2004: ECh in HUN: Place 10 2003: WCh in CRO: Place 11 2002: ECh in DEN: Place 9 2001: WCh in ITA: Place 7 2000: Olympics in Sydney: Place 5 ECh in ROM: Place 12 1999: WCh in NOR: Bronze Medal 1998: ECh in NED: Place 4 1997: WCh in GER: Place 11 1996: ECh in DEN: Bronze Medal 1995: WCh in AUT: Place 8 1994: ECh in GER: Place 9 1993: WCh in NOR: Place 8 1992: Olympics in Barcelona: Place 5

Best players

NATALJA RUSNATCHENKO:

36 year old goalkeeper, mother of 2 children, born in Kiev
Past Clubs: Kiew (UKR), Fiellhammer (NOR), Hypo NO (AUT)
Current Club: McDonalds Wiener Neustadt (AUT), biggest Club behind the successful club of Hypo.
219 international matches for Austria, scored 5 goals
Biggest achievements:
2 times Youth World Champion with Russia (1987 / DEN, 1989 / Nigeria)
Bronze medal with Russia (Olympics 1988 Soul)
Place 5 with Austira (Olympics 2000 Sydney)
Bronze medal 1999 in Norway with Austria
3 times winner of a European Cup Competition

TANJA LOGVIN:

31 year old backcourt player (left and playmaker), key player of Austria during the last years.
born in Kiev, mother of a daughter,
86 international matches for Austria, scored 613 goals
Biggest achievements:
WCh 1999: Bronze Medal
Champions League: Winner 1998, 2000 (Hypo Niederosterreich), 2004 Place 2 (with Club Krim Ljubljana Slovenia
Place 5 with Austria (Olympics 2000 Sydney)
Top Scorer Champions League 2004/2005 with the Austrian Club Hypo NO.

SORINA TEDOROVIC:

35 year old backcourt player (left handed – right backcourt), married-no children.
current club team: Baekkelagets / NOR
110 international matches for Austria, scored 439 goals
Biggest achievements:
Winner European Cup Competitions: 1994, 1992, 1997, 1998 with Hyop Niederosterreich
Bronze Medals WCh 1999, ECh 1996
Place 5 Olympics Sydney 2000

Head Coach

The head coach of the Austrian Team is Herbert MULLER from Germany.
Date of Birth: 3. September 1962
Place of Birth: Timisoara/Temeschburg ( Romania)
Family: married, 1 daughter
Profession: lecturer for mathematics at the instutute for computer sciences in Nurnberg (GER)

Career as a player:

1976 – 1980 Poli Temeschburg
1980 – 1994 FC Augsburg
1994 - 1998 DJK Augsburg-Hochzoll

Career as a coach:

1984 – 1987 TSG Augsburg
1987 – 1999 DJK Augsburg-Hochzoll
since 1999 1. FC Nurnberg
since 1 March 2004 Head Coach Austria

Biggest achievements:

DJK Augsburg – Hochzoll: Muller lead the team from the 6 th league in Germany to the first league

1. FC Nurnberg: Muller lead the team from the 4 th league within 4 seasons in the first league – 4 years (93 matches) without one defeat, place 3 and qualification for the Challange Cup in the first season in the first league. With Nurnberg Muller won the German Championship in 2005, the German Cup in 2004 and 2005 and the European Challenge-Cup in 2004.

In the 2005 WCh in Russia the goal of the Austrian team is to advance to the main round of the best 12 teams, which will not be an easy way. The Preliminary Group is one of the hardest groups – Denmark, Poland, Germany and Austria will fight for 3 tickets for the main round although you must not forget Brazil as a very strong opponent. During the preparation for the WCh the Austrian team had also to suffer some injuries of key players and could almost never play with the full team. The task of the Coach Herbert Muller is to form a good team out of a few international experienced key players and of many young players who are almost for the first time at a WCh.

In its 26 years of existence, the Brazilian Handball already took part in two editions of the Olympic Games. In Sidney, Australia-2000, the girls from Brazil were newcomers in the competition, and ended up in the 8th place. Brazil achieved a victory in the premiere against Australia, the competition host, which guaranteed a place for the following round. In Athens-2004, the girls from Brazil had a better participation and, despite some errors, faced strong teams in equal terms, losing by small differences. Brazil started to appear for the Handball world and reached the 7th position in the final classification.

