2002 European Women's Handball Championship

{{Infobox international handball competition

| tourney_name = EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

| year = 2002

| other_titles =

| image = 2002 European Women's Handball Championship logo.svg

| size = 200px

| caption =

| country = Denmark

| dates = 6–15 December

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 1

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other = {{hbw|DEN}}

| count = 3

| second_other = {{hbw|NOR}}

| third_other = {{hbw|FRA}}

| fourth_other = {{hbw|RUS}}

| matches = 48

| goals = 2448

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagathlete|Ágnes Farkas|HUN}} (58 goals)

| player = {{flagathlete|Karin Mortensen|DEN}}

| previous = 2000 European Women's Handball Championship

| next = 2004 European Women's Handball Championship

}}

The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.

This tournament was the first to feature 16 teams instead of the 12 that had been the case since the start i 1994.

Venues

The European Championships was held in the following cities:

Helsinge (Preliminary Group A)
Aarhus (Preliminary Group B, Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1, Final Round)
Farum Arena (Preliminary Group C, Main Group 2)

Qualification

class="wikitable sortable" ! Country !! Qualified as !! Previous appearances in tournament
{{hbw\|DEN}}	Host	4 (1994, *1996*, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|HUN}}	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship \| 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|UKR}}	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship \| 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|RUS}}	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship \| 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|ROU}}	Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship \| 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|FRA}}	Fifth place of 2000 European Championship \| 1 (2000)
{{hbw\|AUT}}	Playoff winner	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|BLR}}	Playoff winner	1 (2000)
{{hbw\|CZE}}	Playoff winner	1 (1994)
{{hbw\|GER}}	Playoff winner	4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|NED}}	Playoff winner	1 (1998)
{{hbw\|NOR}}	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{hbw\|SLO}}	Playoff winner	0 (Debut)
{{hbw\|ESP}}	Playoff winner	1 (1998)
{{hbw\|SWE}}	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 1996)
{{hbw\|FRY}}	Playoff winner	1 (2000)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Competition format

Preliminary round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round.
Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Squads

Preliminary round

=Group A=

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|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 18:30

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|HT= 12–11

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|refnat= LTU

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|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRY}}

|score= 31–28

|HT= 15–16

|team2= {{hbw|SWE}}

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|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|SWE}}

|score= 25–30

|HT= 12–14

|team2= {{hbw|ROU}}

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|attendance= 900

|referee= Fernández, Permuy

|refnat= ESP

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|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|AUT}}

|score= 23–30

|HT= 9–15

|team2= {{hbw|FRY}}

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|attendance= 942

|referee= Migas, Bavas

|refnat= GRE

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|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}

|score= 25–32

|HT= 13–16

|team2= {{hbw|FRY}}

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|refnat= SVK

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|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|AUT}}

|score= 33–26

|HT= 20–10

|team2= {{hbw|SWE}}

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|attendance= 650

|referee= Kékes, Kékes

|refnat=HUN

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=Group B=

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|winpoints=2

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|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Main round

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|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRA}}

|score= 25–24

|HT= 11–12

|team2= {{hbw|NED}}

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|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 20:45

|team1= {{hbw-rt|UKR}}

|score= 23–27

|HT= 12–14

|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}

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|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}

|score= 20–17

|HT= 11–7

|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|NED}}

|score= 26–28

|HT= 14–17

|team2= {{hbw|UKR}}

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|referee= Rančík, Beňo

|refnat= SVK

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{{handballbox

|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|UKR}}

|score= 21–24

|HT= 10–11

|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}

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|attendance= 3,000

|referee= Bashev, Dobrev

|refnat= BUL

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{{handballbox

|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 20:45

|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}

|score= 27–23

|HT= 15–10

|team2= {{hbw|NED}}

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|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,100

|referee= Liachovičius, Paškevičius

|refnat= LTU

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=Group C=

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|winpoints=2

|team_order=NOR, RUS, GER, ESP

|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}

|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}

|name_GER={{hbw|GER}}

|name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}}

|hth_GER=Germany 31–27 Spain

|hth_ESP=GER

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|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Main round

