Women

Sweden have always been a dark horse at international tournaments, with strong outings at the IHF Women’s World Championship, finishing fourth at Germany 2017 and seventh at Japan 2019.
The 11th place at the Women’s EHF EURO 2020, though, was their worst finish in an international tournament since 2009, therefore coach Tomas Axner felt like changes were finally due in a team renowned for their outstanding youth system.

With their six Olympic Games medals, equal to Republic of Korea, Norway are one of the most successful teams ever, and qualification through to Tokyo 2020 would set them up in their attempt to equal Denmark’s record of three Olympic golds (1996, 2000, 2004) and with it, sit as the undisputed Queens of Olympic handball.

In a star-studded line-up at Japan 2019, Spain had their best-ever IHF Women’s World Championship, finishing second after an impressive campaign, losing by the slightest of margins in a hard-fought final against the Netherlands.
Placing ninth at the Women’s EHF EURO 2020 last December was a step back, yet their game plan was classic Spain, with a focus on defence, but missing their spark in attack.


Five years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Russia had a stellar tournament under Evgenii Trefilov’s guidance, winning their first-ever Olympic gold medal. Darya Dmitrieva and Polina Kuznetsova were elected to the All-star Team of the tournament, while Anna Vyakhireva was named the MVP.
With a perfect mix of experienced players and young stars such as Vyakhireva and Dmitrieva, Russia seemed to have a bright future. However, they have failed to win a gold medal at any major international competition after 2016.



Andrea KLIKOVAC
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Montenegro
05 May 1991
30
180 cm
73 kg

CSM Bucuresti
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Katarina BULATOVIĆ
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Montenegro
15 November 1984
35
190 cm
85 kg


Vanesa AGOVIĆ
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Montenegro
30 March 1996
28
177 cm
72 kg
