European Women's Handball Championship
international handball competition in Europe for women's national teams
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for the women's national handball teams of Europe. It takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament is also a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship.
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (EHF) |
| Current champions |  Norway (6th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Norway (6 titles) |
 2016 | |
As of December 2014, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway (six times), Denmark (three times), Hungary and Montenegro (once). Denmark has hosted the most European Championships for three times, in 2010 Denmark was co-host with Norway.
Summary change
| Year | Host(s) | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1994 |  Germany
|
 Denmark |
27 - 23 |  Germany |
 Norway |
24 - 19 |  Hungary |
| 1996 |  Denmark
|
Denmark |
25 - 23 | Norway |
 Austria |
30 - 23 | Germany |
| 1998 |  Netherlands
|
Norway |
24 - 16 | Denmark |
Hungary |
30 - 24 | Austria |
| 2000 |  Romania
|
Hungary |
32 - 30 (ET) |  Ukraine |
 Russia |
21 - 16 |  Romania |
| 2002 | Denmark
|
Denmark |
25 - 22 | Norway |
 France |
27 - 22 | Russia |
| 2004 |  Hungary
|
Norway |
27 - 25 | Denmark |
Hungary |
29 - 25 | Russia |
| 2006 |  Sweden
|
Norway |
27 - 24 | Russia |
France |
29 - 25 | Germany |
| 2008 |  Macedonia
|
Norway |
34 - 21 |  Spain |
Russia |
24 - 21 | Germany |
| 2010 | Denmark Norway
|
Norway |
25 - 20 |  Sweden |
Romania |
16 - 15 | Denmark |
| 2012 |  Serbia
|
 Montenegro |
34 - 31 (2ET) | Norway |
Hungary |
41 - 38 |  Serbia |
| 2014 |  Croatia Hungary
|
Norway |
28 - 25 | Spain |
Sweden |
25 - 23 | Montenegro |
| 2016 | Sweden
|
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Medal count change
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | (1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | (1996, 1996 2002) |
| 3 | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | (2000) |
| 4 |  Montenegro |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (2012) |
| 5 |  Spain |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 |  France |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 11 | |