Denmark national handball team

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For the women's national team, see Denmark women's national handball team. Denmark Information Association Danish Handball Association Coach Ulrik Wilbek Most caps Lars Christiansen (326) Most goals Lars Christiansen (1475) Colours Home Away Results Summer Olympics Appearances 5 (First in 1972) Best result 4th, 1984 World Championship Appearances 18 (First in 1938) Best result 2nd, 1967 & 2011 European Championship Appearances 9 (First in 1994) Best result 1st, 2008 Infobox last updated on: Unknown. The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches. In 2008 they won their first, and as of January 2011 only Gold medal ever, when they became European Champions, beating Croatia 24-20 in the final. They held the European title up until The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship where France won their second European Title. Contents 1 History 1.1 2007 World Championship 1.2 2008 European Championship 1.3 2011 World Championship 2 Performance timeline 2.1 World Championships 2.2 European Championships 2.3 Olympic games 3 Current squad 4 References 5 External links History Handball is one of the most popular pastimes in Denmark, only exceeded by e.g. football and badminton. At the end of 2003 the Danish Handball Association had more than 146.000 active and passive members. 2007 World Championship In 2007 Denmark participated in the World Championship in Germany, where they were pitted in Group E against Angola, Hungary and their neighbors to the north Norway. Denmark finished second in their group following victories against Angola and Norway. In the main round the team faced Croatia, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary and defending champions Spain. Despite an initial defeat against Croatia, the team advanced by defeating their last three opponents. In the quartefinal Iceland was defeated by the narrowest of margins, 42-41. In the semifinal Denmark lost to Poland 36-33 and ended up in the bronze match against France where they won 34-27 thus placing third. 2008 European Championship After finishing 3rd in three consecutive European Championships, the Danish team won gold at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, which took place in neighboring Norway. The team lost only one match on the way to the gold, that being a fiercely contested derby against hosts Norway. The Danish team defeated Croatia 24-20 in the final, after inching out Germany in the semis. Keeper Kasper Hvidt and winger Lars Christiansen were important factors in the Danish campaign, both being selected for the tournament all-star team and Lars Christiansen also finishing as shared top goalscorer. 2011 World Championship At The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, after winning 9 matches in a row, Denmark reached the final beating Spain 28:24 in the semi-final. This was the first time in over 44 years, that the Denmark National Handball Team reached a World Championship final. In the final, Denmark lost against France 35:37 in overtime. France is therefore still the current reigning European Champions, Olympic Champions and also double World Champions. Performance timeline World Championships 1938 – 4th 1954 – 5th 1958 – 4th 1961 – 5th 1964 – 7th 1967 – 2nd 1970 – 4th 1974 – 8th 1978 – 4th 1982 – 4th 1986 – 8th 1990 – Did not participate 1993 – 9th 1995 – 19th 1997 – Did not participate 1999 – 9th 2001 – Did not participate 2003 – 9th 2005 – 13th 2007 – 3rd 2009 – 4th 2011 – 2nd European Championships 1994 – 4th 1996 – 12th 1998 – Did not participate 2000 – 10th 2002 – 3rd 2004 – 3rd 2006 – 3rd 2008 – 1st 2010 – 5th 2012 – Qualified Olympic games 1972 – 13th 1976 – 8th 1980 – 9th 1984 – 4th 1988 – Did not participate 1992 – Did not participate 1996 – Did not participate 2000 – Did not participate 2004 – Did not participate 2008 – 7th 2012 – Pending The team did not participate in the 1936 field handball tournament at the Olympics, but lost at the 1952 Olympics in a demonstration match against Sweden. Current squad The Danish international squad as of January 10, 2012.1 No. Player Date of birth Caps Goals Club 1 Niklas Landin Jakobsen (GK) 19 December 1988 (1988-12-19) (age 23) 60 0 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 2 Thomas Mogensen 30 January 1983 (1983-01-30) (age 28) 76 192 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 3 Mads Christiansen 3 May 1986 (1986-05-03) (age 25) 39 86 Team Tvis Holstebro 4 Lasse Boesen 18 September 1979 (1979-09-18) (age 32) 153 398 KIF Kolding 8 Rasmus Lauge Schmidt 20 June 1991 (1991-06-20) (age 20) 20 21 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 9 Lars Christiansen 18 April 1972 (1972-04-18) (age 39) 329 1487 KIF Kolding 10 Nikolaj Markussen 1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) (age 23) 16 50 Atlético Madrid 11 Anders Eggert 14 May 1982 (1982-05-14) (age 29) 62 235 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 13 Bo Spellerberg 24 July 1979 (1979-07-24) (age 32) 185 274 KIF Kolding 17 Lasse Svan Hansen 31 August 1983 (1983-08-31) (age 28) 53 106 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 18 Hans Lindberg 1 August 1981 (1981-08-01) (age 30) 117 285 HSV Hamburg 19 René Toft Hansen 11 January 1984 (1984-01-11) (age 28) 21 34 AG København 20 Marcus Cleverly (GK) 15 June 1981 (1981-06-15) (age 30) 8 0 KS Vive Kielce 22 Kasper Søndergaard 9 June 1981 (1981-06-09) (age 30) 76 174 Skjern Håndbold 23 Henrik Toft Hansen 18 December 1986 (1986-12-18) (age 25) 20 54 AG København 24 Mikkel Hansen 22 October 1987 (1987-10-22) (age 24) 51 218 AG København 26 Kasper Nielsen 9 June 1975 (1975-06-09) (age 36) 143 283 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg References ^ http://www.dhf.dk/composite-789.htm External links The Danish Handball Association (Danish) v d e Handball in Denmark Danish Handball Federation League competitions men: Danish Handball League women: Danish Women's Handball League Cup competitions men: Danish Handball Cup women : Danish Women's Handball Cup National teams National team (women team) · Beach: (men · women) v d e International handball IHF · World Championship (men) (women) · Junior World Championship (men) (women) · Youth World Championship (men) (women) · Olympics · All-Africa Games  · Asian Games · Pan American Games · Mediterranean Games · Pan Arab Games · Player of the Year · Teams · IHF Super Globe · Beach Handball World Championships · Men's World Rankings Asia AHF – Asian Championship (men) (women) – Asian Junior Championship (men) (women) – Asian Youth Championship (men) (women) Africa CAHB – African Championship (men) (women) – African Junior Championship (men) (women) – African Youth Championship (men) (women) Pan America PATHF – Pan American Championship (men) (women) – American Junior Championships (men) (women) – American Youth Championships (men) (women) Oceania OHF – Nations Cup (men) (women) Europe EHF – European Championship (men) (women) – European Junior Championship (men) (women) – European Youth Championship (men) (women) – European Beach Handball Championship v d e Men's national handball teams of Europe (EHF) Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine