Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's handball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Group A

 Angola

The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coaches: Vivaldo Eduardo

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Neide Barbosa 23 September 1980 (aged 31) 1.78 m Petro Atlético 2 LW Joelma Viegas 15 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.68 m 1º de Agosto 7 RW Carolina Morais 13 April 1986 (aged 26) 1.67 m 1º de Agosto 8 LB Nair Almeida 23 January 1984 (aged 28) 1.80 m 1º de Agosto 9 CB Isabel Guialo 8 April 1980 (aged 32) 1.68 m ASA 10 LB Isabel Fernandes 5 June 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m Petro Atlético 11 RB Luisa Kiala 25 January 1982 (aged 30) 1.79 m Petro Atlético 12 GK Cristina Direito 15 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.66 m 1º de Agosto 14 LW Natalia Bernardo 25 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Petro Atlético 15 RB Azenaide Carlos 14 June 1990 (aged 22) 1.74 m 1º de Agosto 17 P Ana Barros 16 February 1993 (aged 19) 1.73 m Petro Atlético 18 CB Marcelina Kiala 9 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.77 m Petro Atlético 20 RW Marta Santos 25 December 1988 (aged 23) 1.58 m Petro Atlético 21 LB Magda Cazanga 28 May 1991 (aged 21) 1.72 m Petro Atlético

 Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Morten Soubak

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Chana Masson 18 December 1978 (aged 33) 1.83 m Randers HK 2 P Fabiana Diniz 13 May 1981 (aged 31) 1.83 m Bera Bera BM 3 RW Alexandra do Nascimento 16 September 1981 (aged 30) 1.77 m Hypo 4 LW Samira Rocha 26 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.70 m Hypo 5 P Daniela Piedade 2 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.73 m Hypo 8 LW Fernanda da Silva 25 September 1989 (aged 22) 1.76 m Hypo 9 CB Ana Paula Belo 18 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.72 m Hypo 10 LW Jéssica Quintino 17 April 1991 (aged 21) 1.76 m A.D. Blumenau 15 LB Silvia Pinheiro 11 January 1981 (aged 31) 1.78 m Hypo 16 GK Mayssa Pessoa 11 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.80 m Issy-Paris Hand 18 LB Eduarda Amorim 23 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.86 m Győri ETO KC 20 RB Francine Moraes 1 January 1981 (aged 31) 1.72 m Hypo 22 CB Mayara Moura 5 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Mios Bigamos HB 81 RB Deonise Cavaleiro 20 June 1983 (aged 29) 1.80 m SD Itxako

 Croatia

The following is the Croatia roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coaches: Vladimir Canjuga

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Jelena Grubišić 20 January 1987 (aged 25) 1.84 m RK Krim 2 CB Miranda Tatari 20 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.74 m Podravka Koprivnica 5 LW Dijana Jovetić 21 May 1984 (aged 28) 1.70 m ŽRK Budućnost 6 P Andrea Šerić 3 August 1985 (aged 26) 1.84 m RK Krim 8 LW Anita Gaće 14 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.77 m Podravka Koprivnica 10 RW Nikica Pušić-Koroljević 19 March 1983 (aged 29) 1.77 m Podravka Koprivnica 13 LB Lidija Horvat 5 May 1982 (aged 30) 1.84 m Podravka Koprivnica 14 RB Kristina Franić 22 May 1987 (aged 25) 1.80 m RK Krim 15 RB Andrea Penezić 13 November 1985 (aged 26) 1.86 m RK Krim 16 GK Ivana Jelčić 16 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.80 m Podravka Koprivnica 18 CB Ivana Lovrić 1 September 1984 (aged 27) 1.73 m RK Samobor 19 RW Maja Zebić 31 May 1982 (aged 30) 1.78 m SD Itxako 20 P Vesna Milanović-Litre 30 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.80 m Podravka Koprivnica 29 RB Sonja Bašić 26 November 1987 (aged 24) 1.82 m Lokomotiva Zagreb

 Great Britain

The following is the British roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coaches: Jesper Holmris, Vigdis Holmeset