World Championship

In the last ten years, Brazil took part in all the World Championships and the best placement was the 12th conquered in 2001, in the Italy World Cup. Other results were:
1995 - Austria / Hungary – 18th place
1997 – Germany – 23rd place
1999 – Norway / Denmark – 16th place
2001 – Italy – 12th place
2003 - Croatia – 20th place

The work and the investment that has been done in this period has the main goal of improving this placement in the Russia World Championship in December.

Pan-American Championships

If in the World Championships, the Brazilian Handball still fights to be among the great potentials. In the American continent, however, there is no competitor: Brazil is undoubtedly the best Pan-American team. Champion twice in the Pan-American Sport Games, 1999 and 2001, the Brazilian women’s team have been preparing to reach the third podium in the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro/2007.

Brazil has also five titles in the Pan-American continent, which were achieved in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005.

The best players

Best Results :

• 1 st place – Pan -American Games (2003) in Dominican Republic–She scored 29 goals
• 7 th place -Athens Olympic Games (2004)

She scored 40 goals

• 1 st place – Women’s Pan-American Championship (2005) in Sao Bernardo do Campo – Brazil

Best Results :

• 1 st place – Winnipeg Pan-American Games (1999) in Canada
• 3 rd place – Worldwide Beach Handball (2001) in Japan
• 1 st place – Women’s Pan-American Championship (2005) in Sao Bernardo do Campo – Brazil

Best Results :

• 1st place – Winnipeg Pan-American Games (1999)
• 1 st place - Pan American Games (2003) in Dominican Republic
• 1 st place – Women’s Pan-American Championship (2005) in Sao Bernardo do Campo – Brazil

Best Results :

• 3rd place – Winnipeg Pan -American Games (1999) in Canada
• 1 st place – Super League (2004/2005)
• 1 st place – Women’s Pan-American Championship (2005) in Sao Bernardo do Campo – Brazil

Head Coach:

Master degree in Physician Education
Women’s team coach from 1993-1997.
Coach in many honor division clubs in Spain.
Handball teacher at university Pablo do Olavide de Seville in Spain.
Technical Consultant at the Brazilian Handball Federation since 2001.
IHF Lecturer

Handball is one of the most popular sport sin our country since our independency in 1991 and most successful sport in Croatia. Croatian Women Handball Team had great variety of results on World and European Championships, but greatest successes were on the Mediterranean Games. The first official performance on great tournaments our team had in 1993 on Mediterranean Games in France where we won the golden medal. We won the fifth place on the European Championship in 1994 in Germany and directly qualified for the World Championship in Austria and Hungary in 1995 where we won 10th place. We also won the silver medal on the Mediterranean Games held in Bari, Italy in 1997.

Our women team won the 6. place on the World Championship that took place in Germany in 1999. After 1999 our team faced some problems. Teams faced some radical changes and with the success of junior players Croatia comes back to throne in 2001. The Junior Selection won the bronze medal on the European Junior Championship in France 2001. The rejuvenated team tries to find its way to the European and World handball scene. Unfortunately, the results were not satisfying. In 2004 through the qualifications against Bulgarian team, our team gain the possibility of participation on the European Championship in Hungary in 2004, but the result was again poor. In spite of that team continued taking part in great tournaments, and after winning the qualification match against Swedish team for the place on the World Championship in Russia 2005.

Finally, 2005 is the year that again brought us success by winning the bronze on the Mediterranean Games in Almeira, Spain. That is the definitive proof that our Women handball team is very respectable and will have important place on the world handball scene in the future.

Best players

MVP MAIDA ARSLANAGIC

Born on 20.04.1984. in Banja Luka. Currently playing for HC Lokomotiva Zagreb. Plays on left back and had attendances in Croatian national team in all age categories. She studies on Zagreb University the Faculty of Defectology.

Head Coach

JOSIP SOJAT

Born on 06.03.1948. in Senj. After successful playing career, he has become one of the most successful Croatian coaches. Among other successes he won IHF cup with HC Lokomotiva Zagreb in 1991. With HC Podravka Koprivnica he won European Champions Cup in 1996 as well as Super Cup. He is currently coach in HC Podravka.

