2002 European Women's Handball Championship

2002 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Dates	6–15 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (3rd title)
Runner-up	Norway
Third place	France
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	2448 (51 per match)

The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.

Venues

The European Championships was held in the following cities:

• Helsinge (Preliminary Group A)
• Aarhus (Preliminary Group B, Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1, Final Round)
• Farum (Preliminary Group C, Main Group 2)

Draw

The following nations were qualified:

Competition Format

• Preliminary Round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round.
• Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the Preliminary Round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the Preliminary Round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the Preliminary Round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
• Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the Semi finals. Losers of the Semi finals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Preliminary round

Group A (Helsinge)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Yugoslavia	3	3	0	0	93	76	+17	6
Romania	3	2	0	1	82	78	+4	4
Austria	3	1	0	2	77	83	-6	2
Sweden	3	0	0	3	79	94	-15	0

Group B (Aarhus)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Denmark	3	3	0	0	74	63	+11	6
France	3	2	0	1	66	65	+1	4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	72	77	-5	2
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	73	80	-7	0

Group C (Farum)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	3	2	1	0	75	61	+14	5
Russia	3	1	1	1	67	70	-3	3
Germany	3	1	0	2	71	78	-7	2
Spain	3	0	2	1	76	80	-4	2

Group D (Aarhus)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Hungary	3	3	0	0	98	77	+21	6
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	76	72	+4	4
Slovenia	3	1	0	2	75	79	-4	2
Belarus	3	0	0	3	65	86	-21	0

Main Round

Group I (Aarhus)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Denmark	5	5	0	0	126	108	+18	10
France	5	3	0	2	121	124	-3	6
Yugoslavia	5	3	0	2	153	129	+24	6
Romania	5	2	0	3	120	124	-4	4
Austria	5	2	0	3	126	124	+2	4
Ukraine	5	0	0	5	104	141	-37	0

Group II (Farum)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	5	5	0	0	135	103	+32	10
Russia	5	4	0	1	138	116	+22	8
Hungary	5	3	0	2	146	142	+4	6
Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	120	129	-9	4
Slovenia	5	1	0	4	124	143	-19	2
Germany	5	0	0	5	111	141	-30	0

Final Round (Aarhus)

1st-4th Place

	Semi Final				Final
	December 14, 2002
	Denmark	22
	Russia	18
					December 15, 2002
					Denmark	25
					Norway	22
					3rd/4th Place
	December 14, 2002			December 15, 2002
	Norway	21		France	27
	France	16			Russia	22

5th/6th Place

December 15, 2002

Yugoslavia	39 – 43	Hungary

7th/8th Place

December 14, 2002

Romania	19 – 17	Czech Republic

Final standings

Final Ranking  Denmark  Norway  France 4  Russia 5  Hungary 6  Yugoslavia 7  Romania 8  Czech Republic 9  Austria 10  Slovenia 11  Germany 12  Ukraine 13  Spain 14  Netherlands 15  Sweden 16  Belarus Source: EHF-Euro.com Other awards Top goalscorer:  Ágnes Farkas (HUN) Most Valuable Player:  Karin Mortensen (DEN) Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: NRK.no

2002 Women's European Champions Denmark 3rd Title Team Roster Lene Rantala, Ditte Andersen, Mette Vestergaard Larsen, Camilla Thomsen, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Bruun Jørgensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Karin Mortensen, Trine Jensen, Katrine Fruelund, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Josephine Touray. Head Coach: Jan Pytlick. All-Star Team Goalkeeper:  Karin Mortensen (DEN) Left wing:  Line Daugaard (DEN) Left back:  Ausra Fridrikas (AUT) Pivot:  Liudmila Bodnieva (RUS) Centre back:  Kristine Andersen (DEN) Right back:  Lina Olsson Rosenberg (NOR) Right wing:  Stéphanie Cano (FRA) Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: NRK.no

External links

• European Handball Federation
• Mette's handball corner (Archived 2009-10-22)

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