The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. It is governed by the

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and takes part in international

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

competitions.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. Head coach: Herbert Müller

Technical staff

Notable players

Several Austrian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments. ;MVP *

Ausra Fridrikas Ausra Fridrikas (born lt, Aušra Miklušytė; formerly Ziukiene; 30 April 1967 in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. ...

, 1999 World Championship ;All-Star Team * Marianna Racz, 1992 Summer Olympics * Sorina Lefter, 1995 World Championship *

, 1999 World Championship, 2002 European Championship * Tanja Logwin, 2004 European Championship ;Top Scorer *

, 2001 World Championship (87 goals) * Katrin Engel, 2009 World Championship (67 goals) ;Others * Gabriela Rotiș *

Jasna Kolar-Merdan Jasna Kolar-Merdan (born 19 October 1956 in Mostar) is a former Bosnian and Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1980 she won the silver medal w ...

* Stanka Bozovic * Iris Morhammer * Natascha Rusnachenko * Laura Fritz * Monika Königshofer * Stephanie Ofenböck * Stephanie Subke

Records

Last updated: 5 February 2022
Source
Austrian Handball Federation
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Most appearances

Top goalscorers

References

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External links

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IHF profile
{{National sports teams of Austria

National team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

Women's national handball teams Women's national sports teams of Austria