Croatia women's national handball team

Croatia women's national handball team
Information
NicknameKraljice šoka (Shock Queens)[1]
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation (HRS)
CoachIvica Obrvan
Most capsKlaudija Bubalo (166)
Most goalsKlaudija Bubalo (769)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best result7th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1995)
Best result6th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2020)
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Croatia women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2020 Denmark Team
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-Rousillon
1997 Bari
2022 Oran Team
2005 Almería Team
2013 Mersin

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

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1976–1988 Part of Yugoslavia
1992 Did not enter
1996 Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012 7th 6 4 0 2 167 140 +27
2016 Did not qualify
2020
2024
2028 TBD
2032
Total 1/11 6 4 0 2 167 140 +27

World Championship

Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1957–1990 Part of Yugoslavia
1993 Did not enter
1995 10th 8 5 0 3 188 175 +13
1997 6th 9 7 0 2 249 189 +60
1999 Did not qualify
2001
2003 14th 5 2 0 3 142 122 +20
2005 11th 8 3 0 5 250 228 +22
2007 9th 8 3 1 4 237 224 +13
2009 Did not qualify
2011 7th 9 6 0 3 266 220 +46
2013 Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021 18th 6 2 0 4 163 156 +7
2023 14th 6 3 1 2 150 120 +30
2025 Qualified
2027 TBD
2029
2031
Total 9/20 59 31 2 26 1645 1434 +211

Record against other teams at the world championship

European Championship

Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1994 5th 6 4 0 2 115 118 −3
1996 6th 6 3 0 3 138 143 −5
1998 Did not qualify
2000
2002
2004 13th 3 1 0 2 82 89 −7
2006 7th 6 3 0 3 141 143 −2
2008 6th 7 3 0 4 212 208 +4
2010 9th 6 3 0 3 152 167 −15
2012 13th 3 1 0 2 65 69 −4
2014 13th 3 1 0 2 83 83 0
2016 16th 3 0 0 3 68 97 −29
2018 16th 3 0 0 3 59 83 −24
2020 3rd 8 6 0 2 193 196 −3
2022 10th 6 1 1 4 132 159 −27
2024 19th 3 0 1 2 65 77 −12
2026 TBD
2028
TBD 2030
2032
Total 13/20 63 26 2 35 1505 1632 −127

Record against other teams at the European Championship

Mediterranean Games

  • 1993 – Champions
  • 1997 – Runners-up
  • 2005 – 3rd place
  • 2009 – 6th place
  • 2013 – 3rd place
  • 2018 – Did not participate
  • 2022 – Runners-up
  • 2026 – TBD
  • 2030 – TBD

Other competitions

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[2]

Head coach: Ivica Obrvan

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lucija Bešen (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 1.82 m 64 1 RK Podravka Koprivnica
3 RW Lara Burić (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 1.69 m 32 42 RK Podravka Koprivnica
4 LB Tina Barišić (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 1.85 m 30 86 RK Podravka Koprivnica
5 CB Iva Zrilić (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 1.66 m 7 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
6 P Sara Šenvald (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 1.85 m 41 33 RK Podravka Koprivnica
10 CB Dejana Milosavljević (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 1.73 m 55 140 HC Dunărea Brăila
21 RW Lana Jurina (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 1.77 m 0 0 ŽRK Koka Varaždin
23 RB Katarina Pavlović (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 1.80 m 40 119 Alba Fehérvár KC
28 LW Andrea Šimara (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 1.70 m 58 93 RK Podravka Koprivnica
29 P Veronika Babara (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 1.77 m 2 2 RK Podravka Koprivnica
32 CB Ana Malec (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 1.74 m 5 4 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
36 GK Lea Zetović (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 1.81 m 2 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
40 LB Tena Petika (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 1.90 m 32 43 SV Union Halle-Neustadt
41 P Ema Blaško (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 1.76 m 3 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
44 LW Katja Vuković (2006-09-13) 13 September 2006 1.71 m 11 10 RK Podravka Koprivnica
45 CB Iva Bule (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 1.74 m 7 18 RK Dalmatinka Ploče
48 RB Hannah Vuljak (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 1.83 m 3 1 RK Podravka Koprivnica
50 GK Petra Marinović (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 1.80 m 5 0 RK Podravka Koprivnica
88 LB Kristina Prkačin (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 1.83 m 57 62 RK Podravka Koprivnica

Medal-winning squads

Notable former players

Head coaches

Name Period
Vatromir Shroj 1992–1996
Josip Šojat 1996–2000
Zdenko Kordi 2000–2003
Željko Tomac 2003
Ratko Balenović 2003–2005
Josip Šojat 2005–2007
Zdravko Zovko 2007–2010
Vladimir Canjuga 2010–2015
Goran Mrđen 2015–2017
Nenad Šoštarić 2017–2023
Ivica Obrvan 2023–present

See also

References

  1. ^ Slišković, Hrvoje (17 December 2020). "'Nemojte nas zvati kaubojke, imamo bolji prijedlog!': Hrvatska reprezentativka o nadimku za rukometašice". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Seniorke: Popis igračica za Svjetsko prvenstvo | HRS" (in Croatian). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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