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Croatia women's national handball team

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Croatia Croatia
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Information
NicknameKraljice šoka (Queens of Shock)[1]
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation (HRS)
CoachIvica Obrvan
Assistant coachAntonio Pranjić
Most capsKlaudija Bubalo (166)
Most goalsKlaudija Bubalo (769)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best result7th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1995)
Best result6th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2020)
Last updated on Unknown.
Croatia women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc-Rousillon
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Team

The Croatia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1976–1988 Part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992 Couldn't participate in qualification
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Quarter-final 7th of 12 6 4 0 2 167 140
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 TBD
Total 1/7 – 6 4 0 2 167 140

World Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1957–1990 Part of Yugoslavia
Norway 1993 Couldn't participate in qualification
Austria/Hungary 1995 Round of 16 10th of 20 8 5 0 3 188 175
Germany 1997 Quarter-final 6th of 24 9 7 0 2 249 189
Denmark/Norway 1999 Did not qualify
Italy 2001
Croatia 2003 Preliminary round 14th of 24 5 2 0 3 142 122
Russia 2005 Main round 11th of 24 8 3 0 5 250 228
France 2007 Main round 9th of 24 8 3 1 4 237 224
China 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2011 Quarter-final 7th of 24 9 6 0 3 266 220
Serbia 2013 Did not qualify
Denmark 2015
Germany 2017
Japan 2019
Spain 2021 Main round 18th of 32 6 2 0 4 163 156
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 Main round 14th of 32 6 3 1 2 150 120
Germany/Netherlands 2025 TBD
Hungary 2027
Spain 2029
Czech Republic/Poland 2031
Total 8/16 – 59 31 2 26 1645 1434

European Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Germany 1994 Preliminary round 5th of 12 6 4 0 2 115 118
Denmark 1996 Preliminary round 6th of 12 6 3 0 3 138 143
Netherlands 1998 Did not qualify
Romania 2000
Denmark 2002
Hungary 2004 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 82 89
Sweden 2006 Main round 7th of 16 6 3 0 3 141 143
North Macedonia 2008 Main round 6th of 16 7 3 0 4 212 208
Denmark/Norway 2010 Main round 9th of 16 6 3 0 3 152 167
Serbia 2012 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 65 69
Hungary/Croatia 2014 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 83 83
Sweden 2016 Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 68 97
France 2018 Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 59 83
Denmark 2020 Third place game 3rd of 16 8 6 0 2 193 196
Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro 2022 Main round 10th of 16 6 1 1 4 132 159
Austria/Hungary/Switzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech Republic/Poland/Romania/Slovakia/Turkey 2026 TBD
Norway/Denmark/Sweden 2028
Total 13/18 – 60 26 1 33 1440 1555

Mediterranean Games

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  • 1993 – Champions
  • 1997 – Runners-up
  • 2005 – 3rd place
  • 2009 – 6th place
  • 2013 – 3rd place
  • 2018 – Did not participate
  • 2022 – Runners-up

Other competitions

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Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Ivica Obrvan

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lucija Bešen (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) 1.80 m 37 1 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
2 RW Nikolina Zadravec (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) 1.68 m 24 33 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
3 LW Paula Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28) 1.70 m 71 98 Romania Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
6 P Sara Šenvald (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) 1.85 m 17 12 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
8 CB Stela Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28) 1.65 m 60 114 Poland MKS Lublin
9 LB Ćamila Mičijević (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30) 1.95 m 53 174 France Paris 92
10 CB Dejana Milosavljević (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) 1.73 m 26 57 Romania SCM Craiova
14 LB Larissa Kalaus (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28) 1.73 m 43 110 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
17 P Katarina Ježić (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31) 1.73 m 103 213 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila
23 RB Katarina Pavlović (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29) 1.80 m 15 64 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare
25 RW Lara Burić (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 21) 1.69 m 15 17 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
26 P Mia Brkić (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21) 1.80 m 0 0 France Metz Handball
28 LW Andrea Šimara (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27) 1.70 m 38 47 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
38 LB Tina Barišić (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23) 1.85 m 10 13 Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
43 RB Klara Birtić (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22) 1.82 m 2 8 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
77 CB Valentina Blažević (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30) 1.70 m 63 167 Romania Gloria Buzău
88 LB Kristina Prkačin (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27) 1.83 m 30 19 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
91 GK Tea Pijević (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 32) 1.72 m 55 2 Romania Gloria Buzău

Medal-winning squads

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Notable former players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Slišković, Hrvoje (17 December 2020). "'Nemojte nas zvati kaubojke, imamo bolji prijedlog!': Hrvatska reprezentativka o nadimku za rukometašice". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Seniorke: Konačan popis igračica za Svjetsko prvenstvo". hrs.hr (in Croatian). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Croatia" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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