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1996 European Women's Handball Championship

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.

1996 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates6–15 December
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (2nd title)
Runner-up Norway
Third place Austria
Fourth place Germany
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Venues

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The European Championship was held in the following cities:

Teams

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Group A Group B
  Austria   Germany
  Croatia   Lithuania
  Denmark   Norway
  Hungary   Romania
  Poland   Russia
  Sweden   Ukraine

Squads

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Main article: 1996 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark (H) 5 5 0 0 148 101 47 10 Semifinals
2   Austria 5 4 0 1 125 105 20 8
3   Croatia 5 3 0 2 121 120 1 6 Fifth place game
4   Sweden 5 2 0 3 114 139 −25 4 Seventh place game
5   Hungary 5 1 0 4 109 127 −18 2 Ninth place game
6   Poland 5 0 0 5 107 132 −25 0 Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
December 6, 1996 Hungary   21 – 19   Poland
(10–10)
December 6, 1996 Denmark   30 – 13   Sweden
(13–6)
December 6, 1996 Croatia   21 – 25   Austria
(9–12)
December 7, 1996 Sweden   31 – 26   Hungary
(13–13)
December 7, 1996 Poland   21 – 25   Croatia
(11–11)
December 7, 1996 Austria   16 – 29   Denmark
(6–14)
December 8, 1996 Sweden   18 – 31   Austria
(9–13)
December 8, 1996 Hungary   19 – 24   Croatia
(11–13)
December 8, 1996 Denmark   33 – 22   Poland
(14–9)
December 10, 1996 Poland   23 – 24   Sweden
(7–16)
December 10, 1996 Croatia   22 – 27   Denmark
(10–14)
December 10, 1996 Hungary   15 – 24   Austria
(7–11)
December 11, 1996 Croatia   29 – 28   Sweden
(15–14)
December 11, 1996 Denmark   29 – 28   Hungary
(14–14)
December 11, 1996 Austria   29 – 22   Poland
(15–10)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 5 3 2 0 134 106 28 8 Semifinals
2   Germany 5 4 0 1 124 111 13 8
3   Romania 5 3 1 1 132 122 10 7 Fifth place game
4   Russia 5 2 1 2 132 119 13 5 Seventh place game
5   Ukraine 5 1 0 4 114 122 −8 2 Ninth place game
6   Lithuania 5 0 0 5 97 153 −56 0 Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
December 6, 1996 Norway   36 – 18   Lithuania
(17–9)
December 6, 1996 Russia   30 – 23   Ukraine
(14–13)
December 6, 1996 Germany   22 – 21   Romania
(12–11)
December 7, 1996 Ukraine   19 – 23   Norway
(11–14)
December 7, 1996 Lithuania   17 – 27   Germany
(7–13)
December 7, 1996 Romania   29 – 26   Russia
(15–14)
December 8, 1996 Russia   22 – 22   Norway
(12–9)
December 8, 1996 Germany   25 – 23   Ukraine
(13–10)
December 8, 1996 Romania   32 – 26   Lithuania
(16–12)
December 10, 1996 Ukraine   22 – 24   Romania
(13–13)
December 10, 1996 Russia   31 – 16   Lithuania
(14–8)
December 10, 1996 Norway   27 – 21   Germany
(11–7)
December 11, 1996 Norway   26 – 26   Romania
(12–16)
December 11, 1996 Lithuania   20 – 27   Ukraine
(12–16)
December 11, 1996 Germany   29 – 23   Russia
(14–11)

classification matches

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Eleventh place game

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December 13, 1996 Poland   30 – 27 (ET)   Lithuania
(11–11)

FT: 23–23 ET: 30–27

Ninth place game

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December 13, 1996 Hungary   22 – 27   Ukraine
(14–14)

Seventh place game

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December 13, 1996 Sweden   28 – 32   Russia
(15–18)

Fifth place game

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December 13, 1996 Croatia   17 – 23   Romania
(10–9)

Final round

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Semi-FinalFinal
 
      
 
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

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December 13, 1996 Denmark   24 – 22   Germany
(13–10)
December 13, 1996 Norway   22 – 20   Austria
(11–11)

Bronze medal match

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December 15, 1996 Austria   30 – 23   Germany
(18–8)

Gold medal match

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December 15, 1996 Denmark   25 – 23   Norway
(10–10)

Final ranking

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References

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