The Croatia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
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| Nickname | Kraljice šoka (Queens of Shock)[1] | ||
| Association | Croatian Handball Federation (HRS) | ||
| Coach | Ivica Obrvan | ||
| Assistant coach | Antonio Pranjić | ||
| Most caps | Klaudija Bubalo (166) | ||
| Most goals | Klaudija Bubalo (769) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | 7th (2012) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1995) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1997) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (2020) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| European Championship | ||
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2020 Denmark | |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
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1993 Languedoc-Rousillon | |
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1997 Bari | |
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2022 Oran | |
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2005 Almería | Team |
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2013 Mersin | Team |
Results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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| 1976–1988 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||
 1992 |
Couldn't participate in qualification | ||||||||
 1996 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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Quarter-final | 7th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 140 | |
 2016 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020
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 2024
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| 2028 |
TBD | ||||||||
| Total | 1/7 | – | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 140 | |
World Championship
edit| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 1957–1990 | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||
 1993 |
Couldn't participate in qualification | |||||||
 / 1995 |
Round of 16 | 10th of 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 175 |
 1997 |
Quarter-final | 6th of 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 249 | 189 |
 / 1999 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2001
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| 2003 |
Preliminary round | 14th of 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 122 |
 2005 |
Main round | 11th of 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 228 |
| 2007 |
Main round | 9th of 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 237 | 224 |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 |
Quarter-final | 7th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 220 |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015
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| 2017
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| 2019
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| 2021 |
Main round | 18th of 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 156 |
/ / 2023 |
Main round | 14th of 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 120 |
/ 2025 |
TBD | |||||||
| 2027
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| 2029
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 / 2031
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| Total | 8/16 | – | 59 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 1645 | 1434 |
European Championship
edit| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 1994 |
Preliminary round | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 118 |
| 1996 |
Preliminary round | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 143 |
| 1998 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2000
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| 2002
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| 2004 |
Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 89 |
| 2006 |
Main round | 7th of 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 143 |
 2008 |
Main round | 6th of 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 208 |
| / 2010 |
Main round | 9th of 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 167 |
| 2012 |
Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 69 |
| / 2014 |
Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 83 |
| 2016 |
Preliminary round | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 97 |
| 2018 |
Preliminary round | 16th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 83 |
| 2020 |
Third place game | 3rd of 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 196 |
 / / 2022 |
Main round | 10th of 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 132 | 159 |
/ / 2024 |
Qualified | |||||||
/ / / / 2026 |
TBD | |||||||
| / / 2028
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| Total | 13/18 | – | 60 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 1440 | 1555 |
Mediterranean Games
edit- 1993 –
Champions - 1997 –
Runners-up - 2005 –
3rd place - 2009 – 6th place
- 2013 – 3rd place
- 2018 – Did not participate
- 2022 – Runners-up
Other competitions
edit- Carpathian Trophy 1996 – 2nd
- Carpathian Trophy 1999 – 2nd
- Carpathian Trophy 2005 – 3rd
- Carpathian Trophy 2007 – 3rd
Team
editCurrent squad
editSquad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[2]
Head coach: Ivica Obrvan
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Medal-winning squads
edit- Bronze medal at the 2020 European Championship: Lucija Bešen, Paula Posavec, Dora Krsnik, Stela Posavec, Ćamila Mičijević, Dejana Milosavljević, Larissa Kalaus, Dora Kalaus, Katarina Ježić, Tena Japundža, Andrea Šimara, Ana Debelić, Josipa Mamić, Marijeta Vidak, Valentina Blažević, Kristina Prkačin, Tea Pijević
- coach: Nenad Šoštarić
Notable former players
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Slišković, Hrvoje (17 December 2020). "'Nemojte nas zvati kaubojke, imamo bolji prijedlog!': Hrvatska reprezentativka o nadimku za rukometašice". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Seniorke: Konačni popis igračica za EHF EURO 2024. godine". hrs.hr (in Croatian). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