European Championship 1998: Silver World Championship 1999: No. 6 Olympic Games 2000: Gold European Championship 2000: No. 10 World Championship 2001: No. 4 European Championship 2002: Gold World Championship 2003: No. 13 Olympic Games 2004: Gold European Championship 2004: Silver

Best players

Head Coach
Jan Pytlick
Born 05.06.1967
National Coach Women since 01 July 1998
Debut on 1 July 1998 against Poland
Number of matches as National Coach (by 18.10.05) : 194 matches (131 wins, 48 defeats, 15 ties)

1992 Olympic Games: 4th 1993 WC: 1st 1994 EC: 2nd 1995 WC: 5th 1996 Olympic Games: 6th, EC: 4th 1997 WC: 3rd 1998 EC: 6th 1999 WC: 7th 2000 Olympic Games: did not qualify, EC: 9th 2001 WC: did not qualify 2002 EC: 11th 2003 WC: 12th 2004 Olympic Games: did not qualify, EC: 5th

The World Champion of the year 1993 got in serious trouble at the beginning of this century. After missing the qualification for the Olympic Games in Sydney and the World Championship in Italy in 2001 Ekke Hoffmann took over the nationalteam for the third time. Step by step he managed Germany to come back to a high level – for example shown at the European Championship last year in Hungary with the 5th place. Since February Armin Emrich is responsible for the nationalteam.

Important players like pivot Kathrin Blacha, defender Nikola Pietzsch and playmaker Heike Schmidt (Emrich's new assistant coach) resigned after a long international career. The World Championship in Russia will be the first important step for the new and young generation with players like Nadine Krause on the long way to Bejing 2008.

Best players

Grit Jurack is one of the most popular german players. The 28 year old lefthander appeared on the international playing court for the first time in 1996 and was an important member of the team, which won the bronce medal at the World Championship in 1997. Jurack was born in Leipzig and played for HC Leipzig (former VfB Leipzig). After two seasons in Ikast (2001 – 2003) she moved again to Denmark in 2004 and signed a contract with Viborg HK. Jurack played in nearly 200 matches for Germany and scored about 1000 times. Last year she was part of the All-Star-Team of the European Championship. Jurack is not only a player for important goals – she is also responsible for many assists. Due to her outstanding experience she is the captain of the nationalteam.

NAME: Grit Jurack
DATE OF BIRTH: 22. Oktober 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH: Leipzig
HEIGHT: 1,86 Meter
WEIGHT: 83 Kilogramm
MARITAL STATUS: Ledig
EDUCATION: Abitur

PROFESSION: Studentin
LANGUAGES: Deutsch, Englisch, Dд nisch

CLUBS:
1989 – 1993: BSV Schц nau Leipzig, 1993 – 2001: HC (VfB) Leipzig), 2001 – 2003: Ikast Bording, 2003 – 2004: HC Leipzig, seit 2004: Viborg HK
PLAYING POSITION: Rь ckraum rechts
HAS BEEN PLAYING HANDBALL SINCE: 1989
INTERNATIONAL DEBUT (against who?) 23. Januar 1996 in Selb gegen die USA

NUMBER OF INT. MATCHES: 190
NUMBER OF GOALS: 978
MOST MEMORABLE HANDBALL MOMENT: Olympische Spiele in Atlanta, Gewinn der Bronzemedaille bei der WM 1997
BEST FOREIGN PLAYER: Anja Andersen
HANDBALL DREAM/AMBITION Champions League, Peking 2008
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS:
6. Platz Olympische Spiele 1996,
3. Platz  WM 1997, 6. Platz EM 1998,
7. Platz WM 1999, 12. Platz WM 2003, 7. Platz Juniorinnen-WM 1995
Deutscher A-Jugend-Meister 1995 mit HC (VfB) Leipzig
DHB-Pokalsieger 1996 und 2000
Deutscher Meister 1998 und 1999
Handballerin der Jahre 1999, 2000 und 2001
2002 EHF-Cup-Sieger und dд nischer Pokalsieger mit Ikast/Bording
2003 Halbfinale Champions League mit Ikast/Bording

Head Coach
Armin Emrich

Personal data
Date and place of birth: 16. Juni 1951 in Bad Kreuznach
Marital status: married, four sons
Residence: Allmannsweier
Career record as player:
1972 – 1982: 1st division with Frisch Auf Gц ppingen, TSG OЯ weil and TuS Hofweier
1973 - 1976: 27 international matches, 22 goals
1974: member of the nationalteam for the World Championship (9th place)
Career record as Coach:
1982 – 1991: Coach TuS Schutterwald (in 1986 and 1989 he lead the club in the 1st division)
1988 – 1992: German youth-nationalcoach
1992 – 1993: German head coach men (6th place at the World Championship in Sweden)
1995 – 1996: Suisse men's nationalcoach
1998: SG Wallau/Massenheim (1st division) since february 2005: German head coach women.

