1996 European Women's Handball Championship

1996 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates6–15 December
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (2nd title)
Runner-up Norway
Third place Austria
Fourth place Germany
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The 1996 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–23 in the final match.

Venues

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The European Championship was held in the following cities:

Teams

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Group A Group B
 Austria  Germany
 Croatia  Lithuania
 Denmark  Norway
 Hungary  Romania
 Poland  Russia
 Sweden  Ukraine

Squads

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Main article: 1996 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (H) 5 5 0 0 148 101 +47 10 Semifinals
2  Austria 5 4 0 1 125 105 +20 8
3  Croatia 5 3 0 2 121 120 +1 6 Fifth place game
4  Sweden 5 2 0 3 114 139 −25 4 Seventh place game
5  Hungary 5 1 0 4 109 127 −18 2 Ninth place game
6  Poland 5 0 0 5 107 132 −25 0 Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
December 6, 1996 Hungary  21 – 19  Poland
(10–10)
December 6, 1996 Denmark  30 – 13  Sweden
(13–6)
December 6, 1996 Croatia  21 – 25  Austria
(9–12)
December 7, 1996 Sweden  31 – 26  Hungary
(13–13)
December 7, 1996 Poland  21 – 25  Croatia
(11–11)
December 7, 1996 Austria  16 – 29  Denmark
(6–14)
December 8, 1996 Sweden  18 – 31  Austria
(9–13)
December 8, 1996 Hungary  19 – 24  Croatia
(11–13)
December 8, 1996 Denmark  33 – 22  Poland
(14–9)
December 10, 1996 Poland  23 – 24  Sweden
(7–16)
December 10, 1996 Croatia  22 – 27  Denmark
(10–14)
December 10, 1996 Hungary  15 – 24  Austria
(7–11)
December 11, 1996 Croatia  29 – 28  Sweden
(15–14)
December 11, 1996 Denmark  29 – 28  Hungary
(14–14)
December 11, 1996 Austria  29 – 22  Poland
(15–10)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 3 2 0 134 106 +28 8 Semifinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 124 111 +13 8
3  Romania 5 3 1 1 132 122 +10 7 Fifth place game
4  Russia 5 2 1 2 132 119 +13 5 Seventh place game
5  Ukraine 5 1 0 4 114 122 −8 2 Ninth place game
6  Lithuania 5 0 0 5 97 153 −56 0 Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
December 6, 1996 Norway  36 – 18  Lithuania
(17–9)
December 6, 1996 Russia  30 – 23  Ukraine
(14–13)
December 6, 1996 Germany  22 – 21  Romania
(12–11)
December 7, 1996 Ukraine  19 – 23  Norway
(11–14)
December 7, 1996 Lithuania  17 – 27  Germany
(7–13)
December 7, 1996 Romania  29 – 26  Russia
(15–14)
December 8, 1996 Russia  22 – 22  Norway
(12–9)
December 8, 1996 Germany  25 – 23  Ukraine
(13–10)
December 8, 1996 Romania  32 – 26  Lithuania
(16–12)
December 10, 1996 Ukraine  22 – 24  Romania
(13–13)
December 10, 1996 Russia  31 – 16  Lithuania
(14–8)
December 10, 1996 Norway  27 – 21  Germany
(11–7)
December 11, 1996 Norway  26 – 26  Romania
(12–16)
December 11, 1996 Lithuania  20 – 27  Ukraine
(12–16)
December 11, 1996 Germany  29 – 23  Russia
(14–11)

classification matches

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Eleventh place game

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December 13, 1996 Poland  30 – 27 (ET)  Lithuania
(11–11)

FT: 23–23 ET: 30–27

Ninth place game

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December 13, 1996 Hungary  22 – 27  Ukraine
(14–14)

Seventh place game

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December 13, 1996 Sweden  28 – 32  Russia
(15–18)

Fifth place game

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December 13, 1996 Croatia  17 – 23  Romania
(10–9)

Final round

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Semi-FinalFinal
 
      
 
December 13, 1996
 
 
  Denmark 24
 
December 15, 1996
 
  Germany 22
 
  Denmark 25
 
December 13, 1996
 
  Norway 23
 
  Norway 22
 
 
  Austria 20
 
3rd/4th Place
 
 
December 15, 1996
 
 
  Germany 23
 
 
  Austria 30

Semifinals

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December 13, 1996 Denmark  24 – 22  Germany
(13–10)
December 13, 1996 Norway  22 – 20  Austria
(11–11)

Bronze medal match

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December 15, 1996 Austria  30 – 23  Germany
(18–8)

Gold medal match

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December 15, 1996 Denmark  25 – 23  Norway
(10–10)

Final ranking

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References

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