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

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. It is governed by the

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and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Mediterranean Games

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Champions *

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Runners-up * 2005 – Bronze medal MedGames

3rd place * 2009 – 6th place *

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3rd place *

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Runners-up

Other competitions

* Carpathian Trophy 1996 – 2rd * Carpathian Trophy 1999 – 2nd * Carpathian Trophy 2005 – 3rd * Carpathian Trophy 2007 – 3rd

Team

Current squad

Squad for the

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. Head coach: Nenad Šoštarić

Medal-winning squads

* Bronze medal at the 2020 European Championship:

Lucija Bešen Lucija Bešen (born 29 March 1998) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. Her older sister Gabrijela Bartulović (née Be� ...

Paula Posavec Paula Posavec (born 26 August 1996) is a Croatian handball player for RK Krim and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship. She is Stela Posavec's twin sister. International honours *EHF ...

Dora Krsnik Dora Krsnik (born 19 January 1992) is a Croatian handball player for CS Mioveni and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Swe ...

Stela Posavec Stela Posavec (born 26 August 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Lokomotiva Zagreb and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. She is Paula Posavec's twin sister. International honou ...

Ćamila Mičijević Ćamila Mičijević (born 8 September 1994) is a Croatian handball player for Metz Handball and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. Career Mičijević was born in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Heidenheim, Germany to Bo ...

, Dejana Milosavljević,

Larissa Kalaus Larissa Kalaus (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Winner'': 2 ...

Dora Kalaus Dorotea "Dora" Kalaus Žulj (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European ...

Katarina Ježić Katarina Ježić (born 19 December 1992) is a Croatian handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. Achievements *Norwegian Cup The Norweg ...

Tena Japundža Tena Japundža (born 28 October 1998) is a Croatian handballer for RK Lokomotiva Zagreb and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Run ...

Andrea Šimara Andrea Šimara (born 13 July 1997) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Runn ...

Ana Debelić Ana Debelić (born 9 January 1994) is a Croatian handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Croatian national team. She started playing handball at the age of six. After enrolling in high school in Rijeka, she played for Opatija and ŽRK Z ...

, Josipa Mamić, Marijeta Vidak, Valentina Blažević,

Kristina Prkačin Kristina Prkačin (born 21 October 1997) is a Croatian handball player for RK Lokomotiva Zagreb and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Wi ...

Tea Pijević Tea Pijević (born 18 November 1991) is a Croatian handball player for Alba Fehérvár KC and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF Challenge Cup: **''Winner ...

** coach: Nenad Šoštarić

Notable former players

* Klaudija Bubalo *Snježana Petika *Barbara Stančin * Nataša Kolega *

Adriana Prosenjak Adriana Prosenjak (born 12 July 1963) is a Croatian former handball coach and player. Considered a legendary player and a celebrated name in Croatian handball, she was the goalkeeper and the first captain of the Croatia women's national handbal ...

Sanela Knezović Sanela Knezović (born 22 December 1979) is a Herzegovinian-born Croatian people, Croatian Team handball, handballer. Club career Knezović started to play handball in 1990 in Mostar. Her first coach was Nikola Stipić. Unfortunately Knezovi� ...

Maida Arslanagić Maida Arslanagić (born 20 April 1984) is a retired Bosnian- Croatian handball player. She is daughter of the famous former handball goalkeeper Abaz Arslanagić. She played more than 100 games for the Croatia women's national handball team betw ...

Dijana Jovetić Dijana Jovetić (née Golubić; born 21 May 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian 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 ...

Jelena Grubišić Jelena Grubišić (born 20 January 1987) is a Croatian handballer who plays for CSM București. She is retired from the Croatia national team. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest i ...

* Miranda Tatari * Anita Gaće *

Lidija Horvat Lidija Horvat (born 5 May 1982) is a Croatian handball player, who currently plays for the Romanian club Rapid Bucuresti and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She played on the Croatian team at the 2008 European Women's Handball C ...

* Maja Zebić * Nikica Pušić-Koroljević * Ivana Lovrić * Andrea Penezić * Marta Žderić *

Vesna Milanović-Litre Vesna Milanović-Litre (born 30 May 1986) is a retired Croatian handball player who played for Kisvárdai KC last timeand the Croatian national team. After winning many Croatian championship and Croatian cup trophies in past seasons, Vesna Mil ...

* Andrea Čović * Ivana Jelčić *

Kristina Elez Kristina Elez (born 22 May 1987 as Kristina Franić) is a Croatian 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 g ...

References

External links

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IHF profile
{{Women's Mediterranean Games Handball winners

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