2002 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.

2002 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	6–15 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (3rd title)
Runner-up	Norway
Third place	France
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	2,448 (51 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ágnes Farkas (HUN) (58 goals)
Best player	Karin Mortensen (DEN)

Venues

The European Championships was held in the following cities:

• Helsinge (Preliminary Group A)
• Aarhus (Preliminary Group B, Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1, Final Round)
• Farum Arena (Preliminary Group C, Main Group 2)

Qualification

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament
Denmark	Host	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Hungary	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Ukraine	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Russia	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Romania	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
France	Fifth place of 2000 European Championship	1 (2000)
Austria	Playoff winner	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Belarus	Playoff winner	1 (2000)
Czech Republic	Playoff winner	1 (1994)
Germany	Playoff winner	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Netherlands	Playoff winner	1 (1998)
Norway	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Slovenia	Playoff winner	0 (Debut)
Spain	Playoff winner	1 (1998)
Sweden	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Yugoslavia	Playoff winner	1 (2000)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Competition format

• Preliminary round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round.
• Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
• Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Squads

Main article: 2002 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yugoslavia	3	3	0	0	93	76	+17	6	Main round
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	82	78	+4	4
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	77	83	−6	2
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	79	94	−15	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

6 December 2002 18:30	Romania	27–21	Austria	Helsinge-Hallen, Helsinge Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(12–11)
		Report

6 December 2002 20:30	Yugoslavia	31–28	Sweden	Helsinge-Hallen, Helsinge Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bashev, Dobrev (BUL)
		(15–16)
		Report

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7 December 2002 16:30	Sweden	25–30	Romania	Helsinge-Hallen, Helsinge Attendance: 900 Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP)
		(12–14)
		Report

7 December 2002 18:30	Austria	23–30	Yugoslavia	Helsinge-Hallen, Helsinge Attendance: 942 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
		(9–15)
		Report

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8 December 2002 16:30	Romania	25–32	Yugoslavia	Helsinge-Hallen, Helsinge Attendance: 930 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(13–16)
		Report

8 December 2002 18:30	Austria	33–26	Sweden	Helsinge-Hallen, Helsinge Attendance: 650 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
		(20–10)
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (H)	3	3	0	0	74	63	+11	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	66	65	+1	4
3	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	72	77	−5	2
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	3	73	80	−7	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

6 December 2002 18:30	France	25–24	Netherlands	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
		(11–12)
		Report

6 December 2002 20:45	Ukraine	23–27	Denmark	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP)
		(12–14)
		Report

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7 December 2002 18:30	Denmark	20–17	France	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
		(11–7)
		Report

7 December 2002 20:30	Netherlands	26–28	Ukraine	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(14–17)
		Report

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8 December 2002 18:30	Ukraine	21–24	France	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bashev, Dobrev (BUL)
		(10–11)
		Report

8 December 2002 20:45	Denmark	27–23	Netherlands	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(15–10)
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	2	1	0	75	61	+14	5	Main round
2	Russia	3	1	1	1	67	70	−3	3
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	71	78	−7	2
4	Spain	3	0	2	1	76	80	−4	2

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

6 December 2002 18:15	Russia	25–22	Germany	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 1,000 Referees: La Cour Bruun, Nielsen (DEN)
	three players 5	(12–10)	Wagner 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

6 December 2002 20:15	Norway	25–25	Spain	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
		(12–15)
		Report

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7 December 2002 16:30	Germany	18–26	Norway	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Shal, Konoplyastyy (UKR)
		(9–15)
		Report

7 December 2002 18:30	Spain	24–24	Russia	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 941 Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA)
	Andreu, Puche 4	(10–13)	Poltoratskaya 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8× 1×

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8 December 2002 18:30	Germany	31–27	Spain	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vitzthum, Choquard (SUI)
		(15–14)
		Report

