Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in freestyle and butterfly. She is coached by former Swedish swimmer Johan Wallberg. She is the first female swimmer and the third overall to participate in six Olympic Games.
The Sweden women's national handball team is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 24 finals and is regarded as one of the finest women's national handball team ever.
Gro Hammerseng-Edin is a Norwegian former handballer who last played for the club Larvik HK. She was captain of the Norwegian national team for several years, and in 2007 she was voted female World Handball Player of the Year.
Anita Görbicz is a Hungarian former handballer who played for Győri ETO KC and the Hungary national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best handball players of all time, and was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2005 by the International Handball Federation. Görbicz has also been given the nickname the Queen of Handball internationally.
Macarena Aguilar Díaz is a Spanish former handball player who played for the Spanish national team.
Mariama Camara Signaté is a French handball player. Her playing position is left back.
The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championship tournament in women's Team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Brazil hosted the event from 2–18 December 2011.
Johanna Maria Helène Ahlm is a former Swedish handball player who last played for IK Sävehof and the Sweden women's national handball team. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden placed 8th, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Sweden placed 11th. Ahlm was listed among the top ten goalscorers at the 2008 Olympics tournament.
Matilda Boson is a Swedish handball player who plays for the Sweden women's national handball team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden placed 8th. She was also part of the Swedish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Katarina Bulatović is a retired Montenegrin handball player that played the right back position.
Tatyana Yevgenyevna Khmyrova is a Russian handballer.
Nerea Pena Abaurrea is a Spanish handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Spanish national team.
Silvia Navarro Giménez is a Spanish handball goalkeeper for BM Remudas and the Spanish national team.
Gabriella Kain is a former Swedish handball goalkeeper. She last played for the club RK Krim and on the Swedish national team. She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship where the Swedish team placed second.
Jamina Caroline Roberts is a Swedish handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Swedish national team.
Angelica Wallén is a former Swedish handball player for the Swedish women's national handball team.
Sweden competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 25 July to 12 August 2012. Swedish athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Swedish Olympic Committee sent a total of 134 athletes to the Games, 55 men and 79 women, to compete in 20 sports. For the second consecutive time in its Olympic history, Sweden was represented by more female than male athletes.
Luisa Kiala is an Angolan handball player. She is a member of the Angola women's national handball team and participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia.
Jonna Eva-Maj Adlerteg is a Swedish gymnast. She won the bronze medal on bars at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. Adlerteg competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, becoming the second Swedish gymnast during the 21st century to qualify for the Olympics after Veronica Wagner. Adlerteg took Sweden's first medal in gymnastics in over 50 years when she won the silver medal on the uneven bars at the 2013 Europe Championships.