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{{handballbox

|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 18:15

|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}

|score= 25–22

|HT= 12–10

|team2= {{hbw|GER}}

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|goals1= three players 5

|goals2= Wagner 7

|twomin1= 5

|yellow1= 3

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|yellow2= 3

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|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 1,000

|referee= La Cour Bruun, Nielsen

|refnat= DEN

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{{handballbox

|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}

|score= 25–25

|HT= 12–15

|team2= {{hbw|ESP}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403192948/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_C-NOR-ESP.pdf Report]

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|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 1,200

|referee= Marić, Gardinovački

|refnat= FRY

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{{handballbox

|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|GER}}

|score= 18–26

|HT= 9–15

|team2= {{hbw|NOR}}

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|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 2,000

|referee= Shal, Konoplyastyy

|refnat= UKR

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{{handballbox

|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|ESP}}

|score= 24–24

|HT= 10–13

|team2= {{hbw|RUS}}

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|goals1= Andreu, Puche 4

|goals2= Poltoratskaya 7

|twomin1= 4

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

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|yellow2= 3

|red2= 1

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 941

|referee= Borrotti, Marcet

|refnat= FRA

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{{handballbox

|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|GER}}

|score= 31–27

|HT= 15–14

|team2= {{hbw|ESP}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030319151421/http://em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_C-GER-ESP.pdf Report]

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|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 1,500

|referee= Vitzthum, Choquard

|refnat= SUI

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{{handballbox

|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}

|score= 18–24

|HT= 11–13

|team2= {{hbw|NOR}}

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|goals1= Bodniyeva, Poltoratskaya 4

|goals2= Olsson Rosenberg 11

|twomin1= 5

|yellow1= 3

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|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 1,700

|referee= Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat= AUT

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=Group D=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|winpoints=2

|team_order=HUN, CZE, SLO, BLR

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|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Main round

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{{handballbox

|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 14:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|CZE}}

|score= 25–20

|HT= 10–14

|team2= {{hbw|SLO}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030626185703/http://www.em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_D-CZE-SLO.pdf Report]

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|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 700

|referee= Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat= AUT

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{{handballbox

|date= 6 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|HUN}}

|score= 34–23

|HT= 16–12

|team2= {{hbw|BLR}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030627170637/http://www.em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_D-HUN-BLR.pdf Report]

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|referee= Vitzthum, Choquard

|refnat= SUI

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{{handballbox

|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 14:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|BLR}}

|score= 19–25

|HT= 8–10

|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030626084834/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_D-BLR-CZE.pdf Report]

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|attendance= 350

|referee= La Cour Bruun, Nielsen

|refnat= DEN

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{{handballbox

|date= 7 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|SLO}}

|score= 28–31

|HT= 14–16

|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403070733/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_D-SLO-HUN.pdf Report]

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|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 600

|referee= Marić, Gardinovački

|refnat= FRY

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{{handballbox

|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 14:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|BLR}}

|score= 23–27

|HT= 15–16

|team2= {{hbw|SLO}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030626141117/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_D-BLR-SLO.pdf Report]

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|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 1,000

|referee= Borrotti, Marcet

|refnat= FRA

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{{handballbox

|date= 8 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|HUN}}

|score= 33–26

|HT= 17–13

|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030707232220/http://em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_D-HUN-CZE.pdf Report]

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|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 1,500

|referee= Shal, Konoplyastyy

|refnat= UKR

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Main round

=Group I=

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|name_UKR={{hbw|UKR}}

|hth_FRA=FR Yugoslavia 27–29 France

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|hth_ROU=Romania 27–21 Austria

|hth_AUT=ROU

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{{handballbox

|date= 10 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|AUT}}

|score= 32–19

|HT= 15–12

|team2= {{hbw|UKR}}

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|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 800

|referee= Fernández, Permuy

|refnat= ESP

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{{handballbox

|date= 10 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRY}}

|score= 27–29

|HT= 12–14

|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403041459/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-YUG-FRA.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 1,700

|referee= Liachovičius, Paškevičius

|refnat= LTU

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 10 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}

|score= 23–25

|HT= 9–14

|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030708032628/http://em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-ROM-DEN.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,200

|referee= Rančík, Beňo

|refnat= SVK

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 11 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRY}}

|score= 39–24

|HT= 19–8

|team2= {{hbw|UKR}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403030056/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-YUG-UKR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 800

|referee= Kékes, Kékes

|refnat= HUN

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 11 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}

|score= 26–29

|HT= 12–15

|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403022410/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-ROM-FRA.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 3,100