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Sarah Hargreaves 17 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.85 m 0 0 Slagelse FH 3 LW Holly Lam-Moores 12 September 1990 (aged 21) 1.69 m 0 0 GB Handball 4 RW Zoe van der Weel 14 November 1990 (aged 21) 1.61 m 0 0 GB Handball 5 CB Nina Heglund 24 July 1993 (aged 19) 1.70 m 0 0 GB Handball 7 CB Lynn McCafferty 16 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.68 m 0 0 GB Handball 8 P Louise Jukes 14 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.69 m 0 0 GB Handball 9 LW Britt Goodwin 24 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.63 m 0 0 GB Handball 10 RW Kelsi Fairbrother 5 August 1989 (aged 22) 1.63 m 0 0 Team Esbjerg 11 P Lyn Byl 1 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.72 m 0 0 GB Handball 13 RB Yvonne Leuthold 30 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 GB Handball 17 LB Ewa Palies 30 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.73 m 0 0 GB Handball 21 LB Kathryn Fudge 10 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.83 m 0 0 GB Handball 66 GK Jane Mayes 10 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.73 m 0 0 GB Handball 86 RB Marie Gerbron 23 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.66 m 0 0 GB Handball

 Montenegro

The following is the Montenegro roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coaches: Dragan Adžić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Marina Vukčević 24 August 1993 (aged 18) 1.75 m ŽRK Budućnost 2 RW Radmila Miljanić 19 April 1988 (aged 24) 1.57 m ŽRK Budućnost 4 RW Jovanka Radičević 23 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Győri Audi 5 P Ana Đokić 9 February 1979 (aged 33) 1.65 m ŽRK Budućnost 8 LB Marija Jovanović 26 December 1985 (aged 26) 1.82 m Oltchim Vâlcea 9 CB Ana Radović 21 August 1986 (aged 25) 1.75 m ŽRK Budućnost 10 CB Anđela Bulatović 15 January 1987 (aged 25) 1.75 m ŽRK Budućnost 12 GK Sonja Barjaktarović 11 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.80 m ŽRK Budućnost 14 LW Maja Savić 29 April 1976 (aged 36) 1.76 m ŽRK Budućnost 17 LB Bojana Popović 20 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.85 m ŽRK Budućnost 26 P Suzana Lazović 28 January 1992 (aged 20) 1.76 m ŽRK Budućnost 32 RB Katarina Bulatović 15 November 1984 (aged 27) 1.86 m Oltchim Vâlcea 77 LW Majda Mehmedović 25 May 1990 (aged 22) 1.71 m ŽRK Budućnost 90 CB Milena Knežević 12 March 1990 (aged 22) 1.77 m ŽRK Budućnost

 Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coaches: Evgeny Trefilov

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 5 LB Lyudmila Postnova 11 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.80 m Zvezda Zvenigorod 7 P Liudmila Bodnieva 15 October 1978 (aged 33) 1.79 m RK Krim 10 RB Ekaterina Davydenko 7 March 1989 (aged 23) 1.82 m Lada Togliatti 11 CB Olga Levina 4 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m Dinamo Volgograd 12 GK Anna Sedoykina 1 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.88 m Dinamo Volgograd 15 P Natalia Shipilova 31 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.81 m Lada Togliatti 16 GK Maria Sidorova 21 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.78 m Lada Togliatti 18 CB Nadezhda Muravyeva 30 June 1980 (aged 32) 1.85 m Lada Togliatti 21 LB Victoria Zhilinskayte 6 March 1989 (aged 23) 1.90 m Lada Togliatti 22 LW Yekaterina Marennikova 29 April 1982 (aged 30) 1.73 m Lada Togliatti 24 RB Irina Bliznova 6 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.80 m Lada Togliatti 25 LW Emiliia Turei 6 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.74 m Rostov-Don 26 CB Tatiana Khmyrova 6 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.73m Dinamo Volgograd 29 RW Olga Chernoivanenko 17 April 1989 (aged 23) 1.76 m Lada Togliatti

Group B

 Denmark

The following is the Denmark roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coaches: Jan Pytlick

