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Norway Women's National Handball Team
The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 24 finals and is regarded as one of the finest women's national handball team ever. Norway women's national handball team holds the distinction in the sport for being the only handball team, on the women's side, and men's side, to have won the European Championship four consecutive times. Their 9 gold medals is a sport record. In 2011, they became the sport's third team and the second Women's team, following Denmark to have held all three titles simultaneously: The World Championship, the Olympic Championship and the Euro Championship. In 2015, they won the World Championship and have the distinction of the first Women's handball team to hold simultaneously international titles twice: the 2015 World Championship, the 2014 European Championship and the 2012 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Handball Federation
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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 the 2008 Championship: Qualification In total, 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament: ;Host Country # (3) :1998,2000,2006 ;Qualified from the 2006 European Championship # (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006 (''Defending Champions'') # (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006 # (4) :2000,2002,2004,2006 # (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006 # (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006 ;Qualified from play-offs: Squads Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 1 December 2008. Seeding The draw for the preliminary round groups took place on 20 July 2008, in Ohrid. Format *Preliminary Round: 16 teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's handball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches. Qualification Squads Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Playoffs Bracket Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Rankings and statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament Women's tournament Women's handball in Spain Olymp 1992 in Spanish women's sport Women's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This was the second (after 1968) "Olympic Games" to be held in a Spanish-speaking nation, then followed by the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years. The 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics were the last games to be staged in the same year. This games was the second and last two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France held five months earlier. The 1992 Summer Games were the first since the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... Medal summary Participating nations Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 15 players and they all were eligible for participation. Five nations competed in both tournaments. A total of 282''(*)'' handball players (171 men and 111 women) from 15 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Seoul Games: * (men:14 women:0) * (men:0 women:12) * (men:0 women:14) * (men:14 women:15) * (men:13 women:0) * (men:14 women:0) * (men:15 women:0) * (men:15 women:0) * (men:0 women:15) * (men:14 women:12) * (men:14 women:15) * (men:15 women:0) * (men:14 women:0) * (men:14 women:14) * (men:15 women:14) ''(*) NOTE: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the games by a total of 8,391 athletes (6,197 men and 2,194 women). 237 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics. The 1988 Seoul Olympics were the second summer Olympic Games held in Asia and the first held in South Korea. As the host country, South Korea ranked fourth overall, winning 12 gold medals and 33 medals in the competition. 11,331 media (4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters) showed the Games all over the world. These were the last Olympic Games of the Cold War, as well as for the Soviet Union and East Germany, as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games in 1992. The Soviet Union dominated the medal count, winning 55 gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August. The preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the Copper Box and the semi-finals and final took place at the Basketball Arena. Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a knockout round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. Unlike in previous Olympics, there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarterfinals. Norway won the tournament and gold medal, beating Montenegro in the final. Montenegro's silver was the first Olympic medal for the country as an independent nation, and the country's only medal at the 2012 Games. Spain won the bronze medal. Qualification :† Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion. Seeding Before the draw the IHF seeded the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then-London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics is being held from August 9 to August 23, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the women's tournament. The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches will compete in the 5th-8th classification matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals. Three time consecutive defending Champion Denmark were not part of the 2008 Olympics Handball Tournament, as they did not qualify from the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship. Qualification Olympic Qualifying Tournaments: *Tournament I: **Worlds 2nd: **Worlds 7th: **Europe: **Pan-America: *Tournament II: **Worlds 3rd: **Worlds 6th: **Asia: **Top continent at the Worlds (Europe): *Tournament III: **Worlds 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia). Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. It showed an impressive action by the norwegian right-back Nora Mørk, who was the top scorer of the EHF EURO 2022, and Henny Reistad, the MVP. The tournament has been advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The top three team qualified for the 2023 World Championship and the winner will also qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Norway won their ninth title after defeating Denmark in the final. Bronze went to Montenegro, who defeated France at the extra time Venues Qualification Qualified teams :1 Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Draw The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Seedings The pots were announced on 25 April 2022. Referees Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022. Two pairs were replaced in October 2022. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark. Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking some time for the beginning, Norway renounced the right to seat, respecting the local legislation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was also be one of the qualification events for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. It was also be played behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Norway won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating France in the final. Croatia won the third place game to capture their first ever medal. Venues On 9 September 2020, the Norwegian Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Norway, would be played in Trondheim, while on 6 November, the Danish Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Denmark, would be played in Jyske Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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