Denmark women's national handball team

This article is about the women's handball team. For the men's national team, see Denmark national handball team.

Denmark
Information
Association	Danish Handball Association
Coach	Jan Pytlick
Captain	Rikke Skov
Most caps	Janne Kolling (250)
Most goals	Camilla Andersen (846)
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1996)
Best result	1st, 1996, 2000, 2004
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1957)
Best result	1st, 1997
European Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1994)
Best result	1st, 1994, 1996, 2002
Infobox last updated on: 29 December 2008.

The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Dansk Håndbold Forbund and takes part in international handball competitions.

As of january 2011, they are currently the only Women's Handball team to have held all three major titles simultaneously (The World Championship, The Olympic Championship and The Euro Championship) They did so in 1996/1997. Up until 2010, no men's team had ever done this feat before, but when France national handball team won the 2009 World Championship, they equaled the all-time record.

Denmark women's national handball team is also the only team in handball history, both on the women's and men's side, to have won the Olympic Games in Handball three times in a row. They won The Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996, in Sydney 2000, and finally in Athens 2004.

Results

Medal record
Women's handball
Olympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team
Gold	2000 Sydney	Team
Gold	2004 Athens	Team
World Championship
Silver	1962 Romania	Team
Silver	1993 Norway	Team
Bronze	1995 Austria Hungary	Team
Gold	1997 Germany	Team
European Championship
Gold	1994 Germany	Team
Gold	1996 Denmark	Team
Silver	1998 Netherlands	Team
Gold	2002 Denmark	Team
Silver	2004 Hungary	Team

Performance in Olympic Games

• 1996: Winner
• 2000: Winner
• 2004: Winner
• 2008: Did not qualify

Performance in World Championship

• 1957: 5th place
• 1962: Second place
• 1965: 5th place
• 1971: 6th place
• 1973: 7th place
• 1975: 9th place
• 1978: Did not qualify
• 1982: Did not qualify
• 1986: Did not qualify
• 1990: 10th place
• 1993: Second place
• 1995: Third place
• 1997: Winner
• 1999: 6th place
• 2001: 4th place
• 2003: 13th place
• 2005: 4th place
• 2007: Did not qualify
• 2009: 5th place

Performance in European Championship

• 1994: Winner
• 1996: Winner
• 1998: Second place
• 2000: 10th place
• 2002: Winner
• 2004: Second place
• 2006: 11th place
• 2008: 11th place
• 2010: 4th place

Performance in other tournaments

• GF World Cup '06: Third place
• GF World Cup '08: Second place
• Møbelringen Cup 2005: Winner^[1]
• Møbelringen Cup 2007: Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2008: Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2010: Second place

Team

Current squad

The squad as of 7 December 2010 for the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship:

No. Pos. Name DoB (Age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Mette Melgaard 3 June 1980 (1980-06-03) (age 31) 42 60 Randers HK 3 RW Maibritt Kviesgaard 15 May 1986 (1986-05-15) (age 25) 61 138 SK Århus 4 P Susan Thorsgaard 13 October 1986 (1986-10-13) (age 25) 42 64 FC Midtjylland Håndbold 5 LW Mie Augustesen 19 July 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 23) 46 166 Randers HK 9 RB Camilla Dalby 15 May 1986 (1986-05-15) (age 25) 60 170 Randers HK 10 P Christina Krogshede 11 April 1981 (1981-04-11) (age 30) 47 85 FIF 12 GK Karin Mortensen 26 September 1977 (1977-09-26) (age 34) 187 4 FIF 14 P Lærke Møller 14 January 1989 (1989-01-14) (age 22) 30 108 FC Midtjylland Håndbold 15 LB Pernille Larsen 6 September 1984 (1984-09-06) (age 27) 37 42 Handball Club Odense 16 GK Christina Pedersen 15 December 1982 (1982-12-15) (age 28) 65 1 Viborg HK 18 P Kamilla Kristensen 2 September 1983 (1983-09-02) (age 28) 81 147 Handball Club Odense 19 RB Line Jørgensen 31 December 1989 (1989-12-31) (age 21) 34 94 FC Midtjylland Håndbold 22 LB Trine Troelsen 2 May 1985 (1985-05-02) (age 26) 81 196 FC Midtjylland Håndbold 23 LW Ann Nørgaard 15 September 1983 (1983-09-15) (age 28) 25 91 Team Tvis Holstebro 24 P Berit Kristensen 2 August 1983 (1983-08-02) (age 28) 41 63 Randers HK 25 LB Rikke Skov 7 September 1980 (1980-09-07) (age 31) 107 296 Viborg HK

Appearances and goals updated on 7 December 2010.

