Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

2008 Women's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates 9 August - 23 August
Teams 12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   Norway
Runner-up   Russia
Third place   South Korea
Fourth place  Hungary
Handball at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Rosters
men  women

This is a list of the players who are on the rosters of the teams participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Women's Handball.

Contents

Group A

 Norway

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Grimsbø, Kari Aalvik &1000000000000002300000023 - January 4, 1985(1985-01-04) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) – Byåsen IL
LB 3 Nyberg, Katja &1000000000000002800000028 - August 24, 1979(1979-08-24) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Ikast-Brande EH
RW 4 Aamodt, Ragnhild &1000000000000002700000027 - September 9, 1980(1980-09-09) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) – Ikast-Brande EH
LB 5 Snorroeggen, Gøril &1000000000000002300000023 - February 15, 1985(1985-02-15) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) – Byåsen IL
P 6 Lybekk, Else-Marthe Sørlie &1000000000000002900000029 - September 11, 1978(1978-09-11) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) – Nordstrand
RB 7 Noestvold, Tonje &1000000000000002300000023 - May 7, 1985(1985-05-07) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) – Ikast-Brande EH
RB 8 Breivang, Karoline &1000000000000002800000028 - May 10, 1980(1980-05-10) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) – Larvik HK
LB 9 Lunde, Kristine &1000000000000002800000028 - March 30, 1980(1980-03-30) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Viborg HK
CB 10 Hammerseng, Gro &1000000000000002800000028 - April 10, 1980(1980-04-10) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) – Ikast-Brande EH
LW 11 Johansen, Kari &1000000000000002900000029 - January 11, 1979(1979-01-11) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) – Larvik HK
P 13 Frafjord, Marit Malm &1000000000000002200000022 - November 25, 1985(1985-11-25) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Byåsen IL
LB 14 Larsen, Tonje &1000000000000003300000033 - January 26, 1975(1975-01-26) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Larvik HK
G 16 Lunde Haraldsen, Katrine &1000000000000002800000028 - March 30, 1980(1980-03-30) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) – Viborg HK
RB 18 Riegelhuth, Linn-Kristin &1000000000000002400000024 - August 1, 1984(1984-08-01) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) – Larvik HK
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Romania

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Pislaru, Tereza &1000000000000002600000026 - April 28, 1982(1982-04-28) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
RW 2 Maier, Ramona &1000000000000002900000029 - July 14, 1979(1979-07-14) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 139 lb (63 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
P 4 Birsan, Florina &1000000000000002200000022 - December 6, 1985(1985-12-06) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) U Jolidon Cluj Napoca
LB 5 Amariei, Carmen &1000000000000002900000029 - September 3, 1978(1978-09-03) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) U Jolidon Cluj Napoca
RW 7 Nechita-Olteanu, Adriana &1000000000000002400000024 - November 14, 1983(1983-11-14) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 143 lb (65 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
LB 8 Neagu, Cristina &1000000000000001900000019 - August 26, 1988(1988-08-26) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Rulmentul Braşov
LB 9 Bradeanu, Aurelia &1000000000000002900000029 - May 5, 1979(1979-05-05) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
P 10 Stanca-Gâlcă, Ionela &1000000000000002700000027 - January 9, 1981(1981-01-09) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Rulmentul Braşov
G 12 Tolnai, Talida &1000000000000002800000028 - August 21, 1979(1979-08-21) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 163 lb (74 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
LW 15 Ardean-Elisei, Valentina &1000000000000002600000026 - June 5, 1982(1982-06-05) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 152 lb (69 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
G 16 Dinu-Huţupan, Luminiţa &1000000000000003600000036 - November 6, 1971(1971-11-06) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
LB 18 Meirosu, Laura &1000000000000002200000022 - August 11, 1985(1985-08-11) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CB 19 Motogna-Beşe, Valeria &1000000000000002800000028 - December 16, 1979(1979-12-16) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CB 25 Ani Senocico, Mihaela &1000000000000002600000026 - December 14, 1981(1981-12-14) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) U Jolidon Cluj Napoca
LB 99 Lecusanu, Narcisa &1000000000000003100000031 - September 14, 1976(1976-09-14) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 France

