2008 European Women's Handball Championship

none June 2023 EHF European Women'sHandball Championship 2008 MACEDONIA 2008, 2/14 DECEMBER Европско првенство во ракомет за жени 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship logo.svg 200px Republic of Macedonia 2–14 December 16 1 2 2 NOR 4 ESP RUS GER 47 2500 81500 Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth NOR (51 goals) Kristine Lunde NOR 2006 European Women's Handball Championship 2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match. Venues Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for the 2008 Championship: 150px 300px MKDSkopje 400px| 300pxMKD Ohrid 380px 380px Boris Trajkovski Sports ArenaCapacity: 10,000 Biljanini Izvori Sports HallCapacity: 5,000Republic of Macedonia center 360 Republic of Macedonia 42.0052 21.4417 Skopje Republic of Macedonia 41.117031 20.801706 Ohrid Qualification In total, 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament: Host Country MKD Macedonia (3) :1998, 2000, 2006 Qualified from the 2006 European Championship NOR (7) :1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 (Defending Champions) RUS (7) :1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 FRA (4) :2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 GER (7) :1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 HUN (7) :1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 Qualified from play-offsMatch results SVK 51–58 UKR 27–28 24–30 ITA 53–65 AUT 27–29 26–36 ESP 54–49 LTU 24–19 30–30 POL 61–63 POR 37–28 24–35 MNE 63–66 CRO 40–35 23–31 ISL 46–70 ROU 23–37 23–33 BLR 54–50 SLO 29–25 25–25 SWE 54–44 CZE 25–19 29–25 TUR 44–45 DEN 25–24 19–21 NED 52–54 SRB 24–23 28–31 |} Squads 2008 European Women's Handball Championship squads Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 1 December 2008.http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/news/singe-news/article/euro-squads-published.html "EURO squads published" 8 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208191032/http://www.ehf-euro.com/mkd2008/news/singe-news/article/euro-squads-published.html 8 December 2008 dead Seeding The draw for the preliminary round groups took place on 20 July 2008, in Ohrid.https://img.ehf.eu/owi/v2020/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=4782 Preview of the Women's EURO 2008 Final Tournament Draw EHF 17 July 2008 17 September 2020 Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4NOR RUS FRA GERHUN SWE CRO PORESP AUT DEN MKD MacedoniaUKR SRB BLR ROM 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. Final Round: 6 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final. Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+1). Group A main WDL complete EHF 2 ROU ROU DEN DEN HUN HUN FRA FRA 3 0 0 84 71 1 1 1 75 76 1 1 1 76 79 0 0 3 74 83 A A A Q green1 Main round 3 December 18:15 HUN 21–27 ROU Report Görbicz 5 Lecușanu, Manea, Neagu 5 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,000 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL 3 December 20:15 FRA 23–24 DEN Report Spincer 6 Aaen 7 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 800 Lindroos, Leandersson FIN 5 December 18:15 ROU 30–25 FRA Report Ardean-Elisei 8 Dembélé, Limal 4 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 700 Brunovský, Čanda SVK 5 December 20:15 DEN 26–26 HUN Report Skov 6 Görbicz 10 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,000 Marić, Mašić SRB 7 December 18:15 FRA 26–29 HUN Report Kamto N'jitam 7 Görbicz 9 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 600 Andersen, Sødal NOR 7 December 20:15 DEN 25–27 ROU Report Møller, Skov 5 Lecușanu 9 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,000 Bol, van Eck NED Group B main WDL complete EHF 2 NOR NOR ESP ESP UKR UKR POR POR 2 1 0 88 60 1 2 0 74 69 1 1 1 82 81 0 0 3 67 101 A A A Q green1 Main round 3 December 17:15 POR 24–38 UKR Report Barbosa 9 Nikolayenko 9 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 500 Nikolovski, Kolevski MKD 3 December 19:15 NOR 21–21 ESP Report Riegelhuth 5 Mangué 6 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,000 Marić, Mašić SRB 5 December 17:15 ESP 29–24 POR Report Pinedo, Mangué 7 Barbosa 11 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 500 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 5 December 19:15 UKR 20–33 NOR Report Pidpalova, Nikolayenko 5 Larsen 7 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,000 Bol, van Eck NED 7 December 17:15 ESP 24–24 UKR Report Beatriz 7 Shymkute 8 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,000 Brunovský, Čanda SVK 7 December 19:15 NOR 34–19 POR Report