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2014 European Women's Handball Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2014 European Women's Handball Championship |
| image | 2014 European Women's Handball Championship Logo.svg |
| size | 150px |
| caption | Official logo |
| country | Hungary |
| country2 | Croatia |
| dates | 7–21 December |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 6 |
| cities | 6 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 6 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 47 |
| goals | 2375 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | SWE Isabelle Gulldén |
| (58 goals) | |
| player | SWE Isabelle Gulldén |
| previous | 2012 European Women's Handball Championship |
| next | 2016 European Women's Handball Championship |
(58 goals) The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation. The second jointly hosted edition in the competition's history took place in Hungary and Croatia from 7 to 21 December 2014.
Norway won their sixth title after beating Spain 28–25 in the final. Sweden defeated Montenegro 25–23 to capture the bronze medal.
Norway's victory ensured their qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. However, they later won the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, vacating the European champion Olympic berth which fell to Spain as the runner-up. The two next-best placed teams, Sweden and Montenegro, earned spots in the Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
Host selection
Initially there were two applicants for the tournament, Slovenia and Turkey, with none of them having the experience of organizing a continental event before. However, both candidates withdrew their offers later, thus the host nation could not be selected on the 10th Ordinary EHF Congress between 24 and 25 September 2010 as it was planned.
Instead, the European Handball Federation re-launched the bidding process. As a result, six federations (Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Slovakia, Sweden and Turkey) showed intention to host the championship. Until the final deadline of 28 January 2011, EHF received three bids from four federations:
- / (joint bid)
After a thorough analysis, Slovakia was excluded from the race first, as they failed to ensure a minimum of four arenas that meet the strict criteria for the European Championship. The EHF Executive Committee decided between the two remaining aspirants on its meeting on 9 April 2011, awarding the right to host the 11th Women's EHF European Handball Championship to Hungary and Croatia.
Venues
| Country | City | Arena | Capacity | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | Budapest | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena | 12,500 | Knockout stage |
| Debrecen | Főnix Hall | 8,500 | Group B, Main round | |
| Győr | Audi Aréna | 5,000 | Group A | |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Arena Zagreb | 15,200 | Main round |
| Varaždin | Varaždin Arena | 5,200 | Group C | |
| Osijek | Gradski vrt Hall | 3,538 | Group D |
Qualification
Main article: 2014 European Women's Handball Championship qualification
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament**[1](1)** |
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:1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
Seeding
The draw was held on 19 June 2014 at 13:00 local time in Zagreb, Croatia.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Main article: 2014 European Women's Handball Championship squads
Referees
12 referee pairs were selected:
| Referees |
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Preliminary round
The playing schedule was released on 4 June 2014.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group I
Group II
Knockout stage
Bracket
|19 December||29||25 |19 December||19||18 |21 December||28||25 |21 December||25||23
All times are local (UTC+1).
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
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| Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
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Note: As Norway later qualified for the olympics as World Champions, the qualification slot went to the runner up instead and Montenegro qualified for the qualification tournament instead of Spain.
Awards
The all-star team and awards were announced on 21 December 2014.
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper: Silje Solberg
- Right wing: Carmen Martín
- Right back: Nora Mørk
- Centre back: Kristina Kristiansen
- Left back: Cristina Neagu
- Left wing: Maria Fisker
- Pivot: Heidi Løke
Other awards
- Most Valuable Player: Isabelle Gulldén
- Best Defensive Player: Sabina Jacobsen
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Gulldén | 58 | 89 | 65% | |
| 2 | Cristina Neagu | 49 | 97 | 51% | |
| 3 | Carmen Martín | 46 | 65 | 71% | |
| 4 | Katarina Bulatović | 44 | 86 | 51% | |
| 5 | Nora Mørk | 41 | 69 | 59% | |
| 6 | Krisztina Triscsuk | 39 | 53 | 74% | |
| 7 | Nerea Pena | 38 | 61 | 62% | |
| 8 | Alexandra Lacrabère | 37 | 73 | 51% | |
| Heidi Løke | 51 | 73% | |||
| 10 | Ida Odén | 36 | 58 | 62% |
Source: SportResult.com
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silje Solberg | 41% | 94 | 227 | |
| 2 | Paula Ungureanu | 40% | 80 | 198 | |
| 3 | Katja Schülke | 39% | 56 | 142 | |
| 4 | Éva Kiss | 38% | 72 | 188 | |
| Sandra Toft | 62 | 163 | |||
| 6 | Amandine Leynaud | 36% | 56 | 157 | |
| Silvia Navarro | 89 | 247 | |||
| 8 | Marina Vukčević | 34% | 21 | 62 | |
| Marta Žderić | 27 | 80 | |||
| 10 | Sonja Barjaktarović | 33% | 71 | 217 |
Source: SportResult.com
References
References
- (21 December 2014). "EHF EURO All-star team announced". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com.
- "Women's EHF Euro 2014 goes to Hungary and Croatia, 9 April 2011, accessdate, 9 April 2011".
- (21 December 2014). "Norway win sixth EHF EURO gold". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com.
- (21 December 2014). "Gullden leads Sweden to first EHF EURO bronze". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com.
- "Men's EHF Euro 2014 goes to Denmark, 25 September 2013, accessdate, 9 April 2011".
- (31 January 2011). "Women's EHF EURO 2014 bids". European Handball Federation.
- (7 April 2011). "Women's EHF EURO 2014 to be awarded". European Handball Federation.
- (2014-06-16). "The eyes of European women's handball are on Zagreb". eurohandball.com.
- (2014-06-19). "Europe's best teams gather in Hungary and Croatia". eurohandball.com.
- (2014-10-02). "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2014". ehf-euro.com.
- [http://cms.eurohandball.com/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=39166 Match schedule]
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