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 European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. As of December 2024, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro and France.
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.
Marianna Gódorné Nagy is a former Hungarian handball player and Olympic medalist. With her 281 matches played for the Hungarian national team, she is the all-time record-holder.
Jasna Kolar-Merdan is a former Bosnian and Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
Ausra Fridrikas is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1999 by the International Handball Federation. She was selected most valuable player at the 1999 World championship, where she participated on the Austrian team and received a bronze medal.
Stephanie Vogt is a former professional tennis player from Liechtenstein.
Sabine Englert is a German team handball goalkeeper, who currently plays in Aarhus United and previously for the German national team.
Helga Németh was during her active career a Hungarian handball player who has won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team on the 1996 Summer Olympics. She played all five matches and scored 18 goals.
Katrin Engel is an Austrian handballer playing for Thüringer HC and the Austrian national team. She has been the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship topscorer.
Paula-Claudia Ungureanu is a Romanian handballer who plays for Rapid București. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016.
Stéphanie Cano is a French handball player who has played for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth.
Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team.
Daniela de Oliveira Piedade is a Brazilian handball player. She plays for Spanish team handball HC Puig d'en Valls and for the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Fabiana "Dara" Carvalho Carneiro Diniz is a retired Brazilian handball player. She played on the Brazilian national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Ognjenović is a Serbian handball player. She is a member of the Serbian national team.
Stéphanie Ludwig is a French handball player.
Stanka Božović, née Mugoša in Titograd, is a former Yugoslav and Austrian handball player.
Tatyana "Tanja" Logwin is a Ukrainian born Austrian female handball player. She was a member of the Austria women's national handball team. She was part of the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, playing seven matches. On club level she played for Hypo Niederösterreich in Maria Enzersdorf. Her daughter, Kristina is also a handballer, currently playing for VfL Oldenburg.
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