Riegelhuth 9 Barbosa 6 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,200 Lindroos, Leandersson FIN Group C main WDL complete EHF 2 RUS RUS SWE SWE BLR BLR AUT AUT 2 1 0 79 66 1 2 0 64 50 1 1 1 77 71 0 0 3 53 86 A A A Q green1 Main round 2 December 18:15 SWE 21–21 BLR Report Ahlm, Utković 4 Kurchankova 6 13–7 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,000 Bol, van Eck NED 2 December 20:15 RUS 31–22 AUT Report three players 5 Engel 8 13–10 2 3 2 4 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,000 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 4 December 18:15 AUT 10–24 SWE Report Engel 4 Ahlm 5 5–11 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 500 Rakytina, Tkachuk UKR 4 December 20:15 BLR 25–29 RUS Report Mahilina 5 three players 4 12–18 5 3 1 4 3 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 700 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL 6 December 18:15 RUS 19–19 SWE Report Polenova 4 Ahlm 6 12–18 2 4 1 2 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,500 Dobrovits, Tájok HUN 6 December 20:15 AUT 21–31 BLR Report Aćimović 7 Mahilina 6 12–14 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 800 Nikolovski, Kolevski MKD Group D main WDL complete EHF 2 GER GER MKD MKD Macedonia CRO CRO SRB SRB 3 0 0 89 80 2 0 1 84 84 H 1 0 2 86 89 0 0 3 87 93 A A A Q green1 Main round 2 December 17:45 CRO 30–26 SRB Report Golubić, Penezić 7 Lekić 9 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 2,000 Andersen, Sødal NOR 2 December 20:15 GER 25–22 MKD Macedonia Report Krause 11 Portjanko 8 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 4,500 Brunovský, Čanda SVK 4 December 18:15 SRB 31–32 GER Report Lekić 8 Jurack 8 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 3,500 Lindroos, Leandersson FIN 4 December 20:15 MKD Macedonia 31–29 CRO Report Kresoja, Portjanko 8 Franić 7 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 6,000 Dobrovits, Tájok HUN 6 December 18:15 GER 32–27 CRO Report Walzik 10 Arslanagić 8 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,000 Rakytina, Tkachuk UKR 6 December 20:15 MKD Macedonia 31–30 SRB Report Todorovska 8 Lekić 7 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 6,000 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Main round Group I main WDL complete EHF 2 NOR NOR ESP ESP ROU ROU HUN HUN UKR UKR DEN DEN 4 1 0 156 111 2 2 1 117 110 3 0 2 143 141 1 1 3 114 134 1 1 3 130 148 1 1 3 121 137 Romania 18–26 Spain ESP Hungary 3 Pts, Ukraine 2 Pts, Denmark 1 Pt HUN HUN Q Q q Q green1 Semifinals blue1 Fifth place game 9 December 16:15 HUN 26–24 UKR Report Görbicz 10 Shymkute 11 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 700 Nikolovski, Kolevski MKD 9 December 18:15 ROU 18–26 ESP Report Ardean-Elisei 7 Aguilar 6 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,100 Lindroos, Leandersson FIN 9 December 20:15 DEN 19–31 NOR Report Troelsen 5 Riegelhuth 9 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,500 Marić, Mašić SRB 10 December 16:15 ROU 40–32 UKR Report Lecușanu 10 Pidpalova 11 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 700 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL 10 December 18:15 HUN 20–34 NOR Report Bulath, Sopronyi 4 Lunde 7 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,000 Lindroos, Leandersson FIN 10 December 20:15 DEN 26–23 ESP Report Aaen 8 Mangué 10 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 700 Nikolovski, Kolevski MKD 11 December 16:15 HUN 21–23 ESP Report Görbicz, Vérten 4 Mangué 7 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,100 Brunovský, Čanda SVK 11 December 18:15 DEN 25–30 UKR Report Skov 6 Managarova, Sheyenko 6 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,200 Marić, Mašić SRB 11 December 20:15 ROU 31–37 NOR Report Neagu 7 Riegelhuth 7 Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall, Ohrid 1,500 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Group II main WDL complete EHF 2 GER GER RUS RUS CRO CRO MKD MKD Macedonia SWE SWE BLR BLR 4 1 0 145 121 3 1 1 137 116 2 0 3 149 146 2 0 3 129 145 H 1 2 2 110 125 0 2 3 133 150 Croatia 2 Pts, +3 GD; Macedonia 2 Pts, +1 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –4 GD CRO CRO Q Q q Q green1 Semifinals blue1 Fifth place game 8 December 16:15 BLR 35–43 CRO Report Platanovich 9 Golubić 12 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 600 Rakytina, Tkachuk UKR 8 December 18:15 SWE 22–33 GER Report Boson 6 Jurack 10 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 2,000 Dobrovits, Tájok HUN 8 December 20:15 RUS 43–24 MKD Macedonia Report Levina 7 Todorovska 5 15–12 4 2 3 4 