Greenland women's national handball team

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Information
Association Greenland Handball Federation
CoachMikkel Bom
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2
Best result24th (2001)
Pan American Championship
Appearances3 (First in Nor.Ca. Championship )
Best result1st (2023)
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Greenland women's national handball team
Medal record
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Greenland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

Contents

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

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Italy.svg 2001 Group stage24th500577152
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Group stage32nd7007130231
Total1/260 titles120012207383

Pan American Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Argentina.svg 1999 round robin5th5104102110
Flag of Brazil.svg 2000 round robin3rd5302123120
Flag of Cuba.svg 2015 5th place match6th7214150176
Total3/120 titles176110375406

Nor. Ca. Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2015 Bronze Medal Match4th6222142150
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2017 Bronze Medal Match4th5005117134
Flag of Mexico.svg 2019 Bronze Medal Match3rd5212131117
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Final2nd4301111102
Flag of Greenland.svg 2023 Final1st550012387
Total5/51 title2512310624590

Team

Current squad

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

Head coach: Anders Friis

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
2RW Nuunu Lukassen (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25)1.64 m918 Flag of Denmark.svg Ejstrup/Hærvejen
3LW Andrea Heilmann (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 37)1.64 m208 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
4RW Anja Heilmann (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28)1.74 m3497 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
5P Ivâna Meincke (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29)1.68 m1015 Flag of Iceland.svg Stjarnan
7LW Aviana Kâjangmat (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 25)1.68 m416 Flag of Denmark.svg Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
8RW Ane-Sofiannguaq Frederiksen (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)1.65 m55 Flag of Denmark.svg Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
10RB Josefine Gadgaard (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 30)1.69 m1128 Flag of Denmark.svg Ejstrup/Hærvejen
12GK Nivi Fly (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)1.69 m200 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
13LB Ivalu Bjerge (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24)1.71 m1437 Flag of Denmark.svg NSK Håndbold
14LB Nivi Petersen (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)1.71 m55 Flag of Denmark.svg Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
15P Sandra Rothberg (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24)1.86 m1432 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
16GK Rina Møller Lorentzen (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 34)1.82 m190 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
17LB Lykke Frank Hansen (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 37)1.80 m2437 Flag of Denmark.svg Fredericia HK
18GK Aviaja Heilmann (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 36)1.66 m240 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
19P Nukaaka Lyberth (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23)1.68 m56 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Eiðis Bóltfelag
21LB Aili Pedersen (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 32)1.84 m61 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
26P Ivaana Holm (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)1.70 m2124 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk
79LW Sascha Jordening Zeeb (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 34)1.70 m1015 Flag of Greenland.svg GSS Nuuk

Coaches

FirstLastNat.Name
27 December 1998 [2] 3 April 1999 [5] Kim Mandrup
31 October 2000 *1)?Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jan Laugesen
20112016Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jakob Andreasen
20162021Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Johannes Groth
20212024Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Anders Friis
2024Flag of Denmark.svg  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. 1 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.