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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Denmark |
| Dates | 6–15 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denmark (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  Austria |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
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VenuesEdit
The European Championship was held in the following cities:
TeamsEdit
| Group A | Group B |
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| Austria
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Germany
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 Croatia
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 Lithuania
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| Denmark
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Norway
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 Hungary
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 Romania
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 Poland
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 Russia
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 Sweden
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 Ukraine
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SquadsEdit
Preliminary roundEdit
Group AEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (H)
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 101 | +47 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Austria
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 105 | +20 | 8 | |
| 3 | Croatia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 120 | +1 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Sweden
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 139 | −25 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Hungary
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 127 | −18 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Poland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 132 | −25 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| December 6, 1996 | Hungary
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21 – 19 | Poland
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| December 6, 1996 | Denmark
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30 – 13 | Sweden
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| December 6, 1996 | Croatia
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21 – 25 | Austria
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| (9–12) | ||||
| December 7, 1996 | Sweden
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31 – 26 | Hungary
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| (13–13) | ||||
| December 7, 1996 | Poland
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21 – 25 | Croatia
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| (11–11) | ||||
| December 7, 1996 | Austria
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16 – 29 | Denmark
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| (6–14) | ||||
| December 8, 1996 | Sweden
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18 – 31 | Austria
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| (9–13) | ||||
| December 8, 1996 | Hungary
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19 – 24 | Croatia
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| (11–13) | ||||
| December 8, 1996 | Denmark
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33 – 22 | Poland
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| (14–9) | ||||
| December 10, 1996 | Poland
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23 – 24 | Sweden
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| (7–16) | ||||
| December 10, 1996 | Croatia
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22 – 27 | Denmark
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| (10–14) | ||||
| December 10, 1996 | Hungary
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15 – 24 | Austria
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| (7–11) | ||||
| December 11, 1996 | Croatia
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29 – 28 | Sweden
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| (15–14) | ||||
| December 11, 1996 | Denmark
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29 – 28 | Hungary
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| (14–14) | ||||
| December 11, 1996 | Austria
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29 – 22 | Poland
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| (15–10) | ||||
Group BEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 106 | +28 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 111 | +13 | 8 | |
| 3 | Romania
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 122 | +10 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Russia
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 119 | +13 | 5 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Ukraine
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 122 | −8 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Lithuania
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 153 | −56 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source:[citation needed]
| December 6, 1996 | Norway
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36 – 18 | Lithuania
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| (17–9) | ||||
| December 6, 1996 | Russia
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30 – 23 | Ukraine
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| (14–13) | ||||
| December 6, 1996 | Germany
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22 – 21 | Romania
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| (12–11) | ||||
| December 7, 1996 | Ukraine
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19 – 23 | Norway
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| (11–14) | ||||
| December 7, 1996 | Lithuania
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17 – 27 | Germany
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| (7–13) | ||||
| December 7, 1996 | Romania
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29 – 26 | Russia
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| (15–14) | ||||
| December 8, 1996 | Russia
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22 – 22 | Norway
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| (12–9) | ||||
| December 8, 1996 | Germany
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25 – 23 | Ukraine
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| (13–10) | ||||
| December 8, 1996 | Romania
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32 – 26 | Lithuania
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| (16–12) | ||||
| December 10, 1996 | Ukraine
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22 – 24 | Romania
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| (13–13) | ||||
| December 10, 1996 | Russia
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31 – 16 | Lithuania
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| (14–8) | ||||
| December 10, 1996 | Norway
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27 – 21 | Germany
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| (11–7) | ||||
| December 11, 1996 | Norway
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26 – 26 | Romania
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| (12–16) | ||||
| December 11, 1996 | Lithuania
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20 – 27 | Ukraine
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| (12–16) | ||||
| December 11, 1996 | Germany
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29 – 23 | Russia
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| (14–11) | ||||
classification matchesEdit
Eleventh place gameEdit
| December 13, 1996 | Poland
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30 – 27 (ET) | Lithuania
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| (11–11) | ||||
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FT: 23–23 ET: 30–27 | ||||
Ninth place gameEdit
| December 13, 1996 | Hungary
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22 – 27 | Ukraine
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| (14–14) | ||||
Seventh place gameEdit
| December 13, 1996 | Sweden
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28 – 32 | Russia
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| (15–18) | ||||
Fifth place gameEdit
| December 13, 1996 | Croatia
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17 – 23 | Romania
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| (10–9) | ||||
Final roundEdit
| Semi-Final | Final | |||||
| 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 | |||||
SemifinalsEdit
| December 13, 1996 | Denmark
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24 – 22 | Germany
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| (13–10) | ||||
| December 13, 1996 | Norway
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22 – 20 | Austria
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| (11–11) | ||||
Bronze medal matchEdit
| December 15, 1996 | Austria
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30 – 23 | Germany
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| (18–8) | ||||
Gold medal matchEdit
| December 15, 1996 | Denmark
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25 – 23 | Norway
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| (10–10) | ||||
Final rankingEdit
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Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Mette Vestergaard, Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek.
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