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
P 4 Kamto Njitam, Nina &1000000000000002500000025 - June 5, 1983(1983-06-05) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Metz Handball
RB 5 Ayglon, Camille &1000000000000002300000023 - May 21, 1985(1985-05-21) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 143 lb (65 kg) HBC Nîmes
P 8 Pecqueux-Rolland, Véronique &1000000000000003500000035 - October 9, 1972(1972-10-09) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Cercle Dijon Bourgogne Handball
LW 9 Baudouin, Paule &1000000000000002300000023 - October 25, 1984(1984-10-25) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 128 lb (58 kg) Issy-les-Moulineaux Handball
RB 10 Herbrecht, Sophie &1000000000000002600000026 - February 13, 1982(1982-02-13) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Issy-les-Moulineaux Handball
RW 11 Cano, Stéphanie &1000000000000003400000034 - April 17, 1974(1974-04-17) 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 128 lb (58 kg) CA Bèglais Handball
G 12 Leynaud, Amandine &1000000000000002200000022 - May 2, 1986(1986-05-02) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Metz Handball
P 13 Wendling, Isabelle &1000000000000003700000037 - January 30, 1971(1971-01-30) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Metz Handball
G 16 Nicolas, Valérie &1000000000000003300000033 - March 12, 1975(1975-03-12) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Ikast-Brande Elite Håndbold
CB 19 Vanparys-Torres, Christine &1000000000000003000000030 - March 22, 1978(1978-03-22) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Metz Handball
LW 20 Tervel, Raphaëlle &1000000000000002900000029 - April 21, 1979(1979-04-21) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Akaba Bera Bera
RW 21 Tounkara, Maakan &1000000000000002500000025 - March 12, 1983(1983-03-12) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 121 lb (55 kg) Le Havre AC Handball
RB 23 Lacrabère, Alexandra &1000000000000002100000021 - April 27, 1987(1987-04-27) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) CA Bèglais Handball
LB 24 Signate, Mariama &1000000000000002300000023 - July 22, 1985(1985-07-22) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 159 lb (72 kg) CJF Fleury-Les-Aubrais
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 China

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Liu Guini &1000000000000002600000026 - May 28, 1982(1982-05-28) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Shandong Weihai
RW 2 Wei Qiuxiang &1000000000000002200000022 - February 15, 1986(1986-02-15) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Jiangsu Guangzhou
P 3 Liu Yun &1000000000000002600000026 - March 6, 1982(1982-03-06) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Anhui Hefei
CB 7 Zhang Geng &1000000000000002800000028 - March 9, 1980(1980-03-09) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Guangdong Guangzhou
RW 9 Wang Min &1000000000000002800000028 - June 14, 1980(1980-06-14) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 139 lb (63 kg) Shanghai Handball Team
LB 10 Wang Shasha &1000000000000002100000021 - January 8, 1987(1987-01-08) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Shandong Weihai
G 12 Huang Hong &1000000000000002800000028 - March 7, 1980(1980-03-07) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Anhui Hefei
LW 13 Wu Yanan &1000000000000002600000026 - September 14, 1981(1981-09-14) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
RB 14 Liu Xiaomei &1000000000000002300000023 - May 2, 1985(1985-05-02) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Anhui Hefei
P 15 Sun Laimiao &1000000000000002700000027 - April 8, 1981(1981-04-08) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Anhui Hefei
CB 18 Wu Wenjuan &1000000000000002700000027 - July 5, 1981(1981-07-05) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Shanghai Handball Team
CB 19 Li Weiwei &1000000000000002600000026 - July 7, 1982(1982-07-07) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
LB 21 Li Bing &1000000000000002800000028 - January 21, 1980(1980-01-21) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
LW 22 Huang Dongjie &1000000000000002600000026 - December 22, 1981(1981-12-22) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Heilongjiang Harbin
RB 23 Yan Meizhu &1000000000000001900000019 - January 28, 1989(1989-01-28) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Beijing Handball Team
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Angola

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Tavares, Maria Odete Sanches &1000000000000003100000031 - August 18, 1976(1976-08-18) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Agosto Luanda
RW 2 Eduardo, Maria Teresa Neto Joaquim &1000000000000003400000034 - September 17, 1973(1973-09-17) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 123 lb (56 kg) Asa Luanda
RW 3 Bengue, Ilda Maria &1000000000000003300000033 - October 30, 1974(1974-10-30) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
RW 4 Carlos, Azenaide Danila Jose &1000000000000001800000018 - June 14, 1990(1990-06-14) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Asa Luanda
RW 5 Trindade, Filomena Jose &1000000000000003600000036 - September 26, 1971(1971-09-26) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
P 6 Calandula, Bombo Madalena &1000000000000002500000025 - February 23, 1983(1983-02-23) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
RW 8 de Almeida, Nair Filipe Pires &1000000000000002400000024 - January 23, 1984(1984-01-23) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
LW 9 Dombaxi, Wuta Waco Bige &1000000000000002200000022 - April 5, 1986(1986-04-05) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Asa Luanda
RW 10 Fernandes, Isabel Sambovo &1000000000000002300000023 - June 5, 1985(1985-06-05) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
G 12 Pedro, Maria Rosa da Costa &1000000000000002500000025 - December 29, 1982(1982-12-29) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
CB 13 Kiala, Luisa &1000000000000002600000026 - January 25, 1982(1982-01-25) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 128 lb (58 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
LW 14 Bernardo, Natalia Maria &1000000000000002100000021 - December 25, 1986(1986-12-25) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 126 lb (57 kg) Petro Atletico Luanda
LW 15 Cailo, Elisabeth Jurema Faro &1000000000000002100000021 - July 2, 1987(1987-07-02) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Agosto Luanda
P 17 Viegas, Elizabeth Amelia Basilio &1000000000000002300000023 - January 20, 1985(1985-01-20) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Asa Luanda
Head coach
  • Geronimo Neto
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Kazakhstan

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
CB 2 Nikandrova, Xeniya &1000000000000002100000021 - January 27, 1987(1987-01-27) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
P 4 Borechko, Irina &1000000000000003600000036 - January 13, 1972(1972-01-13) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Almaty Almaty
RB 5 Pikalova, Marina &1000000000000002300000023 - March 16, 1985(1985-03-16) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 115 lb (52 kg) Kazygurt Shymkent
LB 7 Iskakova, Gulzira &1000000000000001900000019 - November 4, 1988(1988-11-04) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
P 10 Portova, Yelena &1000000000000002200000022 - September 5, 1985(1985-09-05) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Kazygurt Shymkent
G 12 Travnikova, Olga &1000000000000003700000037 - September 25, 1970(1970-09-25) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Almaty Almaty
CB 15 Ilyukhina, Yelena &1000000000000002600000026 - June 24, 1982(1982-06-24) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
G 16 Parfenova, Tatiana &1000000000000002300000023 - June 1, 1985(1985-06-01) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
LB 17 Kubrina, Natalya &1000000000000003300000033 - January 15, 1975(1975-01-15) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Almaty Almaty
RW 19 Yakovleva, Natalya &1000000000000002100000021 - September 29, 1986(1986-09-29) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 139 lb (63 kg) Kazygurt Shymkent
P 20 Vassilyeva, Yana &1000000000000002600000026 - November 28, 1981(1981-11-28) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Adil Ustkamenogorsk
RW 21 Ajiderskaya, Olga &1000000000000002600000026 - June 28, 1982(1982-06-28) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
RB 22 Markovich, Yuliya &1000000000000001900000019 - July 11, 1989(1989-07-11) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
LW 24 Tyapkova, Yekaterina &1000000000000002400000024 - July 2, 1984(1984-07-02) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Seikmun Kyzylorda
Head coach
  • Lew Yaniyev
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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Group B

 Russia

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Suslina, Inna &1000000000000002900000029 - January 5, 1979(1979-01-05) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
CB 3 Poltoratskaya, Irina &1000000000000002900000029 - March 12, 1979(1979-03-12) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
P 4 Romenskaya, Oxana &1000000000000003200000032 - June 6, 1976(1976-06-06) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
RB 5 Postnova, Lyudmila &1000000000000002300000023 - August 11, 1984(1984-08-11) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Lada Togliatti
LB 6 Kareyeva, Anna &1000000000000003100000031 - May 10, 1977(1977-05-10) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
CB 8 Andryushina, Yekaterina &1000000000000002200000022 - August 17, 1985(1985-08-17) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
LW 9 Uskova, Yana &1000000000000002200000022 - September 28, 1985(1985-09-28) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 126 lb (57 kg) Krim Ljubljana
RB 10 Polenova, Yelena &1000000000000002400000024 - August 20, 1983(1983-08-20) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
LW 11 Turey, Emilia &1000000000000002300000023 - October 6, 1984(1984-10-06) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 134 lb (61 kg) Slagelse Dream Team
P 15 Shipilova, Natalia &1000000000000002800000028 - December 31, 1979(1979-12-31) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
G 16 Sidorova, Maria &1000000000000002800000028 - November 21, 1979(1979-11-21) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Lada Togliatti
LW 17 Marennikova, Yekaterina &1000000000000002600000026 - April 29, 1982(1982-04-29) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Lada Togliatti
LW 19 Dmitriyeva, Yelena &1000000000000002500000025 - July 1, 1983(1983-07-01) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Zvezda Zvenigorod
LB 24 Bliznova, Irina &1000000000000002100000021 - October 6, 1986(1986-10-06) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Lada Togliatti
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Germany

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Englert, Sabine &1000000000000002600000026 - November 27, 1981(1981-11-27) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
LW 2 Härdter, Nadine &1000000000000002700000027 - March 29, 1981(1981-03-29) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Thüringer HC
RB 4 Jurack, Grit &1000000000000003000000030 - October 22, 1977(1977-10-22) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Viborg HK
CB 7 Wörz, Nina &1000000000000002700000027 - November 14, 1980(1980-11-14) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Randers HK
P 8 Müller, Anne &1000000000000002500000025 - July 5, 1983(1983-07-05) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
LB 9 Steinbach, Lara &1000000000000002300000023 - August 2, 1985(1985-08-02) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 137 lb (62 kg) TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
CB 10 Loerper, Anna &1000000000000002300000023 - November 18, 1984(1984-11-18) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 143 lb (65 kg) TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
LW 11 Hering, Mandy &1000000000000002400000024 - March 11, 1984(1984-03-11) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 167 lb (76 kg) FHC Frankfurt/Oder
LB 13 Krause, Nadine &1000000000000002600000026 - March 25, 1982(1982-03-25) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 148 lb (67 kg) FCK Handball
RW 15 Neukamp, Sabrina &1000000000000002600000026 - May 10, 1982(1982-05-10) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 148 lb (67 kg) HSG Blomberg Lippe
G 16 Woltering, Clara &1000000000000002500000025 - March 2, 1983(1983-03-02) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
RB 18 Baumbach, Maren &1000000000000002700000027 - January 14, 1981(1981-01-14) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 132 lb (60 kg) FCK Handball
RB 19 Melbeck, Stefanie &1000000000000003100000031 - April 16, 1977(1977-04-16) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) KIF Kolding
P 20 Althaus, Anja &1000000000000002500000025 - September 3, 1982(1982-09-03) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Viborg HK
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

(1) (2) (3)

 Hungary

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
CB 2 Ferling, Bernadett &1000000000000003100000031 - July 13, 1977(1977-07-13) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Dunaferr NK
LW 6 Vérten, Orsolya &1000000000000002600000026 - July 22, 1982(1982-07-22) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
CB 10 Pigniczki, Krisztina &1000000000000003200000032 - September 18, 1975(1975-09-18) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Dunaferr NK
G 12 Herr, Orsolya &1000000000000002300000023 - November 23, 1984(1984-11-23) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
CB 13 Görbicz, Anita &1000000000000002500000025 - May 13, 1983(1983-05-13) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 121 lb (55 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
G 16 Pálinger, Katalin &1000000000000002900000029 - December 6, 1978(1978-12-06) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
LB 17 Toth, Timea &1000000000000002700000027 - September 16, 1980(1980-09-16) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
P 18 Szamoránsky, Piroska &1000000000000002200000022 - July 9, 1986(1986-07-09) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Budapest Bank-FTC
RW 22 Bódi, Bernadett &1000000000000002200000022 - March 9, 1986(1986-03-09) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Randers HK
LB 23 Szűcs, Gabriella &1000000000000002300000023 - August 31, 1984(1984-08-31) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) DVSC-Aquaticum
P 26 Borbás, Rita &1000000000000002700000027 - December 21, 1980(1980-12-21) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 139 lb (63 kg) Dunaferr NK
RB 31 Hornyák, Ágnes &1000000000000002500000025 - September 2, 1982(1982-09-02) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
RW 83 Kovacsicz, Mónika &1000000000000002400000024 - November 20, 1983(1983-11-20) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Budapest Bank-FTC
RB 87 Tomori, Zsuzsanna &1000000000000002100000021 - June 18, 1987(1987-06-18) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Győri Audi ETO KC
Head coach
  • János Hajdu
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

(1) (2) (3)

