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

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.

Venues

The European Championship was held in the following cities:

Teams

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

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

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:
(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

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:
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

Eleventh place game

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

FT: 23–23 ET: 30–27

Ninth place game

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

Seventh place game

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

Fifth place game

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

Final round

 
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

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

Bronze medal match

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

Gold medal match

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

Final ranking

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