The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 teams of Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship

World Women's Handball Championship

The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...

. As of January 2011, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway

Norway women's national handball team

The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

 (five times), Denmark

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 and takes part in international handball competitions....

 (three times) and Hungary

Hungary women's national handball team

The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions...

 (once).

Summary

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
		Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1994 Details 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...		27 – 23			24 – 19
1996 Details 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...		25 – 23			30 – 23
1998 Details 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet....	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...		24 – 16			30 – 24
2000 Details 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:...	Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...		32 – 30			21 – 16
2002 Details 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...		25 – 22			27 – 22
2004 Details 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:...	Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...		27 – 25			29 – 25
2006 Details 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match....	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....		27 – 24			29 – 25
2008 Details 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:...	Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...		34 – 21			24 – 21
2010 Details 2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...  / Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...		25 – 20			16 – 15
2012 Details 2012 European Women's Handball Championship The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship will be held in the Netherlands from 3 to 16 December.- Qualification :Qualification matches will be played from September 2011 to May 2012. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams are included in the...	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
2014 Details 2014 European Women's Handball Championship The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship will be the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation...	Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...  / Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

Medal count

1		5	2	1	8
2		3	2	0	5
3		1	0	2	3
4		0	1	2	3
5		0	1	0	1
5		0	1	0	1
5		0	1	0	1
5		0	1	0	1
9		0	0	2	2
10		0	0	1	1
10		0	0	1	1

Total hosts

Rank	Nation	Hosts	Year(s)
1	Denmark	3	1996, 2002, 2010
2	Germany	1	1994
	Hungary		2004
	Republic of Macedonia		2008
	Netherlands		1998
	Norway		2010
	Kingdom of Romania		2000
	Sweden		2006

• Netherlands is scheduled to host 2012 European Women's Handball Championship
  2012 European Women's Handball Championship
  The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship will be held in the Netherlands from 3 to 16 December.- Qualification :Qualification matches will be played from September 2011 to May 2012. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams are included in the...
  
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• Croatia and Hungary are scheduled to co-host 2014 European Women's Handball Championship
  2014 European Women's Handball Championship
  The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship will be the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation...
  
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Participation history

Nation	1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:...	1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:...	1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet....	2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:...	2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:...	2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:...	2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match....	2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:...	2010 2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final...	Years
	9	3	4	12	9	10	10	15	-	8
	-	-	-	11	16	16	-	12	-	4
	5	6	-	-	-	13	7	6	9	6
	8	-	-	-	8	15	-	-	-	3
	1	1	2	10	1	2	11	11	4	9
	-	-	-	5	3	11	3	14	5	6
	2	4	6	9	11	5	4	4	13	9
	4	10	3	1	5	3	5	8	10	9
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	1
	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	-	-	8	8	-	-	12	7	-	4
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1
	-	-	10	-	14	-	15	-	8	4
	3	2	1	6	2	1	1	1	1	9
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	1
	-	11	5	-	-	-	8	-	-	3
	10	5	11	4	7	7	-	5	3	8
	6	7	9	3	4	4	2	3	7	9
							14	13	14	3
	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	-	-	-	-	10	9	16	-	16	4
	-	-	12	-	13	8	9	2	11	6
	7	8	-	-	15	14	6	9	2	7
	11	9	7	2	12	6	13	10	12	9
Historical national teams
FR Yugoslavia competed as such until 2003 when the FRY was reconstituted as a State Union Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... . Since the dissolution of the union in 2006, national teams exist for both countries.						12				1
	-	-	-	7	6					2

External links

• European Handball Federation
  European Handball Federation
  The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
  official site