The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of
Denmark
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. It is governed by the
Dansk Håndbold Forbund (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).
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
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Performance in other tournaments
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Carpathian Trophy 1980 – Fifth place
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Carpathian Trophy 1997 – Winner
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GF World Cup '06 – Third place
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GF World Cup '08 – Second place
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Møbelringen Cup 2002 – Winner
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Møbelringen Cup 2003 – Third place
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Møbelringen Cup 2005 – Winner
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Møbelringen Cup 2007 – Third place
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Møbelringen Cup 2008 – Third place
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Møbelringen Cup 2010 – Second place
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Møbelringen Cup 2012 – Second place
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Golden League 2012-13 – Winner
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Golden League 2014-15 – Winner
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Golden League 2016-17 – Third place
Team
Current squad
The squad for the
2022 European Women's Handball Championship. On 11 October
Michala Møller replaced
Mia Rej in the squad due to a knee injury.
Head coach:
Jesper Jensen
''Caps and goals as of 20 November 2022.''
Extended squad
The following players have been called up for the pre-squad.
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.
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Anja Andersen
Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...
, 1996 European Championship
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Karin Mortensen
Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympi ...
, 2002 European Championship
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Anette Hoffmann
Anette Hoffmann (born 5 May 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[< ...]
, 1995 World Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
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Anja Andersen
Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...
, 1996 Summer Olympics
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Susanne Munk Wilbek, 1996 Summer Olympics; 1997 World Championship
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Camilla Andersen, 1997 World Championship; 1998 European Championship
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Tonje Kjærgaard
Tonje Kjærgaard born June 11, 1975, is a former Danish team handball player, World champion, two times European champion and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics i ...
, 1998 European Championship; 1999 World Championship
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Janne Kolling
Janne Kolling (born 12 July 1968) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , 1998 European Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
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Mette Vestergaard
Mette Vestergaard Larsen (born 27 November 1975) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , 2001 World Championship
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Kristine Andersen
Kristine Andersen (born April 2, 1976) is a former Denmark, Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, , 2002 European Championship
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Line Daugaard, 2002 European Championship; 2004 Summer Olympics
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Karin Mortensen
Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 26 September 1977) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympi ...
, 2002 and 2004 European Championship
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Rikke Schmidt, 2004 Summer Olympics
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Katrine Fruelund
Katrine Fruelund (born 12 July 1978 in Randers, Midtjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , 2004 Summer Olympics
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Josephine Touray
Josephine Touray (born 6 October 1979) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; ...
, 2004 European Championship
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Mie Augustesen
Mie Augustesen (born 19 July 1988, in Vejle) is a Danish handball player. She currently plays for the club Herning-Ikast Håndbold, and previously the Danish national team.
She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
The ...
, 2010 European Championship
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Maibritt Kviesgaard
Maibritt Kviesgaard (born 15 May 1986) is a former Danish handball player. She has also played on the Danish national team.
She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was he ...
, 2010 European Championship
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Line Jørgensen, 2011 World Championship
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Maria Fisker, 2013 World Championship; 2014 European Championship
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Kristina Kristiansen, 2014 European Championship
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Sandra Toft, 2016 and 2020 European Championship, 2021 World Championship
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Line Haugsted, 2020 European Championship
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Emma Friis, 2022 European Championship
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Kathrine Heindahl
Kathrine Brothmann Heindahl (born 26 March 1992) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.
She made her debut on the Danish national team on 24 September 2010, against Turkey.
On 10 February 2020, it was announ ...
, 2022 European Championship
''Incomplete''
Coaching staff
Coaches
:''List of coaches for Denmark women's national handball team''
Individual all-time records
Most matches played
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
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Last updated: 20 November 2022
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References
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External links
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IHF profile
{{European Women's Handball Championship winners
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