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 Sweden men's national handball team is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.
The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated five times in the World Championship, reaching an all-time best tenth place in 2021, and seven times in the European Championship, with a sixth place in 2020 as their best placing. They participated for the first time in the men's Olympic handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in ninth place.
The Macedonian national handball team is the national handball team of North Macedonia. The team is run by the Macedonian Handball Federation, the governing body of handball in North Macedonia. Prior to joining the International Handball Federation in 1991 as an independent country, North Macedonia was represented within the Yugoslavia men's national handball team.
The Montenegro national handball team represents Montenegro in international handball competitions. The national team was formed in 2006 shortly after Montenegro became independent.
Rikke Erhardsen Skov is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A loyal player of Viborg HK, Skov joined the club yet as a teenager in 1994 and it remained her lone team till she retired in 2016 and retired from active sports when she became pregnant in February 2017.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Camilla Herrem is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and the Norwegian national team.
Andrea Kobetić is a retired Croatian handball player who was last played for Siófok KC and the Croatia women's national handball team.
Macarena Aguilar Díaz is a Spanish former handball player who played for the Spanish 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 Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team, where she is the team captain. 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.
Jovanka Radičević is a Montenegrin handball player for RK Krim Mercator and a former player of the Montenegrin national team. She is considered to be the best right wing of all time.
Lois Abbingh is a Dutch female professional handballer who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Dutch national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Majda Kirmizi née Mehmedović, is a retired Montenegrin handball player and a former player of the Montenegrin 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.
Andreas Wolff is a German handball player for the Polish club Industria Kielce and the German national team.
Katrin Klujber is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.
Paulo Pereira is a Portuguese handball coach of the Portuguese men's national team.
