The 2010
European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7 to 19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries.
Norway
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won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist
Sweden
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in the final.
Romania
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claimed the bronze medal.
Venues
Three Danish and two Norwegian cities have been selected to host the 2010 Championship. The venues in
Aalborg
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,
Aarhus
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and
Larvik
Larvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Larvik (town) ...
were only used during the
preliminary round
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. The fourth venue to be used in this round is located in
Lillehammer
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, and was also one of the two venues in the
main round. The other being
MCH Indoor Arena in
Herning
Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025) , which was the only venue to be used in the
final round
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.
Competition format
*Preliminary round: 16 teams were divided into four groups. They played each other in a single
round robin system, so each team played three matches. A win was worth two points, while a draw was worth one point. The top three teams from each group advanced to the main round.
*Main round: 12 teams were divided in two groups. They played against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team played 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, were carried forward into the main round. Same round robin rules applied as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advanced to the 5th–6th Place Play-off.
*Final round: 6 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the main round played in the 5th–6th Place Play-off. Other teams played in the Semi-finals. Losers of the Semi-finals advanced to the 3rd–4th Place Play-off, and winners advanced to the Final.
Ranking in preliminary and main round
If two or more teams were equal on points in the preliminary or main round, their ranking was determined as follows:
During the preliminary or main round matches:
# higher goal difference in all matches
# greater number of plus goals in all matches
# alphabetic order
After the completion of the preliminary and main round matches:
# better results in points gained in the direct encounter of the teams
# higher goal difference in the direct encounter of the teams
# greater number of plus goals in the direct encounter of the teams
# goal difference in all matches (achieved by subtraction)
# greater number of plus goals in all matches
Qualification
Qualification matches were played from September 2009 to May 2010.
Following the new system introduced for the
2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except host
Denmark
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and defending champion and host
Norway
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. Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.
Qualified teams
:
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
Squads
Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players by 3 November 2010, but 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced the day before the tournament starts.
Referees
13 Referee pairs were selected:
* Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević
* Jiří Opava and Pavel Válek
* Martin Gjeding and Mads Hansen
* Marlene Kroløkke Lythje and Karina Christiansen
* Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura
* Csaba Kékes and Pál Kékes
* Slomo Cohen and Yoram Peretz
* Zigmārs Stoļarovs and Renārs Līcis
* Ivan Pavićević and Miloš Ražnatović
* Kjersti Arntsen and Ida Cecilie Gullaksen
* Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duţă
* Valerija Guseva and Stella Vartanyan
* Peter Brunovský and Vladimír Čanda
Seeding
The draw for the final tournament took place 17:00
CET on 5 June 2010 in
Odense
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.
Draw results
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Preliminary round
Group A (
Aalborg
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)
All times are Central European Time
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Group B (
Aarhus
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)
All times are Central European Time
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(UTC+1
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Group C (
Larvik
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)
All times are Central European Time
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(UTC+1
+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
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Group D (
Lillehammer
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)
All times are Central European Time
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The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00.
It is used in most parts of Eur ...
(UTC+1
+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
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**Brit ...
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Main round
Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group competed in a 5th/6th place play-off.
Group I (
Herning
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All times are Central European Time
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It is used in most parts of Eur ...
(UTC+1
+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
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**Brit ...
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Group II (
Lillehammer
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)
All times are Central European Time
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The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00.
It is used in most parts of Eur ...
(UTC+1
+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
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**Brit ...
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Final round
Knockout map
5th-place match
Semifinals
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Bronze-medal match
Final
Final ranking and statistics
Source
EuroHandball.com
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All-Star Team
*Goalkeeper:
*Left wing:
*Left back:
*Playmaker:
*Pivot:
*Right back:
*Right wing:
Chosen by team officials and EHF experts
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Other awards
*Most Valuable Player
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:
*Best Defence Player:
Chosen by team officials and EHF experts
EHF-Euro.com
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Top goalkeepers
Source
SportResult.com
Top goalscorers
Source
SportResult.com
Best defender
Source
SportResult.com
Most assists
Source
SportResult.com
References
External links
Official site
European Handball Federation
Danish Handball Association
Norwegian Handball Federation
{{Sport in Lillehammer
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