1994 European Women's Handball Championship

The 1994 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Germany from 17–25 September. It was won by Denmark after beating Germany 27–23 in the final match.

1994 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	17–25 September
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (1st title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Hungary

Venues

The European Championships were held in the following cities:

• Waiblingen
• Bonn
• Oldenburg
• Magdeburg

Teams

Group A	Group B
Austria	Czech Republic
Croatia	Germany
Denmark	Hungary
Norway	Romania
Sweden	Russia
Ukraine	Slovakia

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	130	100	+30	10	Semifinals
2	Norway	5	3	0	2	92	89	+3	6
3	Croatia	5	3	0	2	88	92	−4	6	Fifth place game
4	Sweden	5	2	0	3	110	125	−15	4	Seventh place game
5	Austria	5	1	0	4	94	98	−4	2	Ninth place game
6	Ukraine	5	1	0	4	96	106	−10	2	Eleventh place game

Source:

September 17, 1994	Norway	25 – 23	Sweden
		(12–11)

September 17, 1994	Denmark	26 – 20	Croatia
		(13–8)

September 17, 1994	Austria	24 – 16	Ukraine
		(16–10)

September 18, 1994	Croatia	14 – 13	Austria
		(8–8)

September 18, 1994	Sweden	20 – 32	Denmark
		(8–17)

September 18, 1994	Ukraine	16 – 19	Norway
		(7–8)

September 19, 1994	Sweden	24 – 23	Ukraine
		(18–14)

September 19, 1994	Norway	15 – 16	Croatia
		(10–10)

September 19, 1994	Denmark	28 – 21	Austria
		(15–12)

September 21, 1994	Croatia	20 – 17	Sweden
		(9–9)

September 21, 1994	Austria	11 – 14	Norway
		(6–8)

September 21, 1994	Denmark	21 – 20	Ukraine
		(9–14)

September 22, 1994	Ukraine	21 – 18	Croatia
		(9–10)

September 22, 1994	Austria	25 – 26	Sweden
		(14–15)

September 22, 1994	Norway	19 – 23	Denmark
		(8–10)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	5	4	0	1	107	98	+9	8	Semifinals
2	Hungary	5	3	1	1	116	107	+9	7
3	Russia	5	3	0	2	117	89	+28	6	Fifth place game
4	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	98	98	0	4	Seventh place game
5	Romania	5	2	0	3	88	98	−10	4	Ninth place game
6	Slovakia	5	0	1	4	82	118	−36	1	Eleventh place game

Source:
(H) Hosts

September 17, 1994	Germany	23 – 21	Russia
		(10–8)

September 17, 1994	Romania	22 – 16	Slovakia
		(13–8)

September 17, 1994	Hungary	25 – 19	Czech Republic
		(13–9)

September 18, 1994	Czech Republic	21 – 22	Germany
		(11–12)

September 18, 1994	Russia	21 – 14	Romania
		(12–7)

September 18, 1994	Slovakia	23 – 23	Hungary
		(17–9)

September 19, 1994	Romania	16 – 24	Hungary
		(6–13)

September 19, 1994	Germany	20 – 13	Slovakia
		(10–8)

September 19, 1994	Russia	17 – 19	Czech Republic
		(8–8)

September 21, 1994	Slovakia	14 – 31	Russia
		(8–16)

September 21, 1994	Romania	18 – 17	Czech Republic
		(10–8)

September 21, 1994	Hungary	25 – 22	Germany
		(12–8)

September 22, 1994	Czech Republic	22 – 16	Slovakia
		(11–6)

September 22, 1994	Hungary	19 – 27	Russia
		(11–14)

September 22, 1994	Germany	20 – 18	Romania
		(13–9)

Eleventh place game

September 24, 1994	Ukraine	30 – 29 (ET)	Slovakia
		(12–11)
	FT: 22–22 ET: 27–27, 30–29

Ninth place game

September 24, 1994	Austria	26 – 24	Romania
		(14–8)

Seventh place game

September 24, 1994	Sweden	24 – 20	Czech Republic
		(12–10)

Fifth place game

September 24, 1994	Croatia	27 – 26	Russia
		(12–12)

Final round

	Semi-Final				Final
	September 24, 1994
	Denmark	29
					September 25, 1994
	Hungary	28
					Denmark	27
	September 24, 1994
					Germany	23
	Germany	22
	Norway	18
					3rd/4th Place
					September 25, 1994
					Hungary	19
					Norway	24

Semifinals

September 24, 1994	Denmark	29 – 28 (ET)	Hungary
		(13–15)
	FT: 26–26 ET: 29–28

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September 24, 1994	Germany	22 – 18	Norway
		(12–9)

Bronze medal match

September 25, 1994	Hungary	19 – 24	Norway
		(6–10)

Gold medal match

September 25, 1994	Denmark	27 – 23	Germany
		(14–13)

Final ranking

	Denmark
	Germany
	Norway
4	Hungary
5	Croatia
6	Russia
7	Sweden
8	Czech Republic
9	Austria
10	Romania
11	Ukraine
12	Slovakia

1994 Women's European champions
Denmark 1st title

Lene Rantala, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Rikke Solberg, Camilla Andersen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Anette Hoffmann, Anja Byrial Hansen, Marianne Florman, Janne Kolling, Conny Hamann, Anja Andersen, Gitte Sunesen, Susanne Boilesen, Heidi Astrup, Marlene Jensen, Susanne Munk Lauritsen, Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek.