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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.
The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. [1] This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their title once again with a win over Denmark.
The European Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of Europe and takes place every two years since 1994, in the even-numbered year between the World Championship.
The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. [1] The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [2] This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
The championship was originally scheduled to be held in Russia, but due to the invasion of Ukraine, they were stripped of the hosting rights. [1] On 8 March 2024, the EHF announced Czech Republic , Poland , Romania , Slovakia and Turkey as co-hosts.
The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024. [1] [2] The two opening games of the tournament were attended by 53,586 spectators, setting a world record for the largest audience at a handball event.
Six teams participated in this round: the winner of the Phase 1, the four of the lowest-ranked fourth-ranked teams in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship qualification and the best European team of the 2023 IHF Emerging Nations Championship. [1] The draw took place on 5 July 2023, in Vienna, Austria. [3] [4]
The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7 to 19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. [1] Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final. Romania claimed the bronze medal.