 South Korea

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Oh Yong-Ran &1000000000000003500000035 - September 6, 1972(1972-09-06) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Byucksan Construction Incheon
CB 3 Kim Ona &1000000000000001900000019 - September 6, 1988(1988-09-06) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 110 lb (50 kg) Byucksan Construction Incheon
P 4 Huh Soon-Young &1000000000000003200000032 - September 28, 1975(1975-09-28) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) SK Aarhus
LB 6 Song Hai-Rim &1000000000000002300000023 - January 12, 1985(1985-01-12) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Daegu Metropolitan City Daegu
LW 7 Kim Nam-Sun &1000000000000002700000027 - May 3, 1981(1981-05-03) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Byucksan Construction Incheon
P 9 Kim Cha-Youn &1000000000000002700000027 - February 10, 1981(1981-02-10) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
CB 10 Oh Seong-Ok &1000000000000003500000035 - October 10, 1972(1972-10-10) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
RB 11 Hong Jeong-Ho &1000000000000003400000034 - May 6, 1974(1974-05-06) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Omron
RW 13 Park Chung-Hee &1000000000000003300000033 - April 10, 1975(1975-04-10) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Byucksan Construction Incheon
G 16 Lee Min-Hee &1000000000000002800000028 - February 4, 1980(1980-02-04) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 143 lb (65 kg) Yongin City Hall Gyeonggi-do
LW 17 An Jung-Hwa &1000000000000002700000027 - February 20, 1981(1981-02-20) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 137 lb (62 kg) Daegu Metropolitan City Daegu
RW 18 Bae Min-Hee &1000000000000002000000020 - July 11, 1988(1988-07-11) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 123 lb (56 kg) Korea National Sports Uni Seoul
RB 19 Choi Im-Jeong &1000000000000002700000027 - February 14, 1981(1981-02-14) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 159 lb (72 kg) SK Aarhus
LB 20 Moon Pil-Hee &1000000000000002500000025 - December 2, 1982(1982-12-02) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 137 lb (62 kg) Byucksan Construction Incheon
Head coach
  • Lim Young-Chul
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Sweden

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G Grundström, Madeleine &1000000000000002700000027 - August 12, 1980(1980-08-12) – – Aalborg DH
G Bengtsson, Therese - – – Eslövs IK
LW Boson, Matilda - – – Aalborg DH
P 3 Flognman, Tina &1000000000000002700000027 - June 29, 1981(1981-06-29) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) GOG Svendborg
P Holmgren, Sara - – – Aalborg DH
P Wiberg, Johanna - – – FCK Håndbold
RW Fredén, Annika Wiel - – – Horsens HK
RW Utković, Teresa - – – IK Sävehof
LB Torstensson, Linnea - – – Aalborg DH
CB Gulldén, Isabella - – – IK Sävehof
CB Ahlm, Johanna - – – IK Sävehof
Eriksson, Sara - – – HC Leipzig
Islas Helgesson, Therese - – – Nordstrand IF
Enström, Jessica - – – IVH Västerås
Toveby, Frida - – – IK Sävehof
Head coach
  • Ulf Schefvert
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Brazil

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Masson, Chana &1000000000000002900000029 - December 18, 1978(1978-12-18) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Randers HK
P 2 Diniz, Fabiana &1000000000000002700000027 - May 13, 1981(1981-05-13) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 156 lb (71 kg) BM Elda Prestigio
RW 3 Nascimento, Alexandra &1000000000000002600000026 - September 16, 1981(1981-09-16) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
P 5 Piedade, Daniela &1000000000000002900000029 - March 2, 1979(1979-03-02) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
LB 6 Amorim, Eduarda &1000000000000002100000021 - September 23, 1986(1986-09-23) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje
P 7 Oliveira, Alessandra &1000000000000002600000026 - October 7, 1981(1981-10-07) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Itxako Reyno de Navarra
CB 9 Rodrigues, Ana Paula &1000000000000002000000020 - October 18, 1987(1987-10-18) – – BM Roquetas
LW 10 Rosas, Aline &1000000000000002900000029 - June 28, 1979(1979-06-28) 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 128 lb (58 kg) AD Blumenau
RW 11 Jacques, Viviane &1000000000000003100000031 - May 20, 1977(1977-05-20) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 128 lb (58 kg) BM Elda Prestigio
CB 13 Silva, Lucila &1000000000000003200000032 - March 7, 1976(1976-03-07) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) ABC Santo Andre
LW 17 Mesquita, Idalina &1000000000000003200000032 - July 2, 1976(1976-07-02) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Hypo Niederösterreich
RB 18 Cavaleiro, Deonise &1000000000000002500000025 - June 20, 1983(1983-06-20) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Itxako Reyno de Navarra
LB 19 Santos, Aline &1000000000000002600000026 - August 17, 1981(1981-08-17) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Frisch Auf Göppingen
G 23 de Paula, Darly &1000000000000002500000025 - August 25, 1982(1982-08-25) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Le Havre AC Handball
Head coach
  • Juan Oliver
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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