Greenland women's national handball team

Greenland
Information
Association	Greenland Handball Federation
Coach	Mikkel Bom
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	2
Best result	24th (2001)
Pan American Championship
Appearances	3 (First in Nor.Ca. Championship )
Best result	1st (2023)
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Greenland women's national handball team

Medal record
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
	2023 Greenland
	2021 United States
	2019 Mexico

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 team participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship in Italy ^[1] and the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway.

History

After the Greenland Handball Federation was recognized by the International Handball Federation as independent member in 1998, they played their first game against the Icelandic national team on 27 December 1998. ^[2]

Results

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2001	Group stage	24th	5	0	0	5	77	152
2023	Group stage	32nd	7	0	0	7	130	231
Total	1/26	0 titles	12	0	0	12	207	383

Pan American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1999	round robin	5th	5	1	0	4	102	110
2000	round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	123	120
2015	5th place match	6th	7	2	1	4	150	176
Total	3/12	0 titles	17	6	1	10	375	406

Nor. Ca. Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	Bronze Medal Match	4th	6	2	2	2	142	150
2017	Bronze Medal Match	4th	5	0	0	5	117	134
2019	Bronze Medal Match	3rd	5	2	1	2	131	117
2021	Final	2nd	4	3	0	1	111	102
2023	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	123	87
Total	5/5	1 title	25	12	3	10	624	590

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship. ^{[3] [4]}

Head coach: Anders Friis

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RW Nuunu Lukassen (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25) 1.64 m 9 18 Ejstrup/Hærvejen 3 LW Andrea Heilmann (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 37) 1.64 m 20 8 GSS Nuuk 4 RW Anja Heilmann (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28) 1.74 m 34 97 GSS Nuuk 5 P Ivâna Meincke (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29) 1.68 m 10 15 Stjarnan 7 LW Aviana Kâjangmat (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 25) 1.68 m 4 16 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2 8 RW Ane-Sofiannguaq Frederiksen (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) 1.65 m 5 5 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2 10 RB Josefine Gadgaard (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 30) 1.69 m 11 28 Ejstrup/Hærvejen 12 GK Nivi Fly (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35) 1.69 m 20 0 GSS Nuuk 13 LB Ivalu Bjerge (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24) 1.71 m 14 37 NSK Håndbold 14 LB Nivi Petersen (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) 1.71 m 5 5 Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2 15 P Sandra Rothberg (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24) 1.86 m 14 32 GSS Nuuk 16 GK Rina Møller Lorentzen (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 34) 1.82 m 19 0 GSS Nuuk 17 LB Lykke Frank Hansen (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 37) 1.80 m 24 37 Fredericia HK 18 GK Aviaja Heilmann (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 36) 1.66 m 24 0 GSS Nuuk 19 P Nukaaka Lyberth (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) 1.68 m 5 6 Eiðis Bóltfelag 21 LB Aili Pedersen (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 32) 1.84 m 6 1 GSS Nuuk 26 P Ivaana Holm (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34) 1.70 m 21 24 GSS Nuuk 79 LW Sascha Jordening Zeeb (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 34) 1.70 m 10 15 GSS Nuuk

Coaches

First	Last	Nat.	Name
27 December 1998 [2]	3 April 1999 [5]		Kim Mandrup
31 October 2000 *1)	?	Denmark	Jan Laugesen
2011	2016	Denmark	Jakob Andreasen
2016	2021	Greenland	Johannes Groth
2021	2024	Denmark	Anders Friis
2024		Denmark	Mikkel Bom

*1) He already started in 1999 with coaching but his first game was in 2000

References

1. "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 – ITA. 4.12–16.12-2001" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. "Håndbolddamerne får deres første landskampnål". Atuagagdliutit (in Danish). 138 (99): 22. 22 December 1998. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Timarit.is.
3. "Håndbold: Her er Grønlands VM-hold" (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
4. "Team roster: Greenland" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
5. "De grønlandske håndboldpiger møder Uruguay i after i Argentina". Atuagagdliutit (in Danish). 139 (25): 22. 30 March 1999. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Timarit.is.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile