Great Britain women's national handball team

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Association	British Handball Association
Coach	Jesper Holmris
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The Great Britain women's national handball team is the national team of Great Britain in the sport of team handball. They were formed to take up Great Britain's host nation place in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Matches

Year	Date	Opposition	Score	Venue	Competition
2012	Jul 28	Montenegro	19–31	Copper Box, Stratford, London	Olympic Group A
2012	Jul 30	Russia	16–37	Copper Box, Stratford, London	Olympic Group A
2012	Aug 01	Brazil	17–30	Copper Box, Stratford, London	Olympic Group A
2012	Aug 03	Angola	25–31	Copper Box, Stratford, London	Olympic Group A
2012	Aug 05	Croatia	14–37	Copper Box, Stratford, London	Olympic Group A
2015	Nov 29	Faroe Islands	16-31	Torshavn, Faroe Islands	Friendly
2015	Nov 30	Faroe Islands	18–24	Torshavn, Faroe Islands	Friendly
2016	Nov 25	Belgium	31-36	Edinburgh, UK	Friendly
2016	Nov 26	Belgium	18-37	Edinburgh, UK	Friendly
2017	Mar 18	Belgium	24–33	Antwerp, Belgium	Friendly
2017	Mar 19	Belgium	30-30	Antwerp, Belgium	Friendly

Source^[1]

The 2012 Olympic Squad

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

Head coaches: Jesper Holmris, Vigdis Holmeset

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	Club
1	GK	Sarah Hargreaves	(1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 23)	1.85 m	Slagelse FH
3	LW	Holly Lam-Moores	(1990-09-12)12 September 1990 (aged 21)	1.69 m	GB Handball
4	RW	Zoe van der Weel	(1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 21)	1.61 m	GB Handball
5	CB	Nina Heglund	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 19)	1.70 m	GB Handball
7	CB	Lynn McCafferty	(1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 33)	1.68 m	GB Handball
8	P	Louise Jukes	(1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 28)	1.69 m	GB Handball
9	LW	Britt Goodwin	(1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 29)	1.63 m	GB Handball
10	RW	Kelsi Fairbrother	(1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22)	1.63 m	Team Esbjerg
11	P	Lyn Byl	(1979-12-01)1 December 1979 (aged 32)	1.72 m	GB Handball
13	RB	Yvonne Leuthold	(1980-01-30)30 January 1980 (aged 32)	1.76 m	GB Handball
17	LB	Ewa Palies	(1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 23)	1.73 m	GB Handball
21	LB	Kathryn Fudge	(1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22)	1.83 m	GB Handball
66	GK	Jane Mayes	(1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 23)	1.73 m	GB Handball
86	RB	Marie Gerbron	(1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 25)	1.66 m	GB Handball

References

^ https://britishhandball.com/gb-teams/gb-women British Handball
^ "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[1] ttps://britishhandball.com/gb-teams/gb-women British Handball

[2] "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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Great Britain women's national handball team

Matches

See also

The 2012 Olympic Squad

References

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