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Denmark women's national handball team
Women's national handball team representing Denmark
Women's national handball team representing Denmark
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Denmark | ||||||
| type | W | ||||||
| Nickname | Håndboldkvinderne | ||||||
| (The handball women) | |||||||
| Association | Danish Handball Federation | ||||||
| Coach | Helle Thomsen | ||||||
| Assistant coach | Bojana Popović | ||||||
| Captain | Trine Østergaard | ||||||
| Anne Mette Hansen | |||||||
| Anna Kristensen | |||||||
| Mie Højlund | |||||||
| Most caps | Janne Kolling (250) | ||||||
| Most goals | Camilla Andersen (846) | ||||||
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| Summer Olympics apps | 5 | ||||||
| Summer Olympics first | 1996 | ||||||
| Summer Olympics best | 1st (1996, 2000, 2004) | ||||||
| World cup apps | 23 | ||||||
| World cup first | 1957 | ||||||
| World cup best | 1st (1997) | ||||||
| Regional name | European Championship | ||||||
| Regional cup apps | 16 | ||||||
| Regional cup first | 1994 | ||||||
| Regional cup best | 1st (1994, 1996, 2002) |
(The handball women) Anne Mette Hansen Anna Kristensen Mie Højlund The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Danish Handball Federation (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 2024, 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.
Since 2021, the team has won medals at five championships in a row: Bronze at the 2021 World Championship, silver at the 2022 European Championship, bronze at the 2023 World Championship, bronze at 2024 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2024 European Championship.
Honours
| Competition | Total | Total | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| World Championship | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| European Championship | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
| Games | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | 5/14 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 906 | 773 | +133 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1976 Montreal | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| URS 1980 Moscow | |||||||||||||||||
| USA 1984 Los Angeles | |||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1988 Seoul | |||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 Atlanta | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 114 | +35 | |||||||||
| AUS 2000 Sydney | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 165 | +49 | |||||||||
| GRE 2004 Athens | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 182 | +42 | |||||||||
| CHN 2008 Beijing | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 London | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 121 | −8 | |||||||||
| BRA 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 Paris | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 191 | +15 | |||||||||
| USA 2028 Los Angeles | TBD |
World Championship
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | ± | Total | 23/28 | 162 | 102 | 9 | 51 | 3979 | 3292 | +687 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUG 1957 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 26 | +11 | ||||||||||
| ROM 1962 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 28 | +14 | ||||||||||
| FRG 1965 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 36 | −5 | ||||||||||
| NED 1971 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 54 | −4 | ||||||||||
| YUG 1973 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 47 | +10 | ||||||||||
| URS 1975 | 9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 69 | −7 | ||||||||||
| TCH 1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| HUN 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NED 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1990 | 10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 137 | +8 | ||||||||||
| NOR 1993 | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 167 | +22 | ||||||||||
| AUTHUN 1995 | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 178 | +43 | ||||||||||
| GER 1997 | 1st | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 202 | +79 | ||||||||||
| DENNOR 1999 | 6th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 186 | +77 | ||||||||||
| ITA 2001 | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 258 | 210 | +48 | ||||||||||
| CRO 2003 | 13th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 119 | −6 | ||||||||||
| RUS 2005 | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 295 | 277 | +18 | ||||||||||
| FRA 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2009 | 5th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 230 | +20 | ||||||||||
| BRA 2011 | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 240 | 175 | +65 | ||||||||||
| SRB 2013 | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 255 | 214 | +41 | ||||||||||
| DEN 2015 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 239 | 208 | +31 | ||||||||||
| GER 2017 | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 163 | +23 | ||||||||||
| JPN 2019 | 9th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 204 | 172 | +32 | ||||||||||
| ESP 2021 | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 182 | +99 | ||||||||||
| DENNORSWE 2023 | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 280 | 212 | +68 | ||||||||||
| GERNED 2025 | 5th | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 181 | +59 | ||||||||||
| HUN 2027 | TBD | |||||||||||||||||
| SPA 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CZEPOL 2031 |
European Championship
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | ± | Total | 18/20 | 115 | 76 | 4 | 35 | 3020 | 2787 | +233 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER 1994 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 151 | +35 | |||||||||
| DEN 1996 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 146 | +51 | |||||||||
| NED 1998 | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 163 | +26 | |||||||||
| ROM 2000 | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 151 | 159 | −8 | |||||||||
| DEN 2002 | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 171 | +29 | |||||||||
| HUN 2004 | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 202 | 189 | +13 | |||||||||
| SWE 2006 | 11th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 148 | 156 | −8 | |||||||||
| Macedonia 2008 | 11th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 160 | −15 | |||||||||
| DENNOR 2010 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 175 | +17 | |||||||||
| SRB 2012 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 206 | +11 | |||||||||
| HUNCRO 2014 | 8th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 147 | +8 | |||||||||
| SWE 2016 | 4th | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 189 | 185 | +4 | |||||||||
| FRA 2018 | 8th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 164 | −13 | |||||||||
| DEN 2020 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 186 | +23 | |||||||||
| SVNMKDMNE 2022 | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 223 | 195 | +28 | |||||||||
| AUTHUNSUI 2024 | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 266 | 234 | +32 | |||||||||
| CZEPOLROUSVKTUR 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||||||||||
| DENNORSWE 2028 | Qualified as co-host | ||||||||||||||||
| 2030 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| DENGERPOL 2032 | Qualified as co-host |
Performance in other tournaments
- Carpathian Trophy 1980 – Fifth place
- Carpathian Trophy 1997 – Winner
- GF World Cup '06 – Third place
- GF World Cup '08 – Second place
- Møbelringen Cup 2002 – Winner
- Møbelringen Cup 2003 – Third place
- Møbelringen Cup 2005 – Winner
- Møbelringen Cup 2007 – Third place
- Møbelringen Cup 2008 – Third place
- Møbelringen Cup 2010 – Second place
- Møbelringen Cup 2012 – Second place
- Møbelringen Cup 2014 – Winner
- Møbelringen Cup 2016 – Second place
- Møbelringen Cup 2018 – Third place
- Intersport Cup 2022 – Second place
- Golden League 2012-13 – Winner
- Golden League 2014-15 – Winner
- Golden League 2016-17 – Third place
Team
Main article: List of Denmark women's international handball players
Current squad
The squad chosen for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Helle Thomsen
Caps and goals as of 10 December 2025.