Federation: GERMANY

2004. European Championship - 3.place 2004. Olympic Games - 5.place 2003. World Chamiponship - 2.place 2002. European Championship - 5.place 2001. World Chamiponship - 6.place 2000. European Championship - 1.place 2000. Olympic Games - 2.place

Best players

Katalin Palinger - goal-keeper
06.12.1978.
FCK Handball
Best results: Olympic Games silver medal (2000), World Championship silver medal (2003), European Champion (2000), European Championship bronze medal (2004, 1998), EHF Cup 2.place (2003), 3x Hungarian Champion, 2x Hungarian Cup winner, Best player of the year (2003)

Anita Gorbicz - playmaker
13.05.1983.
Gyori Grab. ETO KC
Playing handball since the age of 10
Best results: Junior World Championship silver medal (2001), World Championship silver medal (2003), 3x EHF Cup 2. place (2002,2004,2005),
Hungarian Champion, Hungarian Cup winner

Head Coach

Andras Nemeth
2002- European Master Coach
1996- Hungarian Master Coach
1995- Member of the Hungarian Handball Federation's Coaching Committee, currently president
1972  Youth national team player
1975-78 Handball player of FTC
1982 Head coach of Bp. Epitok SC
1984-87 Head coach of Ujpesti Dozsa SC
1989-92 Head coach of Godollo SC
1992- Head coach of FTC (6x National Champion, 7x Hungarian Cup winner, Cup winners cup finalist - 1994, Champions League finalist - 2002)
1998.jan.-april Head coach of the women's national team
2005. ferb.- Head coach of the women's national team

It was 1976 in Montreal when Japanese Women’s National Team participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. It ranked 5 th and even one of the Japanese players Terumi Kurata was awarded with the Best Scorer. However Montreal was not only the first Olympics for us but also the last one for the time being unfortunately. Perhaps it is not difficult for you to imagine what dream we have for the Beijing Olympics 2008. As for the Women’s World Championships Japanese National Team participated in the 1962 Romania for the first time (9 th place) and since then it took part 10 times in the 14 World Championships between 1965 - 2003. In the last Championship in Croatia 2003 Japan ranked 16 th.

Best Players

Mineko Tanaka

We should pick up Mineko Tanaka as Best Player of our team, as she is the Top Scorer at present in the Japan Handball League, which has a history of 30 years.
Small in figure (161cm) Mineko has accumulated 821 goals throughout her career in the Japan League, putting aside her 2 years at Skovbakken in Denmark. She has also won Top Scorer at the 10 th Women’s Junior World Championship 1995 in Brazil with 77 goals.

Head Coach

Mr. Bert Bouwer was appointed as Head Coach of our Women’s National Team only in May 2005.
He is a native of Netherlands, and as its national player he had played in 140 matches and 14 years in European top leagues. He has also been elected as Best Player of the Year.
Later he became Head Coach of Dutch women’s junior and senior national teams and during over the10 years his Dutch team not only ranked 10 th in the European Cup 1998 and participated in the 1999 Women’s World Championship after many years, but took the world championship 1998 in the 3 rd World University Women’s Championship in Poland.
He is also Lecturer of the EHF Methods Commission and we hope to be benefited by his experience and expertise to a great extent.

The 23rd Olympic Games at Los Angeles in 1984 – Silver Medal The 24th Olympic Games at Seoul in 1988 – Gold Medal The 25th Olympic Games at Barcelona in 1992 – Gold Medal The 26th Olympic Games at Atlanta in 1996 – Silver Medal The 27th Olympic Games at Sydney in 2000 – 4th place The 28 th Olympic Games at Athens in 2004 – Silver Medal The 12th World Women’s Championship in 1995 – Champion The 16 th World Women’s Championship in 2003 – 3 rd place Asian Women’s Championship – Champion (from 1 st to 8 th)

The best player

Name: Soon-Young Huh
She is a world top class pivot player.
The 26th Olympic Games at Atlanta in 1996 – Silver Medal
The 27th Olympic Games at Sydney in 2000 – 4th place
The 28 th Olympic Games at Athens in 2004 – Silver Medal
The 16 th World Women’s Championship in 2003 – 3 rd place

Head Coach

Name: Tae-Koo Kang

He was national team player and took part in the 23 rd Olympic Games as a player. He was a Head Coach at World Women Junior Championship in 2001. He started as a Head Coach of national team from 2005.

