Austria women's national handball team

Austria
Austria
Information
Association	Austrian Handball Federation
Coach	Monique Tijsterman
Assistant coach	Erwin Gierlinger
Most caps	Barbara Strass (272)
Most goals	Jasna Kolar-Merdan (1,206)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1984 )
Best result	5th (1992, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1957 )
Best result	3rd (1999)
European Women's Handball Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1994 )
Best result	3rd (1996)
	Last updated on Unknown.

Last updated May 14, 2025

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

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1976	Did not qualify
1980	Did not qualify
1984	6th	5	0	0	5	91	117	−26
1988	Did not qualify
1992	5th	4	2	1	1	90	79	+11
1996	Did not qualify
2000	5th	7	4	0	3	220	173	+47
2004	Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	TBD
2032	TBD
Total	3/15	16	6	1	9	401	369	+32

World Championship

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1957	6th	5	1	0	4	24	42	−18
1962	Did not qualify
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986	12th	7	1	0	6	133	155	−22
1990	5th	5	3	0	2	101	111	−10
1993	8th	7	4	0	3	115	115	0
1995	8th	8	5	0	3	196	162	+34
1997	11th	6	3	0	3	150	139	+11
1999	3rd	9	7	0	2	245	223	+22
2001	7th	9	5	1	3	264	244	+20
2003	11th	8	4	0	4	254	212	+42
2005	13th	5	3	0	2	158	147	+11
2007	16th	6	2	0	4	141	173	−32
2009	10th	9	3	0	6	273	241	+32
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	16th	6	2	0	4	174	182	−8
2023	19th	6	2	0	4	180	200	−20
2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
2029
2031
Total	15/30	96	45	1	50	2408	2346	+62

European Championship

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1994	9th	6	2	0	4	120	122	−2
1996	3rd	7	5	0	2	175	150	+25
1998	4th	7	4	0	3	182	183	−1
2000	12th	6	0	0	6	111	179	−68
2002	9th	6	3	0	3	159	150	+9
2004	10th	6	2	0	4	164	170	−6
2006	10th	6	2	0	4	153	200	−47
2008	15th	3	0	0	3	53	86	−33
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	14th	3	1	0	2	85	87	−2
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
Total	9/18	50	19	0	31	1202	1327	−125

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Monique Tijsterman

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Lena Ivančok	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 24)	1.84 m	49	3	Neckarsulmer SU
3	LB	Katarina Pandza	(2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 23)	1.80 m	43	183	RK Podravka Koprivnica
5	CB	Sonja Frey	(1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 32)	1.69 m	125	573	Hypo Niederösterreich
6	LW	Mirela Dedic	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 33)	1.69 m	91	151	Hypo Niederösterreich
9	CB	Patricia Kovács	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28)	1.78 m	92	326	Hypo Niederösterreich
11	RW	Fabienne Tomasini	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)	1.74 m	40	65	LC Brühl Handball
14	RB	Klara Schlegel	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 24)	1.82 m	26	43	Békéscsabai Előre NKSE
15	RW	Claudia Wess	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29)	1.80 m	94	93	Hypo Niederösterreich
16	GK	Petra Blazek	(1987-06-15) 15 June 1987 (age 37)	1.82 m	237	4	Hypo Niederösterreich
18	RB	Kristina Dramac	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 23)	1.79 m	41	52	Debreceni VSC
21	GK	Antonija Mamic	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 29)	1.84 m	25	1	MKS Lublin
22	P	Stefanie Kaiser	(1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 32)	1.81 m	105	142	HSG Blomberg-Lippe
29	LB	Ines Ivančok	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 27)	1.82 m	75	252	Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
44	P	Nora Leitner	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 23)	1.78 m	35	31	Hypo Niederösterreich
54	LW	Santina Sabatnig	(2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 21)	1.74 m	31	38	HC Rödertal
57	LB	Josefine Hanfland	(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 29)	1.80 m	68	174	Thüringer HC
64	CB	Ana Pandza	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 21)	1.74 m	33	38	RK Podravka Koprivnica
67	LB	Johanna Reichert	(2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 23)	1.78 m	47	104	Thüringer HC

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Monique Tijsterman
Assistant coach	Erwin Gierlinger
Team Manager	Isabel Mittmansgruber
Goalkeeping coach	Sabine Englert
Team Doctors	Steven Moayad
Physiotherapists	Sven Köhler
	Christina Nikolov-Pires

Notable players

Several Austrian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

MVP

Ausra Fridrikas, 1999 World Championship

All-Star Team

Marianna Racz, 1992 Summer Olympics
Sorina Lefter, 1995 World Championship
Ausra Fridrikas, 1999 World Championship, 2002 European Championship
Tanja Logwin, 2004 European Championship

Top Scorer

Ausra Fridrikas, 2001 World Championship (87 goals)
Katrin Engel, 2009 World Championship (67 goals)

Others

Records

Still active players are highlighted.

Last updated: 5 February 2022
Source: Austrian Handball Federation

Most appearances

Rank^[1]	Name	Apps
1	Barbara Strass	272
2	Natascha Rusnachenko	255
3	Petra Blazek	238
4	Iris Morhammer	237
5	Karin Prokop	229
6	Stanka Bozovic	220
7	Katrin Engel	215
8	Stephanie Subke	200
9	Jadranka Jez	189
10	Susi Unger	174

Top goalscorers

Rank^[1]	Name	Goals
1	Jasna Kolar-Merdan	1206
2	Ausra Fridrikas	1059
3	Stanka Bozovic	910
4	Katrin Engel	892
5	Tanja Logwin	820
6	Stephanie Subke	701
7	Iris Morhammer	663
8	Sonja Frey	573
9	Barbara Strass	570
10	Gabriele Neudolt	520

References

1 2 3 4 "Rekordspielerinnen" (in German). Austrian Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
↑ "Team Roster: Austria". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

"Women's World Championships". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
"Championship Guide". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2008.

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[record-1] 1 2 3 4 "Rekordspielerinnen" (in German). Austrian Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

[2] "Team Roster: Austria". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

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