Greenland women's national handball team

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AssociationGreenland Handball Federation
CoachAnders Friis
Assistant coachKim Ostermann Petersen
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2
Best result24th (2001)
Pan American Championship
Appearances3 (First in Nor.Ca. Championship)
Best result1st (2023)
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Greenland women's national handball team
Medal record
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Greenland
Silver medal – second place 2021 United States
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Mexico

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

The team participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship in Italy[1] and the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway.

History[edit]

After the Greenland Handball Federation was recognized by the International Handball Federation as independent member in 1998, they played their first game against the Icelandic national team on 27 December 1998.[2]

Results[edit]

World Championship[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Italy 2001 Group stage 24th 5 0 0 5 77 152
Denmark Norway Sweden 2023 Group stage 32nd 7 0 0 7 130 231
Total 1/26 0 titles 12 0 0 12 207 383

Pan American Championship[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Argentina 1999 round robin 5th 5 1 0 4 102 110
Brazil 2000 round robin 3rd 5 3 0 2 123 120
Cuba 2015 5th place match 6th 7 2 1 4 150 176
Total 3/12 0 titles 17 6 1 10 375 406

Nor. Ca. Championship[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Puerto Rico 2015 Bronze Medal Match 4th 6 2 2 2 142 150
Puerto Rico 2017 Bronze Medal Match 4th 5 0 0 5 117 134
Mexico 2019 Bronze Medal Match 3rd 5 2 1 2 131 117
United States 2021 Final 2nd 4 3 0 1 111 102
Greenland 2023 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 123 87
Total 5/5 1 title 25 12 3 10 624 590

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Head coach: Anders Friis

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 RW Nuunu Lukassen (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 24) 1.64 m 9 18 Denmark Ejstrup/Hærvejen
3 LW Andrea Heilmann (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 36) 1.64 m 20 8 Greenland GSS Nuuk
4 RW Anja Heilmann (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) 1.74 m 34 97 Greenland GSS Nuuk
5 P Ivâna Meincke (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 28) 1.68 m 10 15 Iceland Stjarnan
7 LW Aviana Kâjangmat (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24) 1.68 m 4 16 Denmark Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
8 RW Ane-Sofiannguaq Frederiksen (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22) 1.65 m 5 5 Denmark Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
10 RB Josefine Gadgaard (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 29) 1.69 m 11 28 Denmark Ejstrup/Hærvejen
12 GK Nivi Fly (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34) 1.69 m 20 0 Greenland GSS Nuuk
13 LB Ivalu Bjerge (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 23) 1.71 m 14 37 Denmark NSK Håndbold
14 LB Nivi Petersen (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) 1.71 m 5 5 Denmark Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
15 P Sandra Rothberg (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 23) 1.86 m 14 32 Greenland GSS Nuuk
16 GK Rina Møller Lorentzen (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) 1.82 m 19 0 Greenland GSS Nuuk
17 LB Lykke Frank Hansen (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) 1.80 m 24 37 Denmark Fredericia HK
18 GK Aviaja Heilmann (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 35) 1.66 m 24 0 Greenland GSS Nuuk
19 P Nukaaka Lyberth (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) 1.68 m 5 6 Faroe Islands Eiðis Bóltfelag
21 LB Aili Pedersen (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31) 1.84 m 6 1 Greenland GSS Nuuk
26 P Ivaana Holm (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 33) 1.70 m 21 24 Greenland GSS Nuuk
79 LW Sascha Jordening Zeeb (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 33) 1.70 m 10 15 Greenland GSS Nuuk

Coaches[edit]

First Last Nat. Name
27 December 1998[2] 3 April 1999[5] Kim Mandrup
31 October 2000 *1) ?  Denmark Jan Laugesen
2011 2016  Denmark Jakob Andreasen
2016 2021  Greenland Johannes Groth
2021  Denmark Anders Friis

*1) He already started in 1999 with coaching but his first game was in 2000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 – ITA. 4.12–16.12-2001" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Håndbolddamerne får deres første landskampnål". Atuagagdliutit (in Danish). 138 (99): 22. 22 December 1998. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Timarit.is.
  3. ^ "Håndbold: Her er Grønlands VM-hold" (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Team roster: Greenland" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ "De grønlandske håndboldpiger møder Uruguay i after i Argentina". Atuagagdliutit (in Danish). 139 (25): 22. 30 March 1999. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Timarit.is.

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