The Macedonian Women's National team participated in several World and European Championships and achieved the following results: - Our greatest success was at World Championship 1997 in Germany when our National team was placed at the 7th position and among other National teams Macedonia beat the National team of Denmark (in the group competitions) which later became World Champion on the same championship.

Our best player Indira Kastartovic was the best scorer at the championship with 71 goals scored.
- At the European Championship 1998 in Netherlands the Macedonian National team was placed on 8th place which was also a great success for our national team.
- In 1999 our National team participated at the World Championship which was held in Denmark and Norway and was placed on the 8th position.
- Our next participation was the European Championship in 2000 in Romania where our young player managed to achieve a great success and was placed on the 8th position.
- Our last participation at a big event was the participation at World Championship in Italy 2001.

The best player

• Natalija Todorovska is the captain and is one of the most experience player in our National team. She is a member of H.C.Kometal Gjorce Petrov a European Champion in EHF Champions league in 2001/2002 and twice runner-up in the Champions league.She plays at the position of right wing.
• Olga Bujanova is another experienced player who has played for H.C.Kometal Gjorce Petrov for the last 5 years. She plays at the position of left back or center.
• Klara Boeva is another of the younger generation and now she plays for the Danish team of Kif Kolding. She plays at the position of left back.

Head Coach

• Andriy Portnoy has been a coach of the Macedonian National team for the last 2 years and this year he led the Macedonian National team in the Qualification matches and Play - off matches against SCG and helped a great deal in this great success of our National team.

Previously he used to be a coach in the Ukrainian team "Spartak Kiev" and a coach of the Ukrainian National team.

Now he has been coaching the team of H.C.Kometal Gjorce Petrov who was a runner-up in the EHF Champions League in 2004/2005.

The «fairytale» started with the WCh. bronze in 1986, and the popularity of the women’s handball team has been running at a high level for 18 years. The Norwegian team took the first gold medal in ECh. 1998. The year after, they followed up by winning the WCh. 1999 at home ground. The Norwegian Handball Federation (NHF) is primarily a youth movement. The Federation has about 127.000 members of which about 77.000 are active players. Of these, around 70 percent are under 17 years old and 70 percent are also female. The Federation lists 770 member clubs.

The “handball-girls” are ranked among the most popular sports personalities in Norway. Almost 1,5 million Norwegians watched the WCh. 1999 finale in Lillehammer and this in a country of only 4,5 million inhabitants. And as a matter of interest, the Board of the Norwegian Handball Federation is composed of equal numbers of men and women, which says something about the strong position held by handball as a sport for women.

The basis of the national team’s success is the 770 clubs scattered throughout the nation. The life-blood of the athletics movement in Norway, is the great number of volunteers who do a tremendous job as board and committee members and as club coaches. These voluntary workers, combined with supportive professional expertise, have contributed tremendously to the positive development of Norwegian handball.

Results national team women in international championships from 1986:

 1986: World Championship in Netherlands Bronze medal
1988: Olympic Games Seoul Silver medal
1990: World Championship in Seoul 6 th place
1992: Olympic Games Barcelona Silver medal
1993 World Championship in Norway Bronze medal
1994: European Championship in Germany Bronze medal
1995: World Championship in Austria/Hungary 4 th place
1996: Olympic Games in Atlanta 4 th place
1996: European Championship in Denmark Silver medal
1997 World Championship in Germany Silver medal
1998: European Championship in Netherlands Gold medal
1999: World Championship in Norway Gold medal
2000: Olympic Games in Sydney Bronze medal
2000: European Championship in Romania 6 th place
2001: World Championship in Italy Silver medal
2002: European Championship in Denmark Silver medal
2003: World Championship in Croatia 6 th Place
2004: European Championship in Hungary Gold Medal

Best players

ELISABETH HILMO
Captain of the team

KATJA NYBERG

KRISTINE LUNDE

KATRINE LUNDE

Head Coach
Marit Breivik has been national coach for the women’s national team since 1994.