Extended squad
Recent call-ups
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. ;MVP
- Anja Andersen, 1996 European Championship
- Karin Mortensen, 2002 European Championship
- Anna Kristensen, 2024 European Championship ;All-Star Team
- Anette Hoffmann, 1995 World Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
- Anja Andersen, 1996 Summer Olympics
- Susanne Munk Wilbek, 1996 Summer Olympics; 1997 World Championship
- Camilla Andersen, 1997 World Championship; 1998 European Championship
- Tonje Kjærgaard, 1998 European Championship; 1999 World Championship
- Janne Kolling, 1998 European Championship; 2000 Summer Olympics
- Mette Vestergaard, 2001 World Championship
- Kristine Andersen, 2002 European Championship
- Line Daugaard, 2002 European Championship; 2004 Summer Olympics
- Karin Mortensen, 2002 and 2004 European Championship
- Rikke Schmidt, 2004 Summer Olympics
- Katrine Fruelund, 2004 Summer Olympics
- Josephine Touray, 2004 European Championship
- Mie Augustesen, 2010 European Championship
- Maibritt Kviesgaard, 2010 European Championship
- Line Jørgensen, 2011 World Championship
- Maria Fisker, 2013 World Championship; 2014 European Championship
- Kristina Kristiansen, 2014 European Championship
- Sandra Toft, 2016 and 2020 European Championship, 2021 World Championship
- Line Haugsted, 2020 European Championship
- Emma Friis, 2022 European Championship, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 European Championship
- Kathrine Heindahl, 2022 European Championship
- Louise Burgaard, 2023 World Championship
- Anna Kristensen, 2024 European Championship Incomplete
Coaching staff
| Role | Name | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | DEN Helle Thomsen | July 2025 |
| Assistant coach | MNE Bojana Popović | September 2025 |
| Team manager | DEN Tina Bøttzau | March 2024 |
| Goalkeeping coach | DEN Michael Bruun | Unknown |
| Physiotherapist | DEN Mikkel Hjuler | February 2016 |
| Video man | DEN Sten Kaj Larsen | March 2020 |
| Body SDS | DEN Erling Andersen | Unknown |
Coaches
:List of coaches for Denmark women's national handball team
| Years | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–1958 | ||
| 1959–1963 | ||
| 1963–1965 | ||
| 1965–1968 | ||
| 1969–1976 | ||
| 1976–1980 | ||
| 1980–1981 | ||
| 1982–1985 | ||
| 1986–1990 | ||
| 1991–1998 | ||
| 1998–2006 | ||
| 2006–2007 | ||
| 2007–2014 | ||
| 2014–2015 | ||
| 2015–2020 | ||
| 2020–2025 | ||
| 2025– |
Individual records
Most matches played
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
| # | Player | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Kolling | 250 | 756 |
| 2 | Karin Mortensen | 233 | 4 |
| 3 | Lene Rantala | 230 | 0 |
| 4 | Trine Østergaard | 217 | 448 |
| 5 | Anne Mette Hansen | 202 | 598 |
| 6 | Sandra Toft | 195 | 2 |
| 7 | Camilla Andersen | 194 | 846 |
| 8 | Katrine Fruelund | 184 | 570 |
| 9 | Anette Hoffmann | 183 | 641 |
| Louise Burgaard | 379 |
Last updated: 10 December 2025
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
| # | Player | Goals | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camilla Andersen | 846 | 194 | 4.36 |
| 2 | Janne Kolling | 756 | 250 | 3.02 |
| 3 | Anja Andersen | 725 | 133 | 5.45 |
| 4 | Anette Hoffmann | 641 | 183 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Anne Mette Hansen | 598 | 202 | 2.96 |
| 6 | Katrine Fruelund | 570 | 184 | 3.10 |
| 7 | Ann Grete Nørgaard | 549 | 139 | 3.95 |
| 8 | Mette Vestergaard Larsen | 519 | 181 | 2.87 |
| 9 | Stine Jørgensen | 493 | 149 | 3.31 |
| 10 | Trine Østergaard | 448 | 217 | 2.06 |
Last updated: 10 December 2025
References
References
- [https://archive.ihf.info//MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=972 International Handball Federation]
- (12 December 2013). "Pytlicks VM-forbandelse brudt: Bronze til Danmark". [[B.T. (tabloid).
- "Møbelringen Cup 2005". Norwegian Handball Federation.
- (3 November 2025). "Helle Thomsen udtager 16 spillere til VM". [[Danish Handball Federation.
- (19 November 2025). "Amalie Milling tager med til VM". [[Danish Handball Federation.
- (21 November 2025). "Mette Tranborg og Althea Reinhardt ude af VM". [[Danish Handball Federation.
- (23 November 2025). "Helene Kindberg og Sarah Paulsen udtaget til VM". [[Danish Handball Federation.
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- "DAME-A LANDSTRÆNERE GENNEM ÅRENE". DHF.
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