1998 European Women's Handball Championship

1998 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
Dates	11–20 December
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (1st title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Austria
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The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Netherlands from 11–20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match.

Venues

The European Championships will be held in the following cities:

• Amsterdam
• 's-Hertogenbosch

Teams

Group A	Group B
Ukraine	Denmark
Hungary	Norway
Austria	Poland
Netherlands	Macedonia
Germany	Spain
Romania	Russia

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Austria	5	4	0	1	134	118	+16	8
Hungary	5	4	0	1	131	109	+22	8
Germany	5	4	0	1	117	119	−2	8
Ukraine	5	2	0	3	128	127	+1	4
Netherlands	5	1	0	4	107	121	−14	2
Romania	5	0	0	5	120	143	−23	0

December 11, 1998
Hungary	28 – 24	Romania
Austria	24 – 25	Germany
Ukraine	23 – 16	Netherlands
December 13, 1998
Netherlands	19 – 28	Hungary
Romania	24 – 26	Austria
Germany	28 – 27	Ukraine
December 14, 1998
Hungary	21 – 26	Austria
Netherlands	18 – 19	Germany
Ukraine	32 – 24	Romania
December 16, 1998
Austria	30 – 24	Ukraine
Romania	23 – 30	Netherlands
Hungary	25 – 18	Germany
December 17, 1998
Ukraine	22 – 29	Hungary
Germany	27 – 25	Romania
Austria	28 – 24	Netherlands

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	5	5	0	0	137	102	+35	10
Denmark	5	4	0	1	138	115	+23	8
Poland	5	3	0	2	112	110	+2	6
Macedonia	5	2	0	3	111	136	−25	4
Russia	5	0	1	4	112	128	−16	1
Spain	5	0	1	4	107	126	−19	1

December 11, 1998
Poland	20 – 15	Spain
Denmark	37 – 21	Macedonia
Norway	25 – 20	Russia
December 12, 1998
Russia	21 – 25	Poland
Spain	23 – 26	Denmark
Macedonia	23 – 27	Norway
December 14, 1998
Macedonia	27 – 22	Spain
Norway	30 – 19	Poland
Denmark	27 – 22	Russia
December 16, 1998
Russia	23 – 25	Macedonia
Norway	27 – 21	Spain
Poland	21 – 29	Denmark
December 17, 1998
Spain	26 – 26	Russia
Poland	27 – 15	Macedonia
Denmark	19 – 28	Norway

Final round

	Semi-Final				Final
	December 19, 1998
	Austria	24
	Denmark	35
					December 20, 1998
					Denmark	16
					Norway	24
					3rd/4th Place
	December 19, 1998			December 20, 1998
	Norway	28		Austria	24
	Hungary	14			Hungary	30

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking  Norway  Denmark  Hungary 4  Austria 5  Poland 6  Germany 7  Ukraine 8  Macedonia 9  Russia 10  Netherlands 11  Romania 12  Spain Source: EuroHandball.com.[1]

1998 Women's European Champions  Norway 1st title Ann Cathrin Eriksen, Camilla Carstens, Cecilie Leganger, Elisabeth Hilmo, Elise Alsand, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Heidi Tjugum, Janne Tuven, Jeanette Nilsen, Kjersti Grini (captain), Mette Davidsen, Mia Hundvin, Sahra Hausmann, Siv Heim Sæbøe, Tonje Larsen, and Trine Haltvik, Head Coach: Marit Breivik. Source: Dagbladet.[2]

References

1. "2008 Women's European Championship. Final Round. Official result bulletin.". European Handball Federation.
2. "Norges lag". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 1998. Retrieved 28 March 2010.