Denmark women's national handball team


The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Dansk Håndbold Forbund.
In 1997, it became the first Women's Handball team to hold all three major titles simultaneously.
Denmark women's handball team is the only team 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 2019, 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 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.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Performance in other tournaments

Current squad

The squad chosen for a voluntary training in Vejen 8-13 June 2020.
Head coach: Jesper Jensen

Extended squad

Extented squad.

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.
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Incomplete

Coaching staff

Coaches

YearsName
1946–1958Knud Knudsen
1959–1963Jørgen Absalonsen
1963–1965Else Birkemose
1965–1968Knud Knudsen
1969–1976Hans Erik Nielsen
1976–1980Allan Lund
1980–1981Jørgen Andersson
1982–1985Flemming Skovsen
1986–1990Ole Eliasen
1991–1998Ulrik Wilbek
1998–2006Jan Pytlick
2006–2007Brian Lyngholm
2007–2014Jan Pytlick
2014–2015Heine Eriksen
2015–2020Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
2020–Jesper Jensen

Individual all-time records

Most matches played

Total number of matches played for the senior national team.
#PlayerMatchesGoals
1Janne Kolling250756
2Karin Mortensen2334
3Lene Rantala2260
4Camilla Andersen194846
5Anette Hoffmann183641
6Katrine Fruelund184570
7Mette Vestergaard181519
8Anne-Marie Nielsen180301
9Susanne Munk Lauritsen1713
10Annette Dahl1640

Last updated: 5 December 2013
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Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
#PlayerGoalsMatchesAverage
1Camilla Andersen8461944.36
2Janne Kolling7562503.02
3Anja Andersen7251335.45
4Anette Hoffmann6411833.50
5Katrine Fruelund5701843.09
6Ann Grete Nørgaard5491393.95
7Mette Vestergaard5191812.86
8Stine Jørgensen4871483.29
9Lotte Kiærskou4141113.72
10Rikke Skov3841522.52

Last updated: 11 December 2019
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