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 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Dates | 6–15 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denmark (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  Austria |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
Venues edit
The European Championship was held in the following cities:
Teams edit
| 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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Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 matches edit
Eleventh place game edit
| December 13, 1996 | Poland
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30 – 27 (ET) | Lithuania
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FT: 23–23 ET: 30–27 | ||||
Ninth place game edit
| December 13, 1996 | Hungary
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22 – 27 | Ukraine
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| (14–14) | ||||
Seventh place game edit
| December 13, 1996 | Sweden
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28 – 32 | Russia
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| (15–18) | ||||
Fifth place game edit
| December 13, 1996 | Croatia
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17 – 23 | Romania
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| (10–9) | ||||
Final round edit
| 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 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 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 match edit
| December 15, 1996 | Austria
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30 – 23 | Germany
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Gold medal match edit
| December 15, 1996 | Denmark
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25 – 23 | Norway
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| (10–10) | ||||
Final ranking edit
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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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