the Hungary roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: János Hajdu

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
2CBBernadett Ferling (1977-07-13)13 July 1977 (aged 31)1.80 m132300 Dunaferr SE
6LWOrsolya Vérten (1982-07-22)22 July 1982 (aged 26)1.70 m65175 Győri Audi ETO KC
10CBKrisztina Pigniczki (1975-09-18)18 September 1975 (aged 32)1.71 m143224 Dunaferr SE
12GKOrsolya Herr (1984-11-23)23 November 1984 (aged 23)1.76 m410 Győri Audi ETO KC
13CBAnita Görbicz (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 25)1.75 m131541 Győri Audi ETO KC
16GKKatalin Pálinger (1978-12-06)6 December 1978 (aged 29)1.83 m2121 Győri Audi ETO KC
17LBTímea Tóth (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 27)1.82 m111333 Hypo Niederösterreich
18PPiroska Szamoránszky (1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 22)1.72 m45118 Budapest Bank-FTC
22RWBernadett Bódi (1986-03-09)9 March 1986 (aged 22)1.75 m59 Randers HK
23LBGabriella Szűcs (1984-08-31)31 August 1984 (aged 23)1.84 m66101 DVSC-Aquaticum
26PRita Borbás (1980-12-21)21 December 1980 (aged 27)1.67 m59106 CS Oltchim Vâlcea
31RBÁgnes Hornyák (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 25)1.80 m6044 Győri Audi ETO KC
83RWMónika Kovacsicz (1983-11-20)20 November 1983 (aged 24)1.70 m45130 Viborg HK
87LBZsuzsanna Tomori (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 21)1.87 m2424 Győri Audi ETO KC

 South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coach: Lim Young-chul

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKOh Yong-ran (1972-09-06)6 September 1972 (aged 35)1.71 m Byucksan Construction Incheon
3CBKim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 19)1.67 m Byucksan Construction Incheon
4PHuh Soon-young (1975-09-28)28 September 1975 (aged 32)1.80 m SK Aarhus
6LBSong Hai-rim (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 23)1.67 m Daegu Metropolitan City
7LWKim Nam-sun (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 27)1.70 m Byucksan Construction Incheon
9PKim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 27)1.73 m Hypo Niederösterreich
10CBOh Seong-ok (1972-10-10)10 October 1972 (aged 35)1.71 m Hypo Niederösterreich
11RBHong Jeong-ho (1974-05-06)6 May 1974 (aged 34)1.78 m Omron
13RWPark Chung-hee (1975-04-10)10 April 1975 (aged 33)1.78 m Byucksan Construction Incheon
16GKLee Min-hee (1980-02-04)4 February 1980 (aged 28)1.74 m Yongin City Hall
17LWAn Jung-hwa (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 (aged 27)1.62 m Daegu Metropolitan City
18RWBae Min-hee (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 20)1.69 m Korea National Sport University
19RBChoi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 27)1.80 m SK Aarhus
20PMoon Pil-hee (1982-12-02)2 December 1982 (aged 25)1.68 m Byucksan Construction Incheon

 Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Yevgeni Trefilov

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKInna Suslina (1979-01-05)5 January 1979 (aged 29)1.83 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
3CBIrina Poltoratskaya (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 29)1.78 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
4POxana Romenskaya (1976-06-06)6 June 1976 (aged 32)1.91 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
5LBLyudmila Postnova (1984-08-11)11 August 1984 (aged 23)1.80 m Lada Togliatti
6LBAnna Kareyeva (1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 31)1.85 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
8CBYekaterina Andryushina (1985-08-17)17 August 1985 (aged 22)1.85 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
9RWYana Uskova (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 22)1.68 m Krim Ljubljana
10LBYelena Polenova (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 24)1.98 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
11LWEmiliia Turei (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 23)1.74 m Slagelse Dream Team
12PNatalia Shipilova (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 28)1.81 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
16GKMaria Sidorova (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 28)1.78 m Lada Togliatti
17LWYekaterina Marennikova (1982-04-29)29 April 1982 (aged 26)1.73 m Lada Togliatti
19LWYelena Dmitriyeva (1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 25)1.75 m Zvezda Zvenigorod
24RBIrina Bliznova (1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 21)1.80 m Lada Togliatti

 Sweden

The following is the Sweden roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Ulf Schefvert

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
3PTina Flognman (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 (aged 27)1.78 m127266 GOG Svendborg
4LWMatilda Boson (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 26)1.76 m115271 Aalborg DH
5PSara Holmgren (1979-03-29)29 March 1979 (aged 29)1.81 m96106 HC Leipzig
6CBTherese Islas Helgesson (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 25)1.68 m4466 Nordstrand IF
7RWAnnika Wiel Fredén (1978-08-21)21 August 1978 (aged 29)1.76 m52135 Horsens HK
9PFrida Toveby (1982-07-29)29 July 1982 (aged 26)1.74 m77 Aalborg DH
10RWTeresa Utković (1980-07-31)31 July 1980 (aged 28)1.70 m55128 IK Sävehof
11CBJessica Enström (1977-03-25)25 March 1977 (aged 31)1.72 m113220 IVH Västerås
12GKTherese Bengtsson (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 29)1.87 m210 Eslövs IK
14RBSara Eriksson (1981-04-13)13 April 1981 (aged 27)1.82 m96152 HC Leipzig
15LBJohanna Ahlm (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 20)1.75 m2264 IK Sävehof
16GKMadeleine Grundström (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 (aged 27)1.82 m1220 Aalborg DH
17LBLinnea Torstensson (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 25)1.86 m38145 Aalborg DH
18PJohanna Wiberg (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 24)1.85 m6352 FCK Håndbold
20CBIsabella Gulldén (1989-06-29)29 June 1989 (aged 19)1.79 m53 IK Sävehof

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