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2006 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7 to 17 December. It was won by Norway women's national handball team, Norway after beating Russia women's national handball team, Russia 27–24 in the final match. This championship was also the European qualifying event for Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympics, and Norway earned a spot at the 2008 Games for being the European champion. If Norway also becomes the 2007 World champion, the 2nd place team will qualify for the Olympics. In addition, the 1 or 2 (if Europe finishes in the top 2 continents at the world championship) best ranked teams in this championship, which are outside top 7 at the world championship, will participate at the Olympic qualifying tournament. Venues The European Championships will be held in the following cities: *Skövde, Skövde Arena (Preliminary Group A) *Malmö, Baltiska Hallen (Preliminary Group D) *Gothenburg, Scandinavium (Preliminary Group B, Main Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Krause
Nadine Krause (born 25 March 1982, in Waiblingen) is a former German handballer who last played for Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the age of 17. She was top scorer at the 2005 World Championships, and was voted IHF World Player of the Year 2006.World Handball Players of the Year 2006 ' (Retrieved on December 11, 2007) Achievements *German Cup: **''Winner'': 2002 *: **''Winner'': 2009 * |
2002 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match. Venues The European Championships was held in the following cities: *Helsinge (Preliminary Group A) *Aarhus (Preliminary Group B, Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1, Final Round) * Farum Arena (Preliminary Group C, Main Group 2) Qualification Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Competition Format *Preliminary Round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round. *Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the Preliminary Round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the Preliminary Round, except the points gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olena Reznir
Olena, Olenna ( uk, Олена) is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name Helen. It is of Greek origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light". Variants of the name Olena include: Alena, Elena, Jelena, Lena, Lenya, Lenochka, Olinia, Olinija, Olenya, Olinda, Olina, Lina, Olinia, Olenka, Olenochka and Olinija. Notable people with the name include: Olena (born 2003) Target team member who went to the Ukraine in 2022 and led her people to freedom *Olena Dvornichenko (born 1990), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast *Olena Falkman (1849-1928), Swedish concert vocalist *Olena Kryvytska (born 1987), Ukrainian fencer *Olena Muravyova (born 1867), Ukrainian opera singer and vocal teacher, awarded Merited Artist of Ukrainian SSR (1938) *Olena Nepochatenko, Ukrainian economist and academic administrator *Olena Ovchynnikova (born 1987), Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist *Olena Ronzhyna (born 1970), Ukrainian rower *Olena Vaneeva (born 1982), Ukrainian mathematician *Olena Zelenska (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Boklaschuk
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Polenova (handballer)
Yelena Ilyichivna Polenova (russian: Елена Ильинична Полёнова) (born 20 August 1983 in Uralsk, Kazakh SSR) is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. is a Nordic country located on .... References 1983 births Living people People from Oral, Kazakhstan Russian female handball players Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Russia-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda Boson
Matilda Boson (born 4 December 1981, Linköping) is a Swedish handball player who plays for the Sweden women's national handball team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., where Sweden placed 8th. She was also part of the Swedish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Linköping Swedish female handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maida Arslanagić
Maida Arslanagić (born 20 April 1984) is a retired Bosnian- Croatian handball player. She is daughter of the famous former handball goalkeeper Abaz Arslanagić. She played more than 100 games for the Croatia women's national handball team between 1999 and 2012, including the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match. Venues Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for th ..., where Croatia finished 6th. References External links * 1984 births Living people Croatian female handball players Olympic handball players for Croatia Handball players from Zagreb Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Bosniaks of Croatia {{croatia-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhanna Yakovleva (1940–2011), actress who starred in Grigori Chukhrai's 1959 film ''Ballad of a Soldier''
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Zhanna is a given name, Russian form of Jeanne. Notable people with the name include: *Zhanna Agalakova (born 1965), Russian journalist *Zhanna Bichevskaya (born 1944), prominent Russian bard and folk musician *Zhanna Friske (1974–2015), Russian film actress, singer, and socialite *Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (born 1972), sprinter who has competed in the Olympic Games *Zhanna Prokhorenko Zhanneta "Zhanna" Trofimovna Prokhorenko (russian: Жаннета "Жанна" Трофимовна Прохоренко, uk, Жаннета "Жанна" Трохимівна Прохоренко; 11 May 1940 – 1 August 2011) was a Soviet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Skövde
Skövde Arena is a building for rehabilitation, fitness, gym, massage and public events in Skövde, Sweden. It has a capacity for 2,400 spectators during sport events. External links *Nya Arena Skövde {{DEFAULTSORT:Arena Skovde Indoor arenas in Sweden Handball venues in Sweden Sport in Skövde Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Round
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Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göteborg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