Romanian team best Results Record World Championships Medals 6 Gold WWCh 1956 Women 1960, 1962 Women University WCh 2002 Women WJWch 1995, 1999 Women Junior European Championships 3 Gold WJECh 1998, 2000 Women Junior WYEch 1999 Women Youth

Best players

Head Coach

TADICI GHEORGHE – head coach of Romanian Women’s Team:

• Born 27.03.1952 Piatra Neamt / ROU
• Graduated National Institute of Physical Education and Sport Cluj
• Handball coach since graduation

1978 – created SILCOTUB ZALAU team. Works there since then
1996 winner City Cup (ROU-NOR final)
2001 winner Romanian Championship & League Cup
2003 winner Romanian Cup
2004 winner Romanian Championship,
participated in Champions League

• 1996 – “Distinguished coach” title (while winning City Cup)
• Has worked as coach couple TADICI-MUSI, since 1990 with women’s youth & junior teams and since 1998 with women’s senior team

The Women` National Team of Russia was formed in 1992 after the Olympic Games in Barcelona and was composed of young athletes coming from Junior National Team of the USSR.
Its first International Tournament was in Netherlands when the Team was placed the 5 th.
For all these years the Women` National Team of Russia took part in all the World and European Championships, but the truth is that the results shown at those competitions were not very high: the World Championship of 1993 in Norway - 5 th place, the European Championship of 1994 in Germany - 6 th place, World Championship of 1995 in Austria/Hungary – 6 th place, the European Championship of 1996 in Denmark – 7 th place, the World Championship of 1997 in Germany – 4 th place, the European Championship of 1998 in Netherlands – 9 th place, the World Championship of 1999 in Norway/Denmark - 12 th place, the European Championship of 2000 in Rumania – 3 rd place, the World Championship of 2001 in Italy – gold medals, the European Championship of 2002 in Denmark – 4 th place, the World Championship of 2003 in Croatia - 7 th place, the European Championship of 2004 in Hungary – 4 th place.

All the athletes of the National Team are the leading players of 5 handball clubs of the Super League of Russia – “Lada-Toliatti” Toliatti, “Dinamo” Volgograd, “Rostov/Don” Rostov-on-Don, AGU ADYIF Maikop, “Kuban “ Krasnodar.

The “backbone” of the Team is the handball players of the Club “LADA-Toliatti”, the permanent Champion of Russia since 2002.

For defending the honour of Russia at this Women` World Championship together with the National Team will come our handball players from leading European handball clubs – Liudmila Bodnieva and Anna Alizar (KRIM Ljubliana Slovenia), Emilia Turey (“Slagelse” Denmark, Anna Kareeva (GOG Gudme Denmark).

The best players

Liudmila Bodnieva – the World Champion of 2001, the bronze prize winner of the 2000 European Championship, the silver prize winner of the World Championship for juniors in 1997, the Champion of Russia in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, the winner of the European Champions Cup of 1995, the best playmaker of the World and European Championships since 2000.

Emilia Turey – the winner of the Youth European Championship of 2001, the winner of the Junior European Championship of 2002, the winner of the Junior World Championship; as the member of the National team of E. Turey was the 4 th at the European Championship in 2004.

Liudmila Postnova – the winner of the Youth European Championship of 2001, the winner of the Junior European Championship of 2002, the winner of the Junior World Championship of 2003, the best left wing at the World and European Championships for Youth of 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Champion of Russia of 2003 as the member of the Team “LADA-Toliatti”.
As the member of the National Team of Russia L. Postnova was the 4 th at the European Championship of 2004 in Hungary.
Since 2000 the National Team of Russia is trained by the head coach Eugeny Trefilov, together with Vitaly Krokhin.
With them as the coaches our National Team was the bonze prize winner in 2000 at the European Championship in Rumania, and for the first time in the history of the Russian handball the Team was awarded with the gold medals at the World Championship of 2001 in Italy.

Head coach

Eugeny Trefilov , born in 1955, the Merited Coach of Russia, started his career of the handball coach since 1984 in the women` handball club “Kuban” Krasnodar, then E. Trefilov was nominated the head coach of the Team “Rossianka” Volgograd, that, under his leadership, was awarded the prize places at the national championship.
In 1996 E. Trefilov was the head of our Youth National Team, and the Team was awarded with bronze medals.
Mr. E. Trefilov improved his qualification as a coach, while working with the Men` National Team under the head of Vladimir Maximov, when the Team became the World Champion in 1997.
Later E. Trefilov returned to the work with women` teams.

Since 2000 E. Trefilov is the head coach of the Team “LADA-Toliatti” - the Champion of 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the winner of the European Cup of 2002.

