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.
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 France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice, and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of August 2021, they are the defending Olympic Champions.
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.
Nikola Karabatić is a French professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team.
Lasse Svan Hansen is a Danish retired handballer, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team. He was admitted to the Danish sports hall of fame in 2024.
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.
Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.
Aron Pálmarsson is an Icelandic handball player for FH and the Icelandic national handball team.
Anders Eggert is a Danish handball coach and former player. He has previously played in Denmark for GOG and Skjern Håndbold, and german side SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He was part of SG Flensburg-Handewitt team that won the 2013–14 EHF Champions League trophy. In his 11 years with SG Flensburg-Handewitt he played in 461 matches and scored 2531 times.
Christian O'Sullivan is a Norwegian handball player, and team captain for both SC Magdeburg and the Norwegian national team.
Harald Reinkind is a Norwegian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team.
Silvio Heinevetter is a German handballer for TVB 1898 Stuttgart and the German national team.
Kai Häfner is a German handball player for TVB Stuttgart and the German national team.
Paul Drux is a German handball player for Füchse Berlin and the German national team.
Hendrik Pekeler is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel.
Fabian Wiede is a German handball player for Füchse Berlin and the German national team.
Steffen Fäth is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team.
Kentin Mahé is a French handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the French national team.