|referee= Migas, Bavas

|refnat= GRE

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 11 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|AUT}}

|score= 20–26

|HT= 13–13

|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030708053214/http://em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-AUT-DEN.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,200

|referee= Bashev, Dobrev

|refnat= BUL

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 12 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}

|score= 19–17

|HT= 10–10

|team2= {{hbw|UKR}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403043501/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-ROM-UKR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 800

|referee= Liachovičius, Paškevičius

|refnat= LTU

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 12 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|AUT}}

|score= 30–22

|HT= 17–12

|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030710000715/http://em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-AUT-FRA.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 3,100

|referee= Rančík, Beňo

|refnat= SVK

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 12 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRY}}

|score= 25–28

|HT= 11–14

|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403024644/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_1-YUG-DEN.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,200

|referee= Migas, Bavas

|refnat= GRE

}}

=Group II=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2002/DEN/1/results.pdf EHF]

|winpoints=2

|team_order=NOR, RUS, HUN, CZE, SLO, GER

|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}

|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}

|name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}}

|name_CZE={{hbw|CZE}}

|name_SLO={{hbw|SLO}}

|name_GER={{hbw|GER}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5P |result4=7P

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinals

|col_5P=blue1 |text_5P=Fifth place game

|col_7P=yellow1|text_7P=Seventh place game

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 10 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|GER}}

|score= 26–30

|HT= 15–14

|team2= {{hbw|SLO}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403130358/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_2-GER-SLO.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 500

|referee= Shal, Konoplyastyy

|refnat= UKR

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 10 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}

|score= 27–20

|HT= 16–9

|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403122849/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_2-NOR-CZE.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 500

|referee= Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat= AUT

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 10 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}

|score= 39–29

|HT= 21–17

|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20040719013656/http://www.em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Kamprapporter-MR/2-RUS-HUN.htm Report]

|goals1= Naukovich 16

|goals2= Farkas 11

|twomin1= 7

|yellow1= 2

|red1=

|twomin2= 5

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 500

|referee= La Cour Bruun, Nielsen

|refnat= DEN

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 11 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|GER}}

|score= 25–30

|HT= 14–15

|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403063735/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_2-GER-HUN.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 400

|referee= Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat= AUT

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 11 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}

|score= 34–24

|HT= 13–9

|team2= {{hbw|SLO}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030709234023/http://em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_2-NOR-SLO.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 600

|referee= Borrotti, Marcet

|refnat= FRA

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 11 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}

|score= 29–19

|HT= 12–10

|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20050115183657/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Kamprapporter-MR/2-RUS-CZE.htm Report]

|goals1= Poltoratskaya 10

|goals2= Čumplová 9

|twomin1= 5

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 3

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 300

|referee= Marić, Gardinovački

|refnat= FRY

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 12 December 2002

|time= 16:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|GER}}

|score= 20–30

|HT= 7–14

|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403040810/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_GER-CZE.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 250

|referee= La Cour Bruun, Nielsen

|refnat= DEN

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 12 December 2002

|time= 18:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}

|score= 27–22

|HT= 13–11

|team2= {{hbw|SLO}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030708043848/http://em-2002.dk:80/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_2-RUS-SLO.pdf Report]

|goals1= Poltoratskaya 8

|goals2= Ilić 8

|twomin1= 5

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 2

|yellow2= 2

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 650

|referee= Vitzthum, Choquard

|refnat= SUI

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 12 December 2002

|time= 20:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}

|score= 24–23

|HT= 13–11

|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403175941/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_2-NOR-HUN.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Farum Arena, Copenhagen

|attendance= 1,500

|referee= Shal, Konoplyastyy

|refnat= UKR

}}

Final round

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|14 December|{{hbw|DEN}}|22|{{hbw|RUS}}|18

|14 December|{{hbw|FRA}}|16|{{hbw|NOR}}|21

|15 December|{{hbw|DEN}}|25|{{hbw|NOR}}|22

|15 December|{{hbw|RUS}}|22|{{hbw|FRA}}|27

}}

=Semifinals=

{{handballbox

|date= 14 December 2002

|time= 14:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRA}}

|score= 16–21

|HT= 8–9

|team2= {{hbw|NOR}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403041320/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_FRA-NOR.pdf Report]