* 1993 Mediterranean Games in France - 4th place * 1997 Mediterranean Games in Italy - 3th place * 1997 World Championship in Germany - 18th place * 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunisa - 3th place * 2001 World Championship in Italy - 9th place * 2002 European Championship in Denmark - 10th place * 2003 World Championship in Croatia - 8th place * 2004 European Championship in Hungary - 9th place * 2005 Mediterranean Games in Spain - 7th place

Best players

DEJA DOLER
Deja started playing handball at the age of 11 and she is still at the club where she has her handballing roots – Krim Mercator Ljubljana. At 16 she had already reached the ranks of the senior team and has been more than successful winning the Slovenian Championship 11 times and winning twice Champions league (2001, 2003). She started her national team duties at 16 with the Slovenian Junior Team and a year later she was on the senior team. Her ambition is to reach the Olympic Games.

Head Coach

ROBERT BEGUS
I was born on 24th September 1969 in Ljubljana. For 17 years I was a handball player and I played for Youth and Junior Slovenian national team.
Like a handball coach I started 14 years ago with young selections, first of all in the primary school for two years and than in men’s Handball club Slovan – Ljubljana for 6 years.
After 8 years of coaching young selection I started with men’s senior team Skofljica, which played in first Slovenian Handball league.
In 1997 I got invitation from women’s handball club KRIM – Ljubljana, the first women’s team in first Slovenian Handball league, the winner of Champions League in 2000/2001 and 2002/2003. For three years I was coach assistant of Vinko Kandija. Since 1999 until June 2005 I was the first coach of young selection, at the same time I was also the assistant coach of Tone Tiselj. Now I am the coach of the senior team from Kocevje which is playing in first national league.
I also worked in women’s senior and youth national team.
In September 2004 I was nominated first coach of the women senior national team and we participate in ECh 2004 in Hungary – 9 th place, after qualification matches against Portugal Slovenian team will participate on WCh 2005. In last Mediterranean games in Almeria we reached 7 th place.

Ukrainian Handball Federation , was accepted in number of the members IHF in 1992. The first international meetings National Team of Ukraine start to conduct from 1961. From 1961 National Team of Ukraine met national teams of 39 countries also has conducted 233 games, from which in 137 has gained a win, in 13 has played in a drawn game and in 83 has lost with difference of points 5351-4568. Ukrainian National Team took part at forth Qualification rounds of EC'h and 3 final rounds Gained places : 11-1994, 9-1996, 7-1998, 2-2000. Ukrainian National Team took part at two World Championship: 1995- 9 place, 1999-13 place. Women’s World Championship 2003 ( Croatia) - 4 th place. Olympic Games 2004 ( Greece ) -3 rd place

Best players

 Head Coach

Ratner Leonid date of birthday: 1937,
Sport activity:
Begin coach work from 1957 in Zaporoszhe City.
1975 –1997 head coach of HC “ZII” that today are named HC “Motor”.
The trainer of high category UDSSR and Ukraine,
From 1983-1991 coach of youth national team of UDSSR, 5 times the team a winner of WWCh.
1995-1997 coach of Women’s national Team of Ukraine.
1997-2002 The coach of HC “Topolchani” Slovakia.
2002-2005 coach of Women’s national team of Ukraine.

Under his management the team gained:
3 rd place at Olympic Games 2004 in Greece

The Australian Women’s team has competed at a range of International tournaments including: -  World Championships in 1999 and 2003 -  Sydney Olympics 2000 -  East Asian Games 2001 -  Oceania Championships 2003 and 2005 This team is still looking for their first win at a world championships or Olympic competition although they are currently clearly the dominant team in the Oceania region. To win their position at the 2005 World Championships they beat New Zealand by 40 goals in a two match series. This team is a young team (average age 21) who will stay together with minor changes for the next two World Championships.

The best players

The best players in the team are our Captain and Centre Back Raelene Boulton, Vice Captain and Right Back Katia Boyd and Goalkeeper Catherine Kent.

Head Coach

Geoff Latta

• Head Coach Nov 2004 to present
• Training tour of Sweden Easter 2005
• Oceania Championships May 2005
• Assistant Coach - Australian Womens Handball,
• Oceania Qualification event May 2003 – successful entry to World Championships
• Pacific Cup – May 2003
• Training Tour of Hungary – November 2002
• Coach - Australian Womens Handball, East Asian Games – May 2001
• Coach – QLD Junior Womens Handball teams 2000 – National Champions Under 18 and Under 21
• Coach – QLD Junior Mens Handball team 1985-1987, 1996, 1997 – National Champions various years
• Player – Australian Mens Handball team 1989-1990
• Player – Queensland Mens Handball team 1985 – 1990

