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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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Information
NicknameKraljice šoka (Queens of Shock)[1]
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation (HRS)
CoachIvica Obrvan
Assistant coachAntonio Pranjić
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
Appearances8 (First in 1995)
Best result6th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2020)
Last updated on Unknown.
Croatia women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc-Rousillon
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Team

Results edit

Olympic Games edit

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1976–1988 Part of Yugoslavia
  1992 Couldn't participate in qualification
  1996 Did not qualify
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012 Quarter-final 7th of 12 6 4 0 2 167 140
  2016 Did not qualify
  2020
  2024
  2028 TBD
Total 1/7 – 6 4 0 2 167 140

World Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1957–1990 Part of Yugoslavia
  1993 Couldn't participate in qualification
 /  1995 Round of 16 10th of 20 8 5 0 3 188 175
  1997 Quarter-final 6th of 24 9 7 0 2 249 189
 /  1999 Did not qualify
  2001
  2003 Preliminary round 14th of 24 5 2 0 3 142 122
  2005 Main round 11th of 24 8 3 0 5 250 228
  2007 Main round 9th of 24 8 3 1 4 237 224
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011 Quarter-final 7th of 24 9 6 0 3 266 220
  2013 Did not qualify
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2021 Main round 18th of 32 6 2 0 4 163 156
 / /  2023 Main round 14th of 32 6 3 1 2 150 120
 /  2025 TBD
  2027
  2029
 /  2031
Total 8/16 – 59 31 2 26 1645 1434

European Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1994 Preliminary round 5th of 12 6 4 0 2 115 118
  1996 Preliminary round 6th of 12 6 3 0 3 138 143
  1998 Did not qualify
  2000
  2002
  2004 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 82 89
  2006 Main round 7th of 16 6 3 0 3 141 143
  2008 Main round 6th of 16 7 3 0 4 208 201
 /  2010 Main round 9th of 16 6 3 0 3 152 167
  2012 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 65 69
 /  2014 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 83 83
  2016 Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 68 97
  2018 Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 59 83
  2020 Third place game 3rd of 16 8 6 0 2 193 196
 / /  2022 Main round 10th of 16 6 1 1 4 132 159
 / /  2024 Qualified
 / / / /  2026 TBD
 / /  2028
Total 13/18 – 60 26 1 33 1436 1548

Mediterranean Games edit

Other competitions edit

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Ivica Obrvan

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lucija Bešen (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) 1.80 m 37 1   RK Podravka Koprivnica
2 RW Nikolina Zadravec (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 26) 1.68 m 24 33   RK Podravka Koprivnica
3 LW Paula Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 27) 1.70 m 71 98   Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
6 P Sara Šenvald (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) 1.85 m 17 12   RK Podravka Koprivnica
8 CB Stela Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 27) 1.65 m 60 114   MKS Lublin
9 LB Ćamila Mičijević (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29) 1.95 m 53 174   Paris 92
10 CB Dejana Milosavljević (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) 1.73 m 26 57   SCM Craiova
14 LB Larissa Kalaus (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27) 1.73 m 43 110   RK Podravka Koprivnica
17 P Katarina Ježić (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31) 1.73 m 103 213   HC Dunărea Brăila
23 RB Katarina Pavlović (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29) 1.80 m 15 64   CS Minaur Baia Mare
25 RW Lara Burić (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 20) 1.69 m 15 17   RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
26 P Mia Brkić (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 20) 1.80 m 0 0   Metz Handball
28 LW Andrea Šimara (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 26) 1.70 m 38 47   RK Podravka Koprivnica
38 LB Tina Barišić (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23) 1.85 m 10 13   RK Podravka Koprivnica
43 RB Klara Birtić (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) 1.82 m 2 8   SG BBM Bietigheim
77 CB Valentina Blažević (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30) 1.70 m 63 167   Gloria Buzău
88 LB Kristina Prkačin (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26) 1.83 m 30 19   RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
91 GK Tea Pijević (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 32) 1.72 m 55 2   Gloria Buzău

Medal-winning squads edit

Notable former players edit

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Seniorke: Konačan popis igračica za Svjetsko prvenstvo". hrs.hr (in Croatian). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Croatia" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links edit

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