Past squads

1994 European Championship (Winner)^[2]

Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Susanne Boilesen, Marianne Florman, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Marlene Jensen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Lene Rantala, Rikke Solberg, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup

1996 Summer Olympics (Winner)^[3]

Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling (captain), Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup

1996 European Championship (Winner)^[4]

Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Mette Vestergaard

1997 World Championship (Winner)^[5]

Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Anette Hoffman, Karina Jespersen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lone Mathiesen, Merete Møller, Maybrit Nielsen, Lene Rantala, Helle Simonsen, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup

1998 European Championship (Second place)^[6]

Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Karina Jespersen, Lotte Kiærskou, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Lene Rantala, Helle Simonsen, Gitte Sunesen, Mette Vestergaard

2000 Summer Olympics (Winner)^[7]

Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Maja Grønbæk, Christina Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Lotte Kiærskou, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen, Rikke Petersen, Lene Rantala, Mette Vestergaard

2001 World Championship (4th place)^[8]

Ditte Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Pernille Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Mette Melgaard, Karin Mortensen, Louise Pedersen, Lene Rantala, Rikke Schmidt, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard

2002 European Championship (Winner)^[9]

Ditte Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Trine Jensen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Louise Nørgaard, Karin Mortensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Lene Rantala, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard

2003 World Championship (13th place)^[10]

Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lise Knudsen, Tine Ladefoged, Karin Mortensen, Rikke Nielsen, Anne Petersen, Lene Rantala, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray

2004 Summer Olympics (Winner)^[11]

Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard (captain), Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Petersen-Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard

2004 European Championship (Second place)^[12]

Karen Brødsgaard (captain), Laura Danielsen, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lise Knudsen, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Rikke Nielsen, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Anne Petersen, Rikke Schmidt, Mette Sjøberg, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Lene Tobiasen, Josephine Touray

2005 World Championship (4th place)^[13]

Ditte Andersen, Kristina Bille-Hansen, Karen Brødsgaard (captain), Katrine Fruelund, Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen, Lise Knudsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Mortensen, Lene Lund Nielsen, Rikke Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Mette Sjøberg, Lene Thomsen, Josephine Touray, Mette Vestergaard, Jane Wangsøe

2006 European Championship (11th place)^[14]

Kristina Bille-Hansen, Anette Bonde Christensen, Malene Dalgaard, Louise Bager Due, Katrine Fruelund, Kamilla Kristensen, Henriette Rønde Mikkelsen (captain), Karin Mortensen, Louise Mortensen, Lene Lund Nielsen, Rikke Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Mette Sjøberg, Rikke Skov, Louise Svalastog, Lene Thomsen, Trine Troelsen

2008 European Championship (11th place)^[15][16]

Gitte Aaen, Mie Augustesen, Camilla Dalby, Katrine Fruelund, Lotte Grigel, Kamilla Kristensen, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Mortensen, Lærke Møller, Lene Lund Nielsen, Christina Pedersen, Rikke Skov (captain), Susan Thorsgaard, Josephine Touray, Trine Troelsen

Coaches

• Jan Pytlick (1998–2006, 2007 – Present)

Notable former coaches

• Ulrik Wilbek (1991–1998)

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played for the senior national team.[17] # Player Matches Goals 1 Janne Kolling 250 756 2 Lene Rantala 226 0 3 Camilla Andersen 194 846 4 Anette Hoffmann 183 641 5 Katrine Fruelund 181 568 6 Mette Vestergaard 181 519 7 Anne-Marie Nielsen 180 301 8 Susanne Munk Lauritsen 171 3 9 Annette Dahl 164 0 10 Karin Mortensen 161 4 Last updated: 13 February 2009 Source: dhf.dk

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[18] # 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 Katrine Fruelund 568 181 3.13 6 Mette Vestergaard 519 181 2.86 7 Lotte Kiærskou 414 111 3.72 8 Josephine Touray 383 123 3.11 9 Birte Carlsen 375 113 2.81 10 Tonje Kjærgaard 342 139 2.46 Last updated: 13 February 2009 Source: dhf.dk

References

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2. ^ "EURO 1994". European Handball Federation. http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/ehf-euro-events/euro-1994.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
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5. ^ "1997 - Germany". International Handball Federation. http://www.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/WomenWorldCh/ger97.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
6. ^ "EURO 1998". European Handball Federation. http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/ehf-euro-events/euro-1998.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
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11. ^ "Denmark Handball at the 2004 Athens Summer Games". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/2004/HAN/. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
12. ^ "EURO 2004". European Handball Federation. http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/ehf-euro-events/euro-2004.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
13. ^ "Denmark team roster – Russia 2005". International Handball Federation. http://www.ihf.info/upload/matchresuts/russia_2005/PDF/team_roster/DEN.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-14. 
14. ^ "Official Delegation - Team Denmark". European Handball Federation. http://www.sportresult.com/federations/ehf/HBEURO2006Women/CMS_Files/547_item.asp?root_id=28&node_id=547&item_id=1871&act=full&nat=DEN. Retrieved 2009-03-14. 
15. ^ "Official squads - Women's EURO 2008 - DEN". European Handball Federation. December 2008. http://www.sportresult.com/sports/hb/HBEM08W/PDF/DEN-R.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
16. ^ "Danes Loses Star". European Handball Federation. http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/news/singe-news/article/danes-lose-star.html. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
17. ^ "Flest spillede DA-landskampe" (in Danish). DHF. http://www.dhf.dk/composite-747.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-25. ^{[dead link]}
18. ^ "Flest scorede mål i DA-landskampe" (in Danish). DHF. http://www.dhf.dk/composite-748.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-25. ^{[dead link]}

• "Trainer history" (in Danish). Danish Handball Association. http://www.dhf.dk/composite-438.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2008. ^{[dead link]}
• "Player statistics" (in Danish). Danish Handball Association. http://www.dhf.dk/composite-143.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2008. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• The Danish Handball Association (Danish)