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Mette Melgaard 3 June 1980 (aged 32) 1.70 m Randers HK 4 P Susan Thorsgaard 13 October 1988 (aged 23) 1.88 m FC Midtjylland 9 RB Camilla Dalby 15 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.82 m Randers HK 10 CB Christina Krogshede 4 November 1981 (aged 30) 1.72 m Frederiksberg IF 12 GK Karin Mortensen 26 September 1977 (aged 34) 1.81 m Frederiksberg IF 13 P Marianne Bonde 25 June 1984 (aged 28) 1.84 m Frederiksberg IF 15 LB Pernille Larsen 26 September 1977 (aged 34) 1.84 m Viborg HK 16 GK Christina Pedersen 15 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.80 m Frederiksberg IF 19 RB Line Jørgensen 31 December 1989 (aged 22) 1.83 m FC Midtjylland 22 LB Trine Troelsen 2 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.72 m FC Midtjylland 23 LW Ann Grete Nørgaard 15 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.63 m Team Tvis Holstebro 24 CB Berit Kristensen 2 August 1983 (aged 28) 1.72 m Randers HK 25 LB Rikke Skov 7 September 1980 (aged 31) 1.81 m Viborg HK 27 RB Louise Burgaard 17 October 1992 (aged 19) 1.76 m Team Tvis Holstebro

 France

The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 3 RW Blandine Dancette 14 February 1988 (aged 24) 1.69 m HBC Nîmes 4 P Nina Kamto Njitam 25 June 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m Metz Handball 5 RB Camille Ayglon 21 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m HBC Nîmes 7 CB Allison Pineau 2 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.81 m Oltchim Vâlcea 8 LB Claudine Mendy 8 January 1990 (aged 22) 1.82 m Metz Handball 9 LW Paule Baudouin 25 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.72 m Metz Handball 10 CB Sophie Herbrecht 13 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.74 m HBC Nîmes 12 GK Amandine Leynaud 2 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.78 m Oltchim Vâlcea 16 GK Cléopâtre Darleux 1 July 1989 (aged 23) 1.76 m Arvor 29 17 LW Siraba Dembele 28 June 1986 (aged 26) 1.72 m Toulon HB 18 RW Audrey Deroin 6 September 1989 (aged 22) 1.76 m Toulon HB 20 LB Raphaëlle Tervel 21 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.78 m SD Itxako 24 LB Mariama Signate 22 July 1985 (aged 27) 1.89 m Issy Paris HB 64 RB Alexandra Lacrabère 27 April 1987 (aged 25) 1.77 m Arvor 29

 Norway

The following is the Norway roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coaches: Thorir Hergeirsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Kari Aalvik Grimsbø 4 January 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m Team Esbjerg 5 LB Ida Alstad 13 June 1985 (aged 27) 1.72 m Byåsen HE 6 P Heidi Løke 12 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.77 m Győri ETO KC 7 RB Tonje Nøstvold 7 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m Byåsen HE 8 CB Karoline Dyhre Breivang 10 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.72 m Larvik HK 9 LB Kristine Lunde-Borgersen 30 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.83 m IK Våg 11 LW Kari Mette Johansen 11 January 1979 (aged 33) 1.72 m Larvik HK 13 P Marit Malm Frafjord 25 November 1985 (aged 26) 1.82 m Viborg HK 15 RB Linn Jørum Sulland 15 July 1984 (aged 28) 1.78 m Larvik HK 16 GK Katrine Lunde Haraldsen 30 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.81 m Győri ETO KC 18 RW Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren 1 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.75 m Larvik HK 21 CB Gøril Snorroeggen 15 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.77 m Team Esbjerg 22 RW Amanda Kurtović 25 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.79 m Viborg HK 23 LW Camilla Herrem 8 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.66 m Byåsen HE

