The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
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 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 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.
Sport in Serbia includes football, basketball, handball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues. Serbian professional sports includes multi-sport clubs, biggest and most successful of which are Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, Radnički and Beograd in Belgrade, Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Radnički in Kragujevac, Spartak in Subotica. Serbia had successes in basketball, winning the Olympic silver medal and Nikola Jokic winning 3 NBA MVPs, as well as the 2023 NBA Championship and Finals MVP, Novak Djokovic winning a record setting 24th Grand Slam, and in handball, volleyball and water polo as well.
Nikola Karabatić is a French professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Cléopatre Darleux is a French handball goalkeeper for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.
Stine Bredal Oftedal is a Norwegian professional handball player for the Norwegian national team, where she is the team captain and who last played for Győri ETO KC. She is three times world champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team. Oftedal has several times announced her retiring from international handball after the Summer Olympics of 2024.
The European Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women handball national teams in Europe, managed by the European Handball Federation. It takes place every two years. Since the 2005 edition, the championship received its current name: EHF European Women's U-17 Handball Championship.
Anna Viktorovna Vyakhireva is a Russian female professional handballer, who plays for French club Brest Bretagne Handball and the Russian national team.
Sander Sagosen is a Norwegian professional handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team. At club level, he has won major titles in four countries, including league championships in Norway, Denmark, France and Germany. With the national team, Sagosen placed second at the World Championship in 2017 and 2019, and finished third at the 2020 European Championship. Sagosen was included on the All-Star team for five consecutive major international competitions as either best centre back or left back.
Laura Glauser is a French handballer for CSM București and the French national team.
The Russia women's junior national handball team is the national under-19 handball team of Russia. Controlled by the Handball Federation of Russia it represents the country in international matches.
The Russia women's youth national handball team is the national under–17 handball team of Russia. Controlled by the Handball Federation of Russia it represented the country in international matches.
Pauletta Foppa is a French handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.
The France national youth handball team is the national under-19 handball team of France that represents France in international matches. It is managed by the French Handball Federation, an affiliate of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).
The Russia national youth handball team is the national under–18 handball team of Russia. Controlled by the Russian Handball Federation, that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the European Handball Federation EHF, The team represented Russia in international matches.
Léna Grandveau is a French female handball player for Neptunes de Nantes.
The Croatia women's national youth handball team is the U-17 women's national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions. Team's best results so far are 4th places at the European Championships in 2001 and 2023 and 8th place at the 2016 World Championship.
1st (2007, 2023)