8 December 2002 20:30	Russia	18–24	Norway	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT)
	Bodniyeva, Poltoratskaya 4	(11–13)	Olsson Rosenberg 11
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	98	77	+21	6	Main round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	76	72	+4	4
3	Slovenia	3	1	0	2	75	79	−4	2
4	Belarus	3	0	0	3	65	86	−21	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

6 December 2002 14:30	Czech Republic	25–20	Slovenia	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 700 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT)
		(10–14)
		Report

6 December 2002 16:30	Hungary	34–23	Belarus	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 700 Referees: Vitzthum, Choquard (SUI)
		(16–12)
		Report

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7 December 2002 14:30	Belarus	19–25	Czech Republic	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 350 Referees: La Cour Bruun, Nielsen (DEN)
		(8–10)
		Report

7 December 2002 16:30	Slovenia	28–31	Hungary	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 600 Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
		(14–16)
		Report

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8 December 2002 14:30	Belarus	23–27	Slovenia	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA)
		(15–16)
		Report

8 December 2002 16:30	Hungary	33–26	Czech Republic	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Shal, Konoplyastyy (UKR)
		(17–13)
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (H)	5	5	0	0	126	108	+18	10	Semifinals
2	France	5	3	0	2	121	124	−3	6
3	Yugoslavia	5	3	0	2	153	129	+24	6	Fifth place game
4	Romania	5	2	0	3	120	124	−4	4	Seventh place game
5	Austria	5	2	0	3	126	124	+2	4
6	Ukraine	5	0	0	5	104	141	−37	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

10 December 2002 16:30	Austria	32–19	Ukraine	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 800 Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP)
		(15–12)
		Report

10 December 2002 18:30	Yugoslavia	27–29	France	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(12–14)
		Report

10 December 2002 20:30	Romania	23–25	Denmark	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(9–14)
		Report

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11 December 2002 16:30	Yugoslavia	39–24	Ukraine	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 800 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
		(19–8)
		Report

11 December 2002 18:30	Romania	26–29	France	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
		(12–15)
		Report

11 December 2002 20:30	Austria	20–26	Denmark	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Bashev, Dobrev (BUL)
		(13–13)
		Report

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12 December 2002 16:30	Romania	19–17	Ukraine	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 800 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(10–10)
		Report

12 December 2002 18:30	Austria	30–22	France	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(17–12)
		Report

12 December 2002 20:30	Yugoslavia	25–28	Denmark	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
		(11–14)
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	5	0	0	135	103	+32	10	Semifinals
2	Russia	5	4	0	1	138	116	+22	8
3	Hungary	5	3	0	2	146	142	+4	6	Fifth place game
4	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	120	129	−9	4	Seventh place game
5	Slovenia	5	1	0	4	124	143	−19	2
6	Germany	5	0	0	5	111	141	−30	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

10 December 2002 16:30	Germany	26–30	Slovenia	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 500 Referees: Shal, Konoplyastyy (UKR)
		(15–14)
		Report

10 December 2002 18:30	Norway	27–20	Czech Republic	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 500 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT)
		(16–9)
		Report

10 December 2002 20:30	Russia	39–29	Hungary	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 500 Referees: La Cour Bruun, Nielsen (DEN)
	Naukovich 16	(21–17)	Farkas 11
	2× 7×	Report	3× 5×

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11 December 2002 16:30	Germany	25–30	Hungary	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 400 Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT)
		(14–15)
		Report

11 December 2002 18:30	Norway	34–24	Slovenia	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA)
		(13–9)
		Report

11 December 2002 20:30	Russia	29–19	Czech Republic	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 300 Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
	Poltoratskaya 10	(12–10)	Čumplová 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

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12 December 2002 16:30	Germany	20–30	Czech Republic	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 250 Referees: La Cour Bruun, Nielsen (DEN)
		(7–14)
		Report

12 December 2002 18:30	Russia	27–22	Slovenia	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 650 Referees: Vitzthum, Choquard (SUI)
	Poltoratskaya 8	(13–11)	Ilić 8
	3× 5×	Report	2× 2×

