The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first te
USSR women's national handball team at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Kristina Richter, the three-time world champion. She was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in July 2016.
Yugoslavia (right) vs. Congo (left) at the 1980 Olympic Games. Wearing number 9 for Yugoslavia is Svetlana Kitić, considered the greatest handball player of all time by the IHF.
Marit Breivik coached the team from 1994 to 2009. During her tenure, the team won six gold medals in international championships.
The 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the championship, organised by the International Handball Federation from 29 November to 17 December 2023 and jointly hosted by
Poland vs Japan on 2 December 2023
Jyske Bank Boxen, venue of the 2013 European SC Swimming Championships