The European Women's U-19 European Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national
handball teams of
Europe
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. Organized by the
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, A ...
, it takes place every two years. The competition received its current name in 2004, until then it was known as the European Women's Junior Handball Championship.
In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the
Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
Medal summary
;Notes
* On 3 April 2018, the Russian team was disqualified and stripped of their silver medals, won at the 2017 edition, due to doping violations committed by three players on the team.
Medal count
See also
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Junior World Championship
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Youth European Championship
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Youth World Championship
Footnotes
External links
Official homepageof the
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, A ...
Results
{{International Handball
European Handball Federation competitions
Youth handball
Women's handball
Handball
1996 establishments in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 1996