Sweden men's national handball team

The Sweden men's national handball team () is Sweden's national team in men's handball and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed ''Bengan Boys'' in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games, earning 13 medals in total) and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.

Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 5 titles, and at the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 12 medals, including 4 gold medals. Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11). The team has also won the World Cup 3 times, the Supercup 2 times, and were Intercontinental Cup winners in 2000.

Honours

Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

Olympic Games

World Championship

Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time, till 1994 when official European Championship started.
:EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
*1971 : 6th place
*1974 : 8th place
*1979 : 8th place
*1984 : 4th place
*1988 : 3rd place
*1992 : Champions
:EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
*1979 : 6th place
*1981 : 6th place
*1983 : 5th place
*1985 : 8th place
*1987 : 6th place
*1989 : 5th place
*1991 : 3rd place
*1993 : Champions

European Championship

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty throws.''
:''**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Michael Apelgren

Notable players

* Per Carlén
* Björn "Lurch" Andersson
* Bengt Johansson
* Stefan Lövgren
* Mats Olsson
*Staffan Olsson
* Magnus Wislander
*Ljubomir Vranjes
* Pierre Thorsson
* Magnus Andersson
*Ola Lindgren
*Erik Hajas
* Johan Petersson
* Peter Gentzel
*Tomas Svensson
* Kim Andersson
* Martin Frändesjö
* Jim Gottfridsson
* Niclas Ekberg

Coaches

World and European records

World records

* Longest undefeated streak in international championships (25 matches, Euro 1998 - 2000 Olympic Games).
* Longest medal round streak in major championships (14 tournaments, 1990–2002).
* Longest medal round streak in the World Championships (7 tournaments, 1986–2001).
* 8 consecutive finals in international championships (1996–2002).
* Most World Championship finals (8 - shared with France).

European records

* 3 consecutive gold medals at the European championship (1998, 2000, 2002).

Other merits

* First European nation to win a major championship title three times in a row (Euro 1998, Euro 2000, Euro 2002).
* 3 x winners of the World Cup (1992, 1996, 2004)
* 2 x winners of the Supercup (1993, 2005)
* 1 x winners of the Intercontinental Cup (2000)
* The first IHF World Champion (1954 - indoor handball) (Germany's 1938 victory was under the IAHF).
* The first EHF European Champion (1994).
* Defeated Denmark 18–12 in Copenhagen in the first ever international indoor handball game (8 March 1935).

Kit supplier

From 2004 to 2015 Sweden's kits were supplied by Adidas, and 2016–2019 by Kempa. The current supplier is Craft.

See also

*Sweden women's national handball team

References

External links

*
IHF profile

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