Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
Sport in Denmark is diverse. The national sport is running, but club sport is football with the most notable results being qualifying for the European Championships six times in a row (1984–2004) and winning the Championship in 1992. Other significant achievements include winning the Confederations Cup in 1995 and reaching the quarter final of the 1998 World Cup. Other popular sports include handball, esports, cycling, sailing sports, badminton, ice hockey, swimming, and recently also golf. A few youths also play basketball.
AEK Handball Club is the handball department of the major Greek multi-sports club A.E.K. It was established in 2005. The club is commonly known in European competitions as AEK Athens HC.
Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Skjern is a railway town located in western Jutland, Denmark with a population of 7,862.
The Danish Handball Federation is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.
Stine Østergaard Jørgensen is a Danish handball player for København Håndbold.
Kelly Dulfer is a Dutch handball player for SG BBM Bietigheim and the Dutch national team.
Susann Müller is a Retired German handball player and coach and trains the women's team of Füchse Berlin.
Mette Tranborg is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.
Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen is a Danish retired handball wing player and current coach of the Danish national team. He was named World Coach of the Year in 2021 by IHF. He is the first manager for a national team to win three world championships in a row (2019-2023).
Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke is a Danish handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Danish national team.
Carin Strömberg is a Swedish handball player for Neptunes de Nantes and the Swedish national team.
Hanna Blomstrand is a Swedish previous handball player for København Håndbold and the Swedish national team.
Ómar Ingi Magnússon is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year.
Emma Friis is a Danish professional handball player who plays for Ikast Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Kristina Jørgensen is a Danish handball player for Metz Handball and the Danish national team.
Dione Housheer is a Dutch female handballer for Odense Håndbold and the Dutch national team.
Anna Kristensen is a Danish handball player who plays for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.
