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Sweden men's national handball team

Sweden men's national handball team

Men's national handball team representing Sweden

The Sweden men's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i handboll) is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games, earning 13 medals in total) and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.

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Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 5 titles, and has won the most medals in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 12 medals (as of 2023, this is a record shared with France). Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11). The team has also won the World Cup 3 times, the Supercup 2 times, and were Intercontinental Cup winners in 2000.

Honours

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Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

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World Championship

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European Championship

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*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty throws.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 European Championship.[1][2]

Appearances and goals correct as of 7 January 2024.

Head coach: Glenn Solberg

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Notable players

Coaches

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World & European Records

World Records

  • Longest undefeated streak in international championships (25 matches, Euro 1998 - 2000 Olympic Games).
  • Longest medal round streak in major championships (14 tournaments, 1990-2002).
  • Longest medal round streak in the World Championships (7 tournaments, 1986-2001).
  • 8 consecutive finals in international championships (1996-2002).
  • Most World Championship finals (8 - shared with France).
  • 3 consecutive World Championship finals (1997, 1999, 2001 - shared with Denmark).

European Records

  • Most finals reached in international championships (18).
  • Most medals in international competition (23 - shared with France).
  • 3 consecutive gold medals at the European championship (1998, 2000, 2002).

Other merits

  • First European nation to win a major championship title three times in a row (Euro 1998, Euro 2000, Euro 2002).
  • 3 x winners of the World Cup (1992, 1996, 2004)
  • 2 x winners of the Supercup (1993, 2005)
  • 1 x winners of the Intercontinental Cup (2000)
  • The first IHF World Champion (1954 - indoor handball) (Germany's 1938 victory was under the IAHF).
  • The first EHF European Champion (1994).
  • Defeated Denmark 18-12 in Copenhagen in the first ever international indoor handball game (8 March 1935).

Kit supplier

From 2004 to 2015 Sweden's kits were supplied by Adidas, and 2016-2019 by Kempa. The current supplier is Craft.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Stark och rutinerad EM-trupp" (in Swedish). handbollslandslaget.se. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Team roster: Sweden". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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