Poland women's national handball team

Poland
Information
Nickname	Biało-czerwone
Association	Poland Handball Federation
Coach	Kim Rasmussen
Captain	Karolina Kudłacz
Most caps	Bożena Gniedziuk (241)
Most goals	Mirella Mierzejewska (694)
Colours
Home Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1957)
Best result	4th (2013)
European Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1996)
Best result	5th (1998)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Poland women's national handball team is the national team of Poland. It is governed by the Poland Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.

Results

World Championship

Reference^[1]

• 1957: 7th place
• 1962: 7th place
• 1965: 8th place
• 1973: 5th place
• 1975: 7th place
• 1978: 6th place
• 1986: 13th place
• 1990: 9th place
• 1993: 10th place
• 1997: 8th place
• 1999: 11th place
• 2005: 19th place
• 2007: 11th place
• 2013: 4th place

European Championship

• 1996: 11th place
• 1998: 5th place
• 2006: 8th place
• 2014: 11th place

Performance in other tournaments

• Carpathian Trophy 1984: Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 1985: Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 1988: Second place
• GF World Cup 2006: Seventh place
• Carpathian Trophy 2010: Second place

Coaches

• Antoni Szymański (1951 – 1953)
• Tadeusz Breguła (1953 – 1956)
• Władysław Stawiarski (1956 – 1959)
• Edward Surdyka (1960 – 1965)
• Józef Zając (1966 – 1969)
• Paweł Wiśniowski (1969 – 1971)
• Leon Nosila (1971 – 1973)
• Zygmunt Jakubik (1973 – 1977)
• Mieczysław Kiegiel (1977 – 1979)
• Tadeusz Wadych (1980 – 1982)
• Bogdan Cybulski (1982 – 1986)
• Jerzy Noszczak (1987 – 1994)
• Jerzy Ciepliński (1994 – 2000)
• Marek Karpiński (2000 – 2003)
• Zygfryd Kuchta (2003 – 2006)
• Jerzy Ciepliński (2006)
• Zenon Łakomy (2006 – 2008)
• Krzysztof Przybylski (2008 – 2010)
• Kim Rasmussen (since 2010)

Current squad

The squad for the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Kim Rasmussen

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Małgorzata Gapska (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983 1.76 m 81 1 Vistal Gdynia 4 P Monika Stachowska (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 1.79 m 91 125 SPR Pogoń Szczecin 5 LB/RB Iwona Niedźwiedź (1979-07-22) 22 July 1979 1.77 m 165 470 Vistal Gdynia 6 RB Karolina Siódmiak (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 1.78 m 68 171 AZS OŚ Gdańsk 8 LB Marta Gega (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 1.84 m 24 29 MKS Lublin 9 LW Agnieszka Kocela (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 1.70 m 24 44 MKS Lublin 11 LW Kinga Grzyb (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982 1.68 m 196 487 EB Start Elbląg 14 LB Karolina Kudłacz (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 1.77 m 128 660 HC Leipzig 15 RW Katarzyna Janiszewska (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 1.68 m 7 10 Vistal Gdynia 17 LB Klaudia Pielesz (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 1.90 m 66 146 SG BBM Bietigheim 18 RB Aleksandra Zych (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 1.86 m 8 14 Vistal Gdynia 20 P Joanna Drabik (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 1.80 m 9 5 MKS Lublin 25 RW Karolina Zalewska (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984 1.72 m 25 30 Issy Paris Handball 28 LB Alina Wojtas (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 1.91 m 62 185 Larvik HK 40 GK Anna Wysokińska (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 1.82 m 36 0 SG BBM Bietigheim 64 GK Izabela Prudzienica (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985 1.79 m 27 0 AZS Koszalin 77 P Patrycja Kulwińska (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 1.78 m 78 124 Vistal Gdynia 89 CB Kinga Byzdra (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 1.81 m 111 262 ŽRK Budućnost

See also

• Poland national handball team

References

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile

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