Sweden men's national handball team
The Sweden men's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i handboll) is Sweden's national team in men's handball and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games, earning 13 medals in total) and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002. Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 5 titles, and has won the most medals in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 12 medals (as of 2023, this is a record shared with France). Conversely, Sweden has yet to win an Olympic title despite participating in 4 finals (Sweden participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in a demonstration match, defeating Denmark 19–11). The team has also won the World Cup 3 times, the Supercup 2 times, and were Intercontinental Cup winners in 2000. Honours
Competitive recordChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
TeamCurrent squadRoster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 17-player roster was announced on 10 June 2024.[1] On 21 June, Felix Möller replaced Andreas Nilsson who had to withdraw.[2] The final roster was revealed on 24 July.[3] On 28 July, Felix Möller replaced Max Darj due to an injury and on 1 August, Jonathan Edvardsson replaced Daniel Pettersson.[4] Head coach: Glenn Solberg[5]
Notable players
Coaches
World & European RecordsWorld Records
European Records
Other merits
Kit supplierFrom 2004 to 2015 Sweden's kits were supplied by Adidas, and 2016–2019 by Kempa. The current supplier is Craft. See alsoReferences
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