| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Denmark |
| Dates | 6–15 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denmark (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Norway |
| Third place | Austria |
| Fourth place | Germany |
The 1996 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–23 in the final match.
Contents |
The European Championship was held in the following cities:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Austria | Germany |
| Croatia | Lithuania |
| Denmark | Norway |
| Hungary | Romania |
| Poland | Russia |
| Sweden | Ukraine |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 101 | +47 | 10 |
| Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 105 | +20 | 8 |
| Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 120 | +1 | 6 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 139 | −25 | 4 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 127 | −18 | 2 |
| Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 132 | −25 | 0 |
| December 6, 1996 | |||
| Hungary | 21 – 19 | Poland | |
| Denmark | 30 – 13 | Sweden | |
| Croatia | 21 – 25 | Austria | |
| December 7, 1996 | |||
| Sweden | 31 – 26 | Hungary | |
| Poland | 21 – 25 | Croatia | |
| Austria | 16 – 29 | Denmark | |
| December 8, 1996 | |||
| Sweden | 18 – 31 | Austria | |
| Hungary | 19 – 24 | Croatia | |
| Denmark | 33 – 22 | Poland | |
| December 10, 1996 | |||
| Poland | 23 – 24 | Sweden | |
| Croatia | 22 – 27 | Denmark | |
| Hungary | 15 – 24 | Austria | |
| December 11, 1996 | |||
| Croatia | 29 – 28 | Sweden | |
| Denmark | 29 – 28 | Hungary | |
| Austria | 29 – 22 | Poland |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 106 | +28 | 8 |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 111 | +13 | 8 |
| Romania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 122 | +10 | 7 |
| Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 119 | +13 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 122 | −8 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 153 | −56 | 0 |
| December 6, 1996 | |||
| Norway | 36 – 18 | Lithuania | |
| Russia | 30 – 23 | Ukraine | |
| Germany | 22 – 21 | Romania | |
| December 7, 1996 | |||
| Ukraine | 19 – 23 | Norway | |
| Lithuania | 17 – 27 | Germany | |
| Romania | 29 – 26 | Russia | |
| December 8, 1996 | |||
| Russia | 22 – 22 | Norway | |
| Germany | 25 – 23 | Ukraine | |
| Romania | 32 – 26 | Lithuania | |
| December 10, 1996 | |||
| Ukraine | 22 – 24 | Romania | |
| Russia | 31 – 16 | Lithuania | |
| Norway | 27 – 21 | Germany | |
| December 11, 1996 | |||
| Norway | 26 – 26 | Romania | |
| Lithuania | 20 – 27 | Ukraine | |
| Germany | 29 – 23 | Russia |
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||
| December 13, 1996 | |||||||
| Denmark | 24 | ||||||
| Germany | 22 | ||||||
| December 15, 1996 | |||||||
| Denmark | 25 | ||||||
| Norway | 23 | ||||||
| 3rd/4th Place | |||||||
| December 13, 1996 | December 15, 1996 | ||||||
| Norway | 22 | Germany | 23 | ||||
| Austria | 20 | Austria | 30 | ||||
| Denmark | |
| Norway | |
| Austria | |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Romania |
| 6 | Croatia |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Sweden |
| 9 | Ukraine |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Poland |
| 12 | Lithuania |
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