Olympic Games

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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	Bronze final	4th of 12	8	5	1	3	237	228	+9
2024 Paris	qualified
Total	5/13	0 Titles	25	9	2	15	662	701	–39

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World championship

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Competitive record at the World championship Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/- 1957 8th 4 1 0 3 9 19 −10 1962 did not qualify 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 13th 6 3 1 2 137 119 +18 1993 6th 7 4 0 3 140 124 +16 1995 11th 8 4 0 4 175 166 +9 1997 did not qualify 1999 2001 8th 9 6 0 3 228 224 +4 2003 did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 13th 8 6 0 2 247 191 +56 2011 9th 6 3 0 3 164 123 +41 2013 did not qualify 2015 9th 6 4 1 1 211 160 +51 2017 4th 9 6 0 3 262 231 +31 2019 7th 9 6 1 2 262 214 +48 2021 5th 7 4 2 1 270 167 +103 2023 4th 9 7 0 2 261 204 +57 2025 TBD 2027 Total 12/28 89 54 5 29 2366 1942 +404

Record against other teams at the world championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Angola 3 3 0 0 77 53 +24 Argentina 1 1 0 0 37 11 +26 Australia 1 1 0 0 66 21 +45 Austria 4 0 1 3 85 93 −8 Brazil 1 1 0 0 26 23 +3 Canada 1 1 0 0 21 16 +5 China 1 0 0 1 15 17 −2 Republic of the Congo 2 2 0 0 57 40 +17 Croatia 1 0 0 1 26 27 −1 Denmark 3 1 0 2 66 68 −2 Czech republic* 3 1 0 2 42 42 - France 4 1 0 3 92 88 +4 Germany 2 0 0 2 42 50 −8 Hungary 2 1 0 1 32 38 −6 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 54 40 +14 Japan 1 1 0 0 27 14 +13 The Netherlands 1 1 0 0 23 21 +2 Norway 1 0 0 1 15 26 −11 Poland 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 Romania 3 3 0 0 48 40 +8 Russia 1 0 0 1 19 25 −6 Spain 1 1 0 0 27 24 +3 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 26 20 +6 South Korea 1 0 0 1 25 34 −9 Thailand 1 1 0 0 49 18 +31 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 53 55 −2 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 31 14 +17 USA 1 1 0 0 30 11 +19 F.R. Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 18 32 −14 Total[1] 48 26 1 21 1130 955 +175 *Results against the Czech republic also include Czechoslovakia (−1993) and the combined team of the Czech republic and Slovakia (1993). Results updated 16 June 2014.

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European championship

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Competitive record at the European championship Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/- 1994 7th 6 3 0 3 134 145 −11 1996 8th 6 2 0 4 142 171 −29 1998 did not qualify 2000 2002 15th 3 0 0 3 79 94 −15 2004 14th 3 0 0 3 68 81 −13 2006 6th 7 3 0 4 156 170 −14 2008 9th 6 2 2 2 134 135 −1 2010 2nd 8 6 0 2 199 176 +23 2012 8th 6 3 1 2 153 142 +11 2014 3rd 8 5 1 2 238 220 +18 2016 8th 6 1 1 4 149 156 −7 2018 6th 7 3 1 3 191 192 −1 2020 11th 6 1 1 4 148 162 −14 2022 5th 7 5 0 2 206 179 +27 2024 Qualified 2026 TBD 2028 Qualified as co-host Total 15/18 72 29 7 36 1791 1844 -53

Record against other teams at the European Championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Austria 4 1 0 3 93 100 −7 Belarus 1 0 1 0 21 21 0 Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 59 46 +13 Croatia 4 1 0 3 99 106 −7 Denmark 3 1 0 2 60 89 −29 France 3 1 0 2 67 72 −5 Germany 3 2 0 1 88 90 −2 Hungary 2 2 0 0 55 45 +10 Montenegro 2 1 0 1 54 53 +1 North Macedonia 2 2 0 0 50 38 +12 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 55 48 +7 Norway 5 1 0 4 117 126 −9 Poland 1 1 0 0 24 23 +1 Romania 2 1 0 1 50 53 −3 Russia 2 0 1 1 47 51 −4 Serbia 1 0 1 0 23 23 0 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 31 22 +9 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 57 48 +9 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 28 31 −3 Total[2] 43 19 4 20 1078 1085 -7

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Performance in other tournaments

• Carpathian Trophy 1994 – Third place
• GF World Cup 2006 – Fifth place
• Møbelringen Cup 2001 – Third place
• Møbelringen Cup 2011 – Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Winner

Current squad

The squad chosen for qualification matches for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship and the 2024 Summer Olympics in April 2024.^[3]

Caps and goals as of 12 April 2024.

Head coach: Tomas Axnér

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No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Johanna Bundsen (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 32) 1.85 m 145 4 IK Sävehof 3 RB Nina Koppang (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21) 1.78 m 28 35 IK Sävehof 6 CB Carin Strömberg (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 30) 1.84 m 145 214 Neptunes de Nantes 7 P Linn Blohm (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 31) 1.80 m 166 483 Győri ETO KC 8 LB Jamina Roberts (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 33) 1.76 m 232 600 Vipers Kristiansand 10 RW Mathilda Lundström (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27) 1.65 m 78 121 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 12 GK Irma Schjött (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 25) 1.79 m 12 2 Ikast Håndbold 17 RB Nina Dano (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m 54 100 Odense Håndbold 21 GK Evelina Eriksson (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 27) 1.84 m 31 1 CSM București 23 CB Emma Lindqvist (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 26) 1.77 m 87 178 Ikast Håndbold 24 RW Nathalie Hagman (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32) 1.67 m 220 806 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 LB Isabelle Andersson (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 6 8 SG BBM Bietigheim 29 LB Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1.82 m 59 78 HH Elite 32 LW Jennifer Johansson (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21) 1.65 m 10 20 Skuru IK 35 P Sofia Hvenfelt (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 27) 1.80 m 27 35 SG BBM Bietigheim 36 GK Sofie Börjesson (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997 (age 26) 1.86 m 1 0 Vipers Kristiansand 38 LW Elin Hansson (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27) 1.73 m 73 181 HH Elite 42 CB Jenny Carlson (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 28) 1.72 m 60 173 Brest Bretagne 44 CB Daniela de Jong (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25) 1.77 m 21 27 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 49 P Olivia Löfqvist (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 26) 1.77 m 8 6 Storhamar HE 54 LB Tyra Axnér (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 33 51 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub

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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

• Linnea Torstenson, 2010 European Championship
• Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship

All-Star Team

• Annika Wiel Fredén, 2006 European Championship
• Nathalie Hagman, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2017 and 2023 World Championship
• Linn Blohm, 2019 and 2023 World Championship
• Jamina Roberts, 2020 Summer Olympics

Top scorers

• Isabelle Gulldén, 2014 European Championship (58 goals)
• Nathalie Hagman, 2021 World Championship (71 goals)

Best defense player

• Johanna Wiberg, 2010 European Championship
• Sabina Jacobsen, 2014 European Championship

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Famous players

• Åsa Eriksson
• Matilda Boson
• Annika Wiel Fredén
• Tina Flognman
• Madeleine Grundström
• Linnea Torstenson
• Nathalie Hagman
• Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
• Isabelle Gulldén
• Sabina Jacobsen

Individual all-time records

Head coach history

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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[6][7]
2014–2015; 2016	Helle Thomsen[8][9][10]
2015–2016	Thomas Sivertsson[11]
2016–2020	Henrik Signell[12]
2020–present	Tomas Axnér

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