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 6,000 Andersen, Sødal NOR 10 December 16:15 RUS 24–21 CRO Report Khmyrova 5 Franić 8 11–10 3 3 1 3 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 500 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 10 December 18:15 SWE 24–23 MKD Macedonia Report Ahlm 8 Todorovska 10 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 6,000 Brunovský, Čanda SVK 10 December 20:15 BLR 28–28 GER Report Kurchankova 8 Neukamp 6 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 200 Bol, van Eck NED 11 December 16:15 SWE 24–29 CRO Report Flognman 4 Arslanagić 7 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 300 Bol, van Eck NED 11 December 18:15 RUS 22–27 GER Report Khmyrova, Turey 6 Jurack, Loerper 7 12–14 2 2 2 2 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,000 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 11 December 20:15 BLR 24–29 MKD Macedonia Report Artsiukhovich 5 Todorovska 7 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 6,000 Dobrovits, Tájok HUN Final round Bracket N4 yes high yes Semifinals Final Third place 13 December NOR 24 RUS 18 13 December ESP 32 GER 29 14 December NOR 34 ESP 21 14 December RUS 24 GER 21 Fifth place game 13 December 11:30 ROU 36–33 CRO Report 17–15 29–29 7–4 3 2 1 3 Amariei 7 Arslanagić, Horvat 7 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 500 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL Semifinals 13 December 14:00 ESP 32–29 GER Report 12–13 4 3 1 3 Garmendia 8 Jurack 9 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,000 Andersen, Sødal NOR 13 December 16:30 NOR 24–18 RUS Report 12–7 3 3 3 3 Riegelhuth 5 Poltoratskaya, Turey 4 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 1,800 Brunovský, Čanda SVK Third place game #DDAA77 14 December 14:00 RUS 24–21 GER Report 17–11 Poltoratskaya 8 Melbeck 6 2 4 1 2 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 2,300 Dobrovits, Tájok HUN Final gold 14 December 16:30 NOR 34–21 ESP Report 13–12 Nøstvold 7 Fernández, Mangué 4 2 3 4 4 Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje 5,000 Rakytina, Tkachuk UKR Ranking and statistics Final ranking File:gold medal icon.svg NORFile:silver medal icon.svg ESPFile:bronze medal icon.svg RUS4 GER5 ROM6 CRO7 MKD Macedonia8 HUN9 SWE10 UKR11 DEN12 BLR13 SRB14 FRA15 AUT16 POR Source: EuroHandball.com 2008 Women's European Champions 150px|border|NorwayNorway4th title Team roster Ragnhild Aamodt, Isabel Blanco, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Marit Malm Frafjord, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Katrine Lunde Haraldsen, Camilla Herrem, Kari Mette Johansen, Tine Kristiansen, Tonje Larsen, Heidi Løke, Kristine Lunde, Tonje Nøstvold, Terese Pedersen, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth and Linn Jørum Sulland. Head coach: Marit Breivik. All-Star Team Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen NOR Left wing: Valentina Ardean-Elisei ROU Left back: Tonje Larsen NOR Pivot: Begoña Fernández ESP Centre back: Kristine Lunde NOR Right back: Grit Jurack GER Right wing: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth NOR Best defence player: Nadezhda Muravyova RUS Most valuable player: Kristine Lunde NOR Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoalsShots% 1 Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth NOR 51 77 66% 2 Grit Jurack GER 46 88 52% 3 Marta Mangué ESP43 84 51% 4 Anita Görbicz HUN 39 79 49% 5 Natalija Todorovska MKD Macedonia 38 55 69% 6 Andrea Penezić CRO 37 69 54% Valentina Ardean-Elisei ROU 60 62% 8 Dijana Golubić CRO 33 53 62% Julija Portjanko MKD Macedonia 71 46% 10 Kristina Franić CRO 32 50 64% Source: EHF Top goalkeepers (minimum 20% of total shots received by team) RankNameTeam%SavesShots 1 Katrine Lunde Haraldsen NOR 47 88 187 2 Clara Woltering GER 44 79 1783 Madeleine Grundström SWE 43 74 172Anna Sedoykina RUS 72 166 5 Inna Suslina RUS 41 62 151 6 Amandine Leynaud FRA 38 41 109 7 Luminiţa Dinu ROU 37 98 2658 Jelena Grubišić CRO 36 68 189Iryna Honcharova UKR 42 117Terese Pedersen NOR 29 80 Source: EHF-Euro.com Notes External links European Handball Federation 8th Women's Handball European Championship 2008 in the Republic of Macedonia EHF Women's EURO 2008 Category:European Women's Handball Championship E E Category:International handball competitions hosted by North Macedonia Category:Women's handball in North Macedonia Category:December 2008 sports events in Europe Category:2000s in Skopje Category:Sports competitions in Skopje Category:Sport in Ohrid Category:Women's sports competitions in North Macedonia Category:Handball in Skopje