12 December 2002 20:30	Norway	24–23	Hungary	Farum Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Shal, Konoplyastyy (UKR)
		(13–11)
		Report

Final round

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	14 December
	Denmark	22
					15 December
	Russia	18
					Denmark	25
	14 December
					Norway	22
	France	16
	Norway	21
					Third place
					15 December
					Russia	22
					France	27

Semifinals

14 December 2002 14:30	France	16–21	Norway	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
	Cano 4	(8–9)	four players 3
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

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14 December 2002 17:00	Denmark	22–18	Russia	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	K. Andersen 7	(8–11)	Naukovich 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

Seventh place game

14 December 2002 12:00	Romania	19–17	Czech Republic	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 854 Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP)
	Brădeanu 6	(13–8)	Adámková, Čumplová 4
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

Fifth place game

15 December 2002 12:00	Yugoslavia	39–43	Hungary	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 1,500 Referees: La Cour Bruun, Nielsen (DEN)
	Knežević 10	(20–24)	Farkas 14
	3× 5×	Report	2× 8× 1×

Third place game

15 December 2002 14:30	Russia	22–27	France	Arenaen, Aarhus Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
	Muravyova, Turey 5	(11–14)	Cano 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 6×

Final

15 December 2002 17:00	Denmark	25–22	Norway	Arenaen, Aarhus Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
	Daugaard 6	(13–11)	Hammerseng 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

Final ranking and statistics

Final ranking

	Denmark
	Norway
	France
4	Russia
5	Hungary
6	Yugoslavia
7	Romania
8	Czech Republic
9	Austria
10	Slovenia
11	Germany
12	Ukraine
13	Spain
14	Netherlands
15	Sweden
16	Belarus

Source: EHF-Euro.com

2002 Women's European Champions Denmark 3rd title Team roster Lene Rantala, Ditte Andersen, Mette Vestergaard Larsen, Camilla Thomsen, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Bruun Jørgensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Karin Mortensen, Trine Jensen, Katrine Fruelund, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Josephine Touray. Head coach: Jan Pytlick.

All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper: Karin Mortensen (DEN)
• Left wing: Line Daugaard (DEN)
• Left back: Ausra Fridrikas (AUT)
• Pivot: Lyudmila Bodniyeva (RUS)
• Centre back: Kristine Andersen (DEN)
• Right back: Lina Olsson Rosenberg (NOR)
• Right wing: Stéphanie Cano (FRA)
• Most valuable player: Karin Mortensen (DEN)

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF Archived 2021-12-22 at the Wayback Machine

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Ágnes Farkas	Hungary	58	86	67
2	Ausra Fridrikas	Austria	54	100	54
3	Irina Poltoratskaya	Russia	53	96	55
4	Petra Čumplová	Czech Republic	52	70	74
5	Melinda Szabó	France	44	84	52
6	Kristine Andersen	Denmark	42	80	53
7	Bojana Petrović	Yugoslavia	38	72	53
	Marina Naukovich	Russia		77	49
9	Lina Olsson Rosenberg	Norway	36	64	56
	Silvana Ilić	Slovenia		65	55
	Carmen Amariei	Romania		76	47

Top goalkeepers

(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Karin Mortensen	Denmark	48	117	245
2	Dragica Đurić	Yugoslavia	45	50	111
3	Heidi Tjugum	Norway	44	82	185
4	Lenka Černá	Czech Republic	41	83	203
5	Ildiko Barbu	Romania	40	43	107
6	Beate Hofmann	Austria	38	55	146
7	Iryna Honcharova	Ukraine	37	20	54
	Mariya Sidorova	Russia		85	231
9	Luminița Dinu	Romania	36	57	159
	Barbara Gorski	Slovenia		48	134

External links

• European Handball Federation
• Mette's handball corner (Archived 2009-10-22)