|goals1= Cano 4

|goals2= four players 3

|twomin1= 2

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 4

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,000

|referee= Migas, Bavas

|refnat= GRE

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 14 December 2002

|time= 17:00

|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}

|score= 22–18

|HT= 8–11

|team2= {{hbw|RUS}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403021745/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_DEN-RUS.pdf Report]

|goals1= K. Andersen 7

|goals2= Naukovich 7

|twomin1= 2

|yellow1= 2

|red1=

|twomin2= 3

|yellow2= 2

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,200

|referee= Kékes, Kékes

|refnat= HUN

}}

=Seventh place game=

{{handballbox

|date= 14 December 2002

|time= 12:00

|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}

|score= 19–17

|HT= 13–8

|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403053828/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_ROM-CZE.pdf Report]

|goals1= Brădeanu 6

|goals2= Adámková, Čumplová 4

|twomin1= 4

|yellow1= 2

|red1=

|twomin2= 4

|yellow2= 2

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 854

|referee= Fernández, Permuy

|refnat= ESP

}}

=Fifth place game=

{{handballbox

|date= 15 December 2002

|time= 12:00

|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRY}}

|score= 39–43

|HT= 20–24

|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403140346/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_YUG-HUN.pdf Report]

|goals1= Knežević 10

|goals2= Farkas 14

|twomin1= 5

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 8

|yellow2= 2

|red2= 1

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 1,500

|referee= La Cour Bruun, Nielsen

|refnat= DEN

}}

=Third place game=

{{handballbox

|bg= #DDAA77

|date= 15 December 2002

|time= 14:30

|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}

|score= 22–27

|HT= 11–14

|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030708044632/http://em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_RUS-FRA.pdf Report]

|goals1= Muravyova, Turey 5

|goals2= Cano 8

|twomin1= 3

|yellow1= 2

|red1=

|twomin2= 6

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance=

|referee= Marić, Gardinovački

|refnat= FRY

}}

=Final=

{{handballbox

|bg= gold

|date= 15 December 2002

|time= 17:00

|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}

|score= 25–22

|HT= 13–11

|team2= {{hbw|NOR}}

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20030403044331/http://www.em-2002.dk/indhold/dansk/program/Statistik/Stat_DEN-NOR.pdf Report]

|goals1= Daugaard 6

|goals2= Hammerseng 7

|twomin1= 2

|yellow1= 2

|red1=

|twomin2= 3

|yellow2= 2

|red2=

|stadium= Arenaen, Aarhus

|attendance= 4,200

|referee= Rančík, Beňo

|refnat= SVK

}}

Final ranking and statistics

=Final ranking=

class="wikitable" width="200px"
align=center\|File:gold medal icon.svg	{{hbw\|DEN}}
align=center\|File:silver medal icon.svg	{{hbw\|NOR}}
align=center\|File:bronze medal icon.svg	{{hbw\|FRA}}
align=center\|4	{{hbw\|RUS}}
align=center\|5	{{hbw\|HUN}}
align=center\|6	{{hbw\|FR Yugoslavia}}
align=center\|7	{{hbw\|ROM}}
align=center\|8	{{hbw\|CZE}}
align=center\|9	{{hbw\|AUT}}
align=center\|10	{{hbw\|SLO}}
align=center\|11	{{hbw\|GER}}
align=center\|12	{{hbw\|UKR}}
align=center\|13	{{hbw\|ESP}}
align=center\|14	{{hbw\|NED}}
align=center\|15	{{hbw\|SWE}}
align=center\|16	{{hbw\|BLR}}

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090916012356/http://www.ehf-euro.com/EURO-2002.815.0.html EHF-Euro.com]

width=95%

align=center

|2002 Women's European Champions

File:Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
3rd title

;Team roster

Lene Rantala, Ditte Andersen, Mette Vestergaard Larsen, Camilla Thomsen, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Bruun Jørgensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Karin Mortensen, Trine Jensen, Katrine Fruelund, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Josephine Touray.
Head coach: Jan Pytlick.

