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1994 European Women's Handball Championship

The 1994 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was the inaugural European Women's Championship.[1] It was held in Germany from 17 to 25 September. It was won by Denmark after beating Germany 27–23 in the final match.[2] This was the first time Denmark won a major international tournament.[3]

Venues

The European Championships were held in the following cities:

Teams

Group A Group B
 Austria  Czech Republic
 Croatia  Germany
 Denmark  Hungary
 Norway  Romania
 Sweden  Russia
 Ukraine  Slovakia

Squads

Main article: 1994 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 5 0 0 130 100 +30 10 Semifinals
2  Norway 5 3 0 2 92 89 +3 6
3  Croatia 5 3 0 2 88 92 −4 6 Fifth place game
4  Sweden 5 2 0 3 110 125 −15 4 Seventh place game
5  Austria 5 1 0 4 94 98 −4 2 Ninth place game
6  Ukraine 5 1 0 4 96 106 −10 2 Eleventh place game
Source: [1]
September 17, 1994 Norway  25 – 23  Sweden
(12–11)
September 17, 1994 Denmark  26 – 20  Croatia
(13–8)
September 17, 1994 Austria  24 – 16  Ukraine
(16–10)
September 18, 1994 Croatia  14 – 13  Austria
(8–8)
September 18, 1994 Sweden  20 – 32  Denmark
(8–17)
September 18, 1994 Ukraine  16 – 19  Norway
(7–8)
September 19, 1994 Sweden  24 – 23  Ukraine
(18–14)
September 19, 1994 Norway  15 – 16  Croatia
(10–10)
September 19, 1994 Denmark  28 – 21  Austria
(15–12)
September 21, 1994 Croatia  20 – 17  Sweden
(9–9)
September 21, 1994 Austria  11 – 14  Norway
(6–8)
September 21, 1994 Denmark  21 – 20  Ukraine
(9–14)
September 22, 1994 Ukraine  21 – 18  Croatia
(9–10)
September 22, 1994 Austria  25 – 26  Sweden
(14–15)
September 22, 1994 Norway  19 – 23  Denmark
(8–10)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 5 4 0 1 107 98 +9 8 Semifinals
2  Hungary 5 3 1 1 116 107 +9 7
3  Russia 5 3 0 2 117 89 +28 6 Fifth place game
4  Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 98 98 0 4 Seventh place game
5  Romania 5 2 0 3 88 98 −10 4 Ninth place game
6  Slovakia 5 0 1 4 82 118 −36 1 Eleventh place game
Source: [2]
(H) Hosts
September 17, 1994 Germany  23 – 21  Russia
(10–8)
September 17, 1994 Romania  22 – 16  Slovakia
(13–8)
September 17, 1994 Hungary  25 – 19  Czech Republic
(13–9)
September 18, 1994 Czech Republic  21 – 22  Germany
(11–12)
September 18, 1994 Russia  21 – 14  Romania
(12–7)
September 18, 1994 Slovakia  23 – 23  Hungary
(17–9)
September 19, 1994 Romania  16 – 24  Hungary
(6–13)
September 19, 1994 Germany  20 – 13  Slovakia
(10–8)
September 19, 1994 Russia  17 – 19  Czech Republic
(8–8)
September 21, 1994 Slovakia  14 – 31  Russia
(8–16)
September 21, 1994 Romania  18 – 17  Czech Republic
(10–8)
September 21, 1994 Hungary  25 – 22  Germany
(12–8)
September 22, 1994 Czech Republic  22 – 16  Slovakia
(11–6)
September 22, 1994 Hungary  19 – 27  Russia
(11–14)
September 22, 1994 Germany  20 – 18  Romania
(13–9)

Eleventh place game

September 24, 1994
11:00 		Ukraine  30 – 29 (ET)  Slovakia Oberhausen
Attendance: 350
Referees: Helmut Wille, Horst Vorderleitner (AUS)
Derepasko, Sakada 6 (12–11) Salatová 11
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FT: 22–22 ET: 27–27, 30–29

Ninth place game

September 24, 1994
12:30 		Austria  26 – 24  Romania Oberhausen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Stefan Arnaldsson, Rögnvald Erlingson (ISL)
Bozovic 8 (14–8) Luca 10
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Seventh place game

September 24, 1994
15:00 		Sweden  24 – 20  Czech Republic Oberhausen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Francois Garcia, Jean-Pierre Moreno (FRA)
Aasa 6 (12–10) Ludmilova 8
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Fifth place game

September 24, 1994
16:30 		Croatia  27 – 26  Russia Oberhausen
Attendance: 700
Referees: Manfred Gremmel, Wolfgang Gremmel (GER)
Petlika 12 (12–12) Verakso 9
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Final round

 
Semi-FinalFinal
 
      
 
September 24, 1994
 
 
  Denmark 29
 
September 25, 1994
 
  Hungary 28
 
  Denmark 27
 
September 24, 1994
 
  Germany 23
 
  Germany 22
 
 
  Norway 18
 
3rd/4th Place
 
 
September 25, 1994
 
 
  Hungary 19
 
 
  Norway 24

Semifinals

September 24, 1994
15:00 		Denmark  29 – 28 (ET)  Hungary Berlin
Attendance: 3700
Referees: Ion Serbu, Viorel Dobre (ROM)
C. Andersen, A. Andersen 7 (13–15) Kocsis 9
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FT: 26–26 ET: 29–28

September 24, 1994
17:00 		Germany  22 – 18  Norway Berlin
Attendance: 4000
Referees: Lyuben Kostov, Rumen Ivanchev (BUL)
Erler 8 (12–9) Larsen, Sagstuen 6
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Bronze medal match

September 25, 1994
15:00 		Hungary  19 – 24  Norway Berlin
Attendance: 4000
Referees: Per Elbrønd, Kjeld Løvqvist (DEN)
Farkas 9 (6–10) Steen 10
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Gold medal match

September 25, 1994
17:00 		Denmark  27 – 23  Germany Berlin
Attendance: 4000
Referees: Peter Brussel, Anton van Dongen (NED)
Andersen 7 (14–13) Zienkiewics 6
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Final ranking

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "EHF Euro History". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's EHF Euro 1994". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ Christiansen, Casper Helweg; Top, Morten (5 December 2015). "Dengang det blev sjovt at se kvindehåndbold" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ EHF Archive