The Romanian women's national team represents Romania in senior women's international handball and is controlled by the Romanian Handball Federation, the governing body for handball in Romania. It competes in the three major international tournaments; the Olympic Games, the IHF World Championship and the EHF European Championship.
The Croatia national handball team represents Croatia in international men's team handball competitions and friendly matches. The handball team is controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation (HRS).
Valter Matošević is a former Croatian team handball player who was at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Croatia, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Italy. He is current handball coach.
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of the Russian Federation. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Russia and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Danish Handball Federation (DHF).
The Sweden women's national handball team is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2024, Norway has been in 26 finals and is regarded as one of the finest women's national handball teams ever, with 33 medals.
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. The team won the World Championship in 1965 and the European Championship in 2000.
Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić is a Bosnian-born Croatian former handball player and current coach Borac Banja Luka and most recently coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
Nikola Karabatić is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
The women's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics is being held from August 9 to August 23, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the women's tournament.
Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud is a former French professional handball player. She is openly lesbian and she and her wife Annabelle are parents to Marcel and Mila. She is currently the goalkeeping coach of the French national handball team.
Cléopatre Darleux is a French handball goalkeeper for Metz Handball and the French national team.
Nora Mørk is a Norwegian handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.
Stine Oftedal Dahmke is a former Norwegian professional handball player for the Norwegian national team, where she was the team captain for nine years and who last played for Győri ETO KC. She is one time Olympic champion, three times World champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team.
Nadine Szöllősi-Schatzl is a Hungarian professional handballer for Győri ETO KC and the Hungary national team.
Silje Solberg-Østhassel is a Norwegian professional handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Norwegian national team.
Anna Viktorovna Vyakhireva is a Russian female professional handballer, who plays for French club Brest Bretagne Handball and the Russian national team.
Estelle Nze Minko is a French professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the French national team.
Vlado Stenzel is a Croatian former handball goalkeeper and coach.
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