Croatia women's national handball team

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.

Croatia Croatia
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Information
NicknameKraljice šoka (Queens of Shock)[1]
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation (HRS)
CoachIvica Obrvan
Assistant coachSnježana Petika
CaptainKatarina Ježić
Most capsKlaudija Bubalo (166)
Most goalsKlaudija Bubalo (769)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best result7th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1995)
Best result6th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2020)
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Croatia women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 Languedoc-Rousillon
Silver medal – second place1997 Bari
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran
Bronze medal – third place2005 AlmeríaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 MersinTeam

Results

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
19761988Part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992Couldn't participate in qualification
United States 1996Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Quarter-final 7th of 12 6 4 0 2 167 140
Brazil 2016Did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024TBD
United States 2028
Total1/76402167140

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
19571990Part of Yugoslavia
Norway 1993Couldn't participate in qualification
Austria/Hungary 1995Round of 16 10th of 20 8 5 0 3 188 175
Germany 1997Quarter-final 6th of 24 9 7 0 2 249 189
Denmark/Norway 1999Did not qualify
Italy 2001
Croatia 2003Preliminary round 14th of 24 5 2 0 3 142 122
Russia 2005Main round 11th of 24 8 3 0 5 250 228
France 2007Main round 9th of 24 8 3 1 4 237 224
China 2009Did not qualify
Brazil 2011Quarter-final 7th of 24 9 6 0 3 266 220
Serbia 2013Did not qualify
Denmark 2015
Germany 2017
Japan 2019
Spain 2021Main round 18th of 32 6 2 0 4 163 156
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023Qualified
Germany/Netherlands 2025TBD
Hungary 2027
Total8/14532812414951214

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Germany 1994Preliminary round 5th of 12 6 4 0 2 115 118
Denmark 1996Preliminary round 6th of 12 6 3 0 3 138 143
Netherlands 1998Did not qualify
Romania 2000
Denmark 2002
Hungary 2004Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 82 89
Sweden 2006Main round 7th of 16 6 3 0 3 141 143
North Macedonia 2008Main round 6th of 16 7 3 0 4 208 201
Denmark/Norway 2010Main round 9th of 16 6 3 0 3 152 167
Serbia 2012Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 65 69
Hungary/Croatia 2014Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 83 83
Sweden 2016Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 68 97
France 2018Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 59 83
Denmark 2020Third place game 3rd of 16 8 6 0 2 193 196
Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro 2022Main round 10th of 16 6 1 1 3 132 159
Austria/Hungary/Switzerland 2024TBD
Russia 2026
Norway/Denmark/Sweden 2028
Total12/15542502913041389

Mediterranean Games

  • 1993 Champions
  • 1997 Runners-up
  • 2005 3rd place
  • 2009 – 6th place
  • 2013 3rd place
  • 2018Did not participate
  • 2022 Runners-up

Other competitions

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Nenad Šoštarić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lucija Bešen (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 1.80 m 33 1 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
2 RW Nikolina Zadravec (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 1.68 m 23 32 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
3 LW Paula Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 1.70 m 63 83 Romania Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
6 P Sara Šenvald (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 1.85 m 13 10 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
7 CB Dora Krsnik (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 1.70 m 51 97 Romania CS Mioveni
8 CB Stela Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 1.74 m 52 101 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
12 GK Ivana Kapitanović (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 1.83 m 52 6 Romania Rapid București
14 LB Larissa Kalaus (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 1.73 m 35 106 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
15 RB Dora Kalaus (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 1.72 m 35 11 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
17 P Katarina Ježić (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 1.73 m 95 200 Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK
19 RW Tena Japundža (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 1.73 m 17 18 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
23 RB Katarina Pavlović (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 1.80 m 9 46 Romania CSM Târgu Jiu
25 RW Lara Burić (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 1.70 m 8 8 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
28 LW Andrea Šimara (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 1.71 m 30 37 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
31 P Ana Debelić (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 1.83 m 59 106 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
38 LB Tina Barišić (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 1.85 m 6 12 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
40 LB Tena Petika (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 1.90 m 4 15 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
77 LB Valentina Blažević (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 1.70 m 52 119 Romania Gloria Buzău
88 CB Kristina Prkačin (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 1.83 m 19 8 Romania Gloria Buzău
91 GK Tea Pijević (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 1.72 m 45 1 Hungary Alba Fehérvár KC

Medal-winning squads

Notable former players

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "EHF EURO 2022: Hrvatska otputovala na Europsko prvenstvo". hrs.hr. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. "Team Roster Croatia". eurohandball.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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