Sweden men's national handball team
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The Sweden men's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i handboll) is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games, earning 13 medals in total) and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.
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Association | Swedish Handball Association (Svenska Handbollförbundet) | ||
Coach | Glenn Solberg | ||
Assistant coach | Michael Apelgren | ||
Most caps | Magnus Wislander (386) | ||
Most goals | Magnus Wislander (1191) | ||
Colours | |||
Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1972) | ||
Best result | 2nd (1992, 1996, 2000, 2012) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 26 (First in 1938) | ||
Best result | 1st (1954, 1958, 1990, 1999) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | 1st (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2022) | ||
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Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1992 Barcelona | Team | |
1996 Atlanta | Team | |
2000 Sydney | Team | |
2012 London | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1954 Sweden | ||
1958 East Germany | ||
1990 Czechoslovakia | ||
1999 Egypt | ||
1964 Czechoslovakia | ||
1997 Japan | ||
2001 France | ||
2021 Egypt | ||
1938 Germany | ||
1961 West Germany | ||
1993 Sweden | ||
1995 Iceland | ||
European Championship | ||
1994 Portugal | ||
1998 Italy | ||
2000 Croatia | ||
2002 Sweden | ||
2022 Hungary/Slovakia | ||
2018 Croatia | ||
2024 Germany | ||
World Outdoor Championship | ||
1948 France | ||
1952 Switzerland | ||
1959 Austria |
Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 5 titles, and has won the most medals in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 12 medals (as of 2023, this is a record shared with France). Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11). The team has also won the World Cup 3 times, the Supercup 2 times, and were Intercontinental Cup winners in 2000.