=All-Star Team=

Goalkeeper: {{flagathlete|Karin Mortensen|DEN}}
Left wing: {{flagathlete|Line Daugaard|DEN}}
Left back: {{flagathlete|Ausra Fridrikas|AUT}}
Pivot: {{flagathlete|Lyudmila Bodniyeva|RUS}}
Centre back: {{flagathlete|Kristine Andersen|DEN}}
Right back: {{flagathlete|Lina Olsson Rosenberg|NOR}}
Right wing: {{flagathlete|Stéphanie Cano|FRA}}
Most valuable player: {{flagathlete|Karin Mortensen|DEN}}

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: [https://women2020.ehf-euro.com/ueber-ehf-euro/ehf-euro-history/ehf-euro-2002/ EHF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222200951/https://women2020.ehf-euro.com/ueber-ehf-euro/ehf-euro-history/ehf-euro-2002/ |date=2021-12-22 }}

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! Rank ! Name ! Team ! Goals ! Shots ! %
1	align=left\|Ágnes Farkas	align=left\|{{hbw\|HUN}}	58	86	67
2	align=left\|Ausra Fridrikas	align=left\|{{hbw\|AUT}}	54	100	54
3	align=left\|Irina Poltoratskaya	align=left\|{{hbw\|RUS}}	53	96	55
4	align=left\|Petra Čumplová	align=left\|{{hb\|CZE}}	52	70	74
5	align=left\|Melinda Szabó	align=left\|{{hbw\|FRA}}	44	84	52
6	align=left\|Kristine Andersen	align=left\|{{hbw\|DEN}}	42	80	53
rowspan=2\|7	align=left\|Bojana Petrović	align=left\|{{hbw\|FRY}}	rowspan=2\|38	72	53
align=left\|Marina Naukovich	align=left\|{{hbw\|RUS}}	77	49
rowspan=3\|9	align=left\|Lina Olsson Rosenberg	align=left\|{{hb\|NOR}}	rowspan=3\|36	64	56
align=left\|Silvana Ilić	align=left\|{{hbw\|SLO}}	65	55
align=left\|Carmen Amariei	align=left\|{{hbw\|ROU}}	76	47

=Top goalkeepers=

(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Rank !Name !Team !% !Saves !Shots
1	align=left\|Karin Mortensen	align=left\|{{hb\|DEN}}	48	117	245
2	align=left\|Dragica Đurić	align=left\|{{hb\|FRY}}	45	50	111
3	align=left\|Heidi Tjugum	align=left\|{{hb\|NOR}}	44	82	185
4	align=left\|Lenka Černá	align=left\|{{hb\|CZE}}	41	83	203
5	align=left\|Ildiko Barbu	align=left\|{{hbw\|ROU}}	40	43	107
6	align=left\|Beate Hofmann	align=left\|{{hbw\|AUT}}	38	55	146
rowspan=2\|7	align=left\|Iryna Honcharova	align=left\|{{hbw\|UKR}}	rowspan=2\|37	20	54
align=left\|Mariya Sidorova	align=left\|{{hbw\|RUS}}	85	231
rowspan=2\|9	align=left\|Luminița Dinu	align=left\|{{hbw\|ROU}}	rowspan=2\|36	57	159
align=left\|Barbara Gorski	align=left\|{{hb\|SLO}}	48	134

External links

[http://www.eurohandball.com European Handball Federation]
[http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/3005/ec2002.html Mette's handball corner] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20091021072403/http://geocities.com/Wellesley/3005/ec2002.html Archived] 2009-10-22)

Category:European Women's Handball Championship

Category:Women's handball in Denmark

European Women's Handball Championship

Category:December 2002 sports events in Europe

Category:Sport in Aarhus

Category:2002 in Copenhagen

Category:International sports competitions in Copenhagen

class="wikitable" width="200px"
align=center\|File:gold medal icon.svg	{{hbw\|DEN}}
align=center\|File:silver medal icon.svg	{{hbw\|NOR}}
align=center\|File:bronze medal icon.svg	{{hbw\|FRA}}
align=center\|4	{{hbw\|RUS}}
align=center\|5	{{hbw\|HUN}}
align=center\|6	{{hbw\|FR Yugoslavia}}
align=center\|7	{{hbw\|ROM}}
align=center\|8	{{hbw\|CZE}}
align=center\|9	{{hbw\|AUT}}
align=center\|10	{{hbw\|SLO}}
align=center\|11	{{hbw\|GER}}
align=center\|12	{{hbw\|UKR}}
align=center\|13	{{hbw\|ESP}}
align=center\|14	{{hbw\|NED}}
align=center\|15	{{hbw\|SWE}}
align=center\|16	{{hbw\|BLR}}