Denmark (DEN)
Three-time European champions Denmark won silver at the Women’s EHF EURO 2022, their first European hardware for 18 years, since finishing second in 2004. They came close several times, finishing fourth in 2010, 2016 and 2020, but now, the strong squad aim to continue their good run and push for another top finish.
The past few years definitely puts them among the favourites for the title. Their bronze medal at the 2023 IHF Women's World Handball Championship, followed by another bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is just a testament to their strength.
Denmark are heading into their 16th Women's EHF EURO with confidence, having qualified flawlessly by topping group 8 with four straight wins against Poland and Kosovo. With Jesper Jensen still at the helm, the Danish squad is holding onto the core of the team that has proven itself time and again. Any newcomers have blended in perfectly and provided additional depth. Jensen, who took over in 2020, has brought renewed stability and a recognisable style of play and now they are eager to convert their recent momentum into a successful run at his third European championship.
The Danish squad relies heavily on players from the Danish league, playing in top clubs like Team Esbjerg, Odense Håndbold and Ikast Håndbold, alongside players shining in European powerhouses such as Györi Audi-ETO KC, CSM Bucuresti and Metz Handball. Jensen has left goalkeeper Sandra Toft out of the squad that travels to Basel, but Denmark still boasts a superb goalkeeping duo in the shape of Anna Kristensen and Althea Reinhardt, so Denmark's solid defence and deadly attack could be their ticket for Vienna.
Clashing with Croatia, Switzerland and the Faroe Islands in group D should provide Denmark with a challenge, but they are certainly the group favourites.
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EHF Competition History
Denmark
23
Norway
31
France
22
Denmark
24
Denmark
30
Netherlands
26
Denmark
33
Slovenia
26
Denmark
30
Germany
22
Denmark
24
Norway
27
Faroe Islands
24
Denmark
33
Denmark
35
Switzerland
30
Denmark
34
Croatia
26
Denmark
25
Norway
27
Denmark
27
Montenegro
23
Norway
29
Denmark
31
Croatia
17
Denmark
26
Hungary
27
Denmark
29
Denmark
25
Sweden
23
Serbia
21
Denmark
34
Denmark
26
Slovenia
28
Croatia
25
Denmark
19
Norway
27
Denmark
24
Denmark
30
Russia
23
Denmark
34
Spain
24
Denmark
24
Sweden
22
France
23
Denmark
20
Montenegro
19
Denmark
28
Denmark
30
Slovenia
23
Denmark
22
France
25
Netherlands
26
Denmark
22
Denmark
21
Romania
17
Denmark
26
Russia
26
Denmark
20
Norway
22
Denmark
33
Czech Republic
29
Denmark
23
Hungary
19
Montenegro
21
Denmark
22
Denmark
32
Russia
30
Norway
33
Denmark
35
Serbia
29
Denmark
26
Czech Republic
30
Denmark
33
Denmark
37
Fyr Macedonia
30
Denmark
28
France
27
Sweden
27
Denmark
26
Denmark
15
Romania
16
Denmark
19
Norway
29
Denmark
29
Montenegro
30
Denmark
31
Croatia
19
Denmark
26
Russia
20
Spain
19
Denmark
22
Romania
22
Denmark
25
Denmark
25
Serbia
20
Norway
27
Denmark
25
Russia
27
Denmark
31
Denmark
24
Hungary
23
Denmark
22
France
20
Denmark
25
Austria
22
Denmark
24
Rumania
25
Sweden
21
Denmark
24
Denmark
27
Germany
24
Denmark
25
Norway
22
Denmark
22
Russia
18
Yugoslavia
25
Denmark
28
Denmark
26
Austria
20
Denmark
25
Rumania
23
Denmark
27
Netherlands
23
Denmark
20
France
17
Ukraine
23
Denmark
27
Denmark
27
Hungary
35
Denmark
30
Fyro Macedonia
25
Denmark
17
France
19
Denmark
30
Brasil
23
Denmark
31
Germany
28
Fyro Macedonia
24
Denmark
27
Denmark
42
Argentina
5
Japan
15
Denmark
28
Denmark
31
Angola
12
Norway
24
Denmark
16
Austria
24
Denmark
35
Denmark
19
Norway
28
Poland
21
Denmark
29
Denmark
27
Russia
22
Spain
23
Denmark
26
Denmark
37
Fyro Macedonia
21
Norway
20
Denmark
33
Denmark
32
Russia
22
Denmark
25
Croatia
21
Denmark
30
Hungary
25
Denmark
22
Russia
22
Fyro Macedonia
25
Denmark
23
Denmark
37
Slovenia
24
Czechia
27
Denmark
41
Denmark
38
China
16
Austria
23
Denmark
24
Norway
24
Denmark
25
Denmark
31
Korea
33
Sweden
20
Denmark
25
Czechia
14
Denmark
26
Denmark
27
Rumania
29
Slovakia
17
Denmark
26
Denmark
37
Canada
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European Championship
2024 - 2nd place
European Games
2023 - Champion
European Championship
2022 - 2nd place
ECh Beach Handball
2021 - 2nd place
ECh Beach Handball
2019 - Champion
ECh Beach Handball
2013 - 2nd place
ECh Beach Handball
2011 - 2nd place
Olympic Games
2004 - Champion
European Championship
2004 - 2nd place
European Championship
2002 - Champion
Olympic Games
2000 - Champion
European Championship
1998 - 2nd place
World Championship
1997 - Champion
European Championship
1996 - Champion
Olympic Games
1996 - Champion
European Championship
1994 - Champion
Key Players
- skilled wing player, who has played for Denmark’s national team since 2012
- won bronze at the 2013 WCh in her second year with the national team
- 2024 is her fifth consecutive EHF EURO, having played at each European championship since 2016
- spent nine seasons at Danish side Ikast, was the All-star right wing of the domestic league in 2015
- later played three seasons for Odense, then three for Bietigheim (now HB Ludwigsburg) in Germany before joining CSM Bucuresti in Romania in 2023
- experienced back, who won the 2012 Youth WCh and has been a regular in Denmark’s senior national team from the following year
- her inclusion in the All-star Team of the W19 EHF EURO 2013 highlighted her potential
- arrived at Metz in the summer of 2023 after six years in Györ, her first club abroad
- won the CL twice with Györ; was named CL All-star left back after winning her second title in 2018/19
Head Coach
- former Danish international, who was appointed women’s national team head coach in 2020
- led Denmark to four medals from major events since 2021
- combined the job for four years with leading CL side Team Esberg, but stepped down from his club duties after the 2023/24 season
- previously worked at KIF Vejen (women) and Aalborg (men) before signing with Esbjerg in 2017
- a former centre back, who played at Skjern for 14 years; scored 238 goals in 120 games for Denmark’s national team and competed at the Beijing 2008 OG
- his sister, Trine Nielsen, played as a right back for the Danish national team