 South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coaches: Kang Jae-won

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Ju Hui 4 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 Colorful Daegu 2 RW Woo Sun-hee 1 July 1978 (aged 34) 1.72 m 0 0 Wonderful Samcheok 3 CB Kim On-a 6 September 1988 (aged 23) 1.69 m 0 0 Incheon Sports Council 5 RW Jung Yu-ra 6 February 1992 (aged 20) 1.70 m 0 0 Colorful Daegu 7 LB Gwon Han-na 22 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.72 m 0 0 Seoul City 9 P Kim Cha-youn 10 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.73 m 0 0 Omron handball 10 LB Lee Mi-gyeong 2 October 1991 (aged 20) 1.65 m 0 0 Seoul City 11 RB Ryu Eun-hee 24 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 Incheon Sports Council 12 GK Moon Kyeong-ha 29 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 GNDC 13 P Kim Cheong-sim 8 February 1976 (aged 36) 1.78 m 0 0 SK Lubricants 17 LB Sim Hae-in 31 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.78 m 0 0 Wonderful Samcheok 19 RB Choi Im-jeong 14 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.82 m 0 0 Colorful Daegu 20 CB Jung Ji-hae 6 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.68 m 0 0 Wonderful Samcheok 21 LW Jo Hyo-bi 15 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.65 m 0 0 Incheon Sports Council 33 LW Lee Eun-bi 23 October 1990 (aged 21) 1.63 m 0 0 BISCO

 Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coaches: Jorge Dueñas

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RW Marta López 4 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.65 m 0 0 BM Alcobendas 3 CB Andrea Barnó 4 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.75 m 0 0 SD Itxako 4 RW Carmen Martín 29 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.68 m 0 0 SD Itxako 6 LB Nely Carla Alberto 2 July 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m 0 0 Le Havre AC 7 LB Beatriz Fernández 19 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM 8 P Verónica Cuadrado 8 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.84 m 0 0 Randers HK 9 RB Marta Mangué 23 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.70 m 0 0 RK Zaječar 10 CB Macarena Aguilar 12 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.70 m 0 0 SD Itxako 12 GK Silvia Navarro 20 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.69 m 0 0 SD Itxako 13 RW Jessica Alonso 20 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.72 m 0 0 SD Itxako 17 LW Elisabeth Pinedo 13 May 1981 (aged 31) 1.75 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM 18 P Begoña Fernández 22 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.80 m 0 0 SD Itxako 21 LW Vanessa Amorós 7 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.67 m 0 0 CB Mar Alicante 30 LB Patricia Elorza 8 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.80 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM 39 GK Mihaela Ciobanu 30 January 1973 (aged 39) 1.75 m 0 0 BM Alcobendas

 Sweden

The following is the Swedish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12][13]

Head coaches: Per Johansson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Ulrika Ågren 13 July 1987 (aged 25) 1.77 m 24 32 Esbjerg 3 P Tina Flognman 29 June 1981 (aged 31) 1.78 m 204 369 Toulon 4 LW Matilda Boson 4 December 1981 (aged 30) 1.76 m 199 491 Spårvägen 5 P Hanna Fogelström 8 November 1990 (aged 21) 1.79 m 17 29 Sävehof 6 RB Therese Islas Helgesson 28 May 1990 (aged 22) 1.69 m 102 202 Toulon 8 LB Jamina Roberts 28 May 1990 (aged 22) 1.75 m 40 55 Sävehof 10 RW Annika Wiel Fredén 21 August 1978 (aged 33) 1.76 m 101 305 Heid 12 GK Gabriella Kain 25 March 1981 (aged 31) 1.79 m 74 0 Kolding 15 LB Johanna Ahlm 3 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.75 m 79 301 Viborg 16 GK Cecilia Grubbström 2 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.78 m 60 1 Sävehof 17 CB Linnea Torstenson 30 March 1983 (aged 29) 1.86 m 117 500 Midtjylland 18 P Johanna Wiberg 6 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.85 m 136 90 Eslöv 20 CB Isabelle Gulldén 29 June 1989 (aged 23) 1.78 m 88 245 Viborg 25 CB Angelica Wallén 11 April 1986 (aged 26) 1.71 m 37 58 Esbjerg 31 LB Anna-Maria Johansson 15 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.80 m 45 97 Skövde

See also

• Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

References

1. "Angola team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
2. "Team Rosters – Brazil" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
3. "Croatia team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
4. "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
5. "Montenegro team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
6. "Russia team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
7. "Denmark team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
8. "France team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
9. "Norway team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
10. "South Korea team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
11. "Spain team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012.
12. "Damernas handbollstrupp klar". sok.se (in Swedish). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
13. "Spelarstatistik Damlandslaget" (PDF). svenskhandboll.se (in Swedish). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

External links

• Official website