Austria women's national handball team

Summary

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.

Austria Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Information
AssociationAustrian Handball Federation
CoachMonique Tijsterman
Assistant coachErwin Gierlinger
Most capsBarbara Strass (272)[1]
Most goalsJasna Kolar-Merdan (1,206)[1]
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 1984)
Best result5th (1992, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1957)
Best result3rd (1999)
European Women's Handball Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (1996)
Last updated on Unknown.

Competitive record edit

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games edit

Games Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  1976 Montreal did not qualify
  1980 Moscow
  1984 Los Angeles 6th 5 0 0 5 91 117 −26
  1988 Seoul did not qualify
  1992 Barcelona 5th 4 2 1 1 90 79 +11
  1996 Atlanta did not qualify
  2000 Sydney 5th 7 4 0 3 220 173 +47
  2004 Athens did not qualify
  2008 Beijing
  2012 London
  2016 Rio de Janeiro
  2020 Tokyo
  2024 Paris
  2028 Los Angeles TBD
  2032 Brisbane
Total 3/13 16 6 1 9 401 369 +32

World Championship edit

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
  1957 6th 5 1 0 4 24 42 −18
  1962 did not qualify
  1965
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1978
  1982
  1986 12th 7 1 0 6 133 155 −22
  1990 5th 5 3 0 2 101 111 −10
  1993 8th 7 4 0 3 115 115 0
   1995 8th 8 5 0 3 196 162 +34
  1997 11th 6 3 0 3 150 139 +11
   1999 3rd 9 7 0 2 245 223 +22
  2001 7th 9 5 1 3 264 244 +20
  2003 11th 8 4 0 4 254 212 +42
  2005 13th 5 3 0 2 158 147 +11
  2007 16th 6 2 0 4 141 173 −32
  2009 10th 9 3 0 6 273 241 +32
  2011 did not qualify
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2021 16th 6 2 0 4 174 182 −8
    2023 19th 6 2 0 4 180 200 −20
   2025 TBD
  2027
  2029
   2031
Total 14/30 96 45 1 50 2408 2346 +62

European Championship edit

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
  1994 9th 6 2 0 4 120 122 −2
  1996 3rd 7 5 0 2 175 150 +25
  1998 4th 7 4 0 3 182 183 −1
  2000 12th 6 0 0 6 111 179 −68
  2002 9th 6 3 0 3 159 150 +9
  2004 10th 6 2 0 4 164 170 −6
  2006 10th 6 2 0 4 153 200 −47
  2008 15th 3 0 0 3 53 86 −33
   2010 did not qualify
  2012
   2014
  2016
  2018
  2020
    2022
    2024 Qualified as co-host
      2026 TBD
    2028
Total 9/18 47 18 0 29 1117 1240 −123

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach:   Herbert Müller

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lena Ivančok (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) 1.75 m 33 2   Neckarsulmer SU
3 LB Katarina Pandza (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) 1.79 m 27 94   RK Podravka Koprivnica
5 CB Sonja Frey (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 30) 1.69 m 109 537   Thüringer HC
6 LW Mirela Dedic (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32) 1.69 m 78 132   Hypo Niederösterreich
9 CB Patricia Kovács (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) 1.78 m 74 278   Hypo Niederösterreich
15 RW Claudia Wess (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28) 1.81 m 77 64   Hypo Niederösterreich
16 GK Petra Blazek (1987-06-15) 15 June 1987 (age 36) 1.82 m 221 3   Hypo Niederösterreich
18 RB Kristina Dramac (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22) 1.80 m 24 20   RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
19 RW Lilli Gschwentner (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21) 1.66 m 4 0   WAT Atzgersdorf
22 P Stefanie Kaiser (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31) 1.81 m 90 131   HSG Blomberg-Lippe
29 LB Ines Ivančok (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26) 1.80 m 57 173   Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
44 P Nora Leitner (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 21) 1.77 m 18 21   Hypo Niederösterreich
54 LW Santina Sabatnig (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20) 1.73 m 14 6   HC Rödertal
57 LB Josefine Huber (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 52 132   Thüringer HC
64 CB Ana Pandza (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20) 1.68 m 15 10   RK Podravka Koprivnica
67 LB Johanna Reichert (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 22) 1.78 m 31 73   Thüringer HC

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Monique Tijsterman
Assistant coach   Erwin Gierlinger
Team Manager   Isabel Mittmansgruber
Goalkeeping coach   Sabine Englert
Team Doctors   Steven Moayad
Physiotherapists   Sven Köhler
  Christina Nikolov-Pires

Notable players edit

Several Austrian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

MVP
All-Star Team
Top Scorer
Others

Records edit

  Still active players are highlighted.

Last updated: 5 February 2022
Source: Austrian Handball Federation

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Rekordspielerinnen" (in German). Austrian Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Teamchef Müller nominiert WM-Kader". Österreichischer Handballbund (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Austria" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  • "Women's World Championships". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  • "Championship Guide". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2008.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • IHF profile