The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. As of December 2022, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro and France.
Zinaida Mykhaylivna Turchyna is a retired Ukrainian handball player. Coached by her husband Igor Turchin she competed for the Soviet Union in all major international tournaments in 1973–1988, except for the boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics, and won three Olympic and five world championship medals. In 2000 a panel from the International Handball Federation and sports journalists named her the best female handball player of the 20th century.
The South Korea women's national handball team is the national team of South Korea. Since 1984 the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four nations every time until 2012. Korea grabbed the gold medal in 1988 and 1992, won the silver medal in 1984, 1996, 2004 and took bronze medal in 2008. They have earned two World Championship medals so far: In 1995, they also won the World Championship title in Austria/Hungary 1995 World Women's Handball Championship, they came off third to secure the bronze medal at the Croatia in 2003 World Women's Handball Championship. It is a twelve time Asian Champion, the tournament has been won by any other nation only twice.
The North Macedonia women's national handball team is the women's national handball team of North Macedonia. It is governed by the Macedonian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
The Canada men's national handball team is controlled by the Canadian Team Handball Federation. The Canadian Men's Team has historically consisted mainly of players from Alberta and Quebec, but has featured players from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
2019 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. The main events were the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
2017 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
The Bulgaria national women's handball team is the national team of Bulgaria. It takes part in international team handball competitions. The team's greatest result came in 1984 when they won the Balkan Championship along with achieving the 10th rank at the World Cup. The team participated in the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary, placing 10th, and in the 1990 World Women's Handball Championship in South Korea, placing 12th.
The Slovakia women's national handball team is the national team of Slovakia. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The Italy women's national handball team represent Italy in international team handball competitions.
The Czech Republic women's national handball team is the national team of the Czech Republic. It takes part in international team handball competitions.
The Uzbekistan women's national handball team is the national team of Uzbekistan. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The Uruguay women's national handball team is the national team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The Greenland women's national handball team is the national team of Greenland managed by the Greenland Handball Federation. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The Cuba women's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions, and is controlled by the Federación Cubana de Balonmano.
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won as the first American team. The biggest winners are Russia and Norway with four titles each.
Ihor Yevdokymovych Turchyn was a Ukrainian handball coach, who headed the Soviet and then Ukrainian national teams from 1973 to 1993, bringing them to three Olympic and five world championship medals.
IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship was the world championship of field handball and was organized by the International Handball Federation in the period 1949-1960.
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