Sweden women's national handball team

Sweden
Information
AssociationSwedish Handball Federation
CoachTomas Axnér
Assistant coachJohanna Wiberg
CaptainJamina Roberts
Most capsJamina Roberts
(261)
Most goalsMia Hermansson-Högdahl (1153)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2008)
Best result4th (2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1957)
Best result4th (2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best result 2nd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Sweden women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2010 Denmark–Norway
2014 Croatia–Hungary

The Sweden women's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i handboll) is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet) and takes part in international handball competitions.

Honours

Competition Total
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0
World Championship 0 0 0 0
European Championship 0 1 1 2
Total 0 1 1 2

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Results

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1976 Montreal Did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing Quarter final 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 147 168 −21
2012 London Preliminary round 11th of 12 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23
2016 Rio de Janeiro Quarter final 7th of 12 6 2 1 3 170 174 −4
2020 Tokyo 3rd place game 4th of 12 8 5 1 3 237 228 +9
2024 Paris 3th place game 4th of 12 8 5 0 3 229 218 +11
Total 5/13 0 Titles 33 14 2 18 891 919 –28

World championship

European championship

Performance in other tournaments

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[3][4][5]

Caps and goals as of 7 December 2025.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Johanna Bundsen (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 1.85 m 178 18 Metz Handball
2 LW Clara Lerby (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 1.72 m 35 134 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
3 RB Nina Koppang (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 1.77 m 50 87 Team Esbjerg
7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 1.80 m 199 583 Győri ETO KC
8 LB Jamina Roberts (c) (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 1.76 m 269 722 Ikast Håndbold
10 RW Mathilda Lundström (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 1.65 m 97 142 HH Elite
11 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 1.78 m 68 139 Metz Handball
12 GK Filippa Idéhn (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 1.83 m 143 11 Ikast Håndbold
19 P Anna Lagerquist (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 1.75 m 121 127 Győri ETO KC
23 CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 1.77 m 124 286 Ikast Håndbold
24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 1.67 m 257 994 Győri ETO KC
27 RB Thea Kylberg (2004-06-20) 20 June 2004 1.83 m 12 17 Ikast Håndbold
29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 1.82 m 96 146 Debreceni VSC
38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 1.73 m 107 269 Team Esbjerg
40 P Vilma Matthijs Holmberg (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 1.75 m 20 5 Chambray Touraine Handball
42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 1.72 m 91 239 Molde Elite
49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 1.77 m 44 50 Team Esbjerg
97 LW Linn Hansson (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 1.69 m 8 11 Paris 92

Extended squad

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
33 RB Isabel van Kerkvoorde (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 1.74 m 5 5 Skuru IK
95 CB Amelia Lundbäck (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 1.76 m 2 2 Minaur Baia Mare

Notable players

Several Swedish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player, top scorer, best defense player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

MVP
All-Star Team
Top scorers
Best defense player

Incomplete

Famous players

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history

Period Coach
1991–1994; 1999–2003 Tomas Ryde
2003–2005 Per-Olof Jonsson
2005–2008 Ulf Schefvert
2008–2012 Per Johansson
2012–2013 Torbjörn Klingvall[8][9]
2014–2015; 2016 Helle Thomsen[10][11][12]
2015–2016 Thomas Sivertsson[13]
2016–2020 Henrik Signell[14]
2020–present Tomas Axnér

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Women's World Championships". ihf.info. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Rutinerad svensk trupp till VM". Swedish Handball Federation (in Swedish). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Sverige reser till VM med 17 spelare". Swedish Handball Federation (in Swedish). 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Linn Hansson ansluter till VM-truppen". Swedish Handball Federation (in Swedish). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Torbjörn Klingvall new coach of Sweden's female national team". Handball Planet. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ handball-world. "Coach of the Swedish national team resigns". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Helle Thomsen steps down as Swedish national coach". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Helle Thomsen to lead Dutch girls at EHF EURO 2016". Handball Planet. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ ""Of course, I can help out for a fortnight!"". Stregspiller. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Sivertsson fired, Helle Thomsen takes over Sweden again – Timeout Magazine". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ "The time was right for Henrik Signell". Stregspiller. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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