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OFFICIALS / ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ЛИЦА:
          Name/Имя                                                             Date of birth/Дата рождения Position/Должность               

OFFICIALS/ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ЛИЦА:
          Name/Фамилия             First name/Имя                Date of birth/Дата Position/Должность                                

Olympic Games:

1984 Third
1988 Sixth
1996 Fifth
2004 Eighth
World Championships:
2001 Eleventh
2003 Nineteenth
Continental Championships:
2001 Third
2003 First

Best players
Goalkeeper Yu Geli is a best player of our team. She plays more than  hundred games by deputy of Chinese team. Now she is playing in HYPO Handball Club, Austria.
Head Coach
Chinese Handball team’s Head Coach is KIM GAP SOO from Korea.

OFFICIALS / ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ЛИЦА:
          Name/Фамилия                         First name/Имя          Date of birth/Дата рождения Position/Должность        

World Championship :

• Handball at 11 :

1949 (Hongrie) : 4th on 4
1956 (R.F.A.) : 6th on 6
1960 (Hollande) : no participation

• Handball A Sept :

1957 (Yougoslavie) : no participation
1962 (Roumanie) : no participation
1965 (R.F.A.) : no participation
1971 (Hollande) : no participation
1973 (Yougoslavie) no participation
1975 ((U.R.S.S.) : no participation
1978 (Tchecoslovaquie) : no participation
1982 (Hongrie) : no participation
1986 (Hollande) : 15th on 16
1990 (Coree du Sud) : 14th on 16
1993 (Norvege) : no participation
1995 (Autriche / Hongrie) : no participation
1997 (Allemagne) : 10th on 24
1999 (Norvege) : 2nd on 24
2001 (Italie) : 5th on 24
2003 (Croatia) : World Champion

Championnat d’Europe :
1994 (Allemagne) : no participation
1996 (Danemark) : no participation
1998 (Pays-Bas) : no participation
2000 (Roumanie) : 5th on 12
2002 (Danemark) : 3rd on 12
2004 (Hongrie): 11th

Jeux Olympiques :

1976 (Montreal) : no participation
1980 (Moscou) : no participation
1984 (Los Angeles) : no participation
1988 (Seoul) : no participation
1992 (Barcelone) : no participation
1996 (Atlanta) : no participation
2000 (Sydney) : 6th on 10
2004 (Athens): 4th on 10

Best players

Number : 10

Post : Back, demi-center)

Club: Le Havre AC since 2004/2005

Old clubs: HBC Kingersheim, ES Besancon Filles (1998-2004)

Number of selections : 85

Number of goals : 179

Date of the 1rst selection : Novembe of  2001 at Metz between Portugal

List of prices in club :
3 times champion of 1998, 2001 et 2003

Winner of the French Cup in 2001, 2002 et 2003

2 times Winner of the French Cup of the League in 2003
Winner of theCup of Winners of  cup (European Cup) in 2003

List of prices in the French Team
2001 : 5th at the World Championship in Italia
2002 : Bronze Medal at the European Championship  in 2002 in Denmark
2003 : world Champion in Croatia
2004 : 4th at the Olympic Games in Athens
2004 : 11ath at the European Championship in Hungaria

Number : 16

Post : Goal keeper

Club: Viborg (Denmark) since September of 2003

Old clubs : E.S.Besancon F (1995-2003), U.S.M.Gagny 93 (sept. 93 a juin 95), U.S. Plouvorn (sept.92 a juin 93), E.S. Lampaul- Guimiliau (sept.85 a juin 92)

Number of selections in France : 186

Date of the 1st selection : 21 of June of 1995 at a tournament in Canada between Canada !

List of prices in club :
With Viborg in 2004 : Champion of Denmark, Winner of the Cup of Denmark and winner of the EHF Cup
With Besancon in 2003 : winners of the cup winner’s cup, of the Cup of the French League, of the French Cup and champion of France
1998 and 2001 : French Champion
2001 and 2002 : Winner of the French Cup

List of prices with the French Team

• World Championship : 10th in 1997, 2nd in 1999 (Silver Medal), 5th in 2001, World Champion in 2003 in Croatia (best goalkeeper and best player)
• European Championship : 5th in 2000, 3rd in 2002 (Bronze Medal)
• Olympic Games : 6th at Sydney in 2000, 4th at Athens in 2004

Head Coach

Name : KRUMBHOLZ    First name : Olivier

• Date of birth : 12th of July of1958     at : Longeville les Metz (57)

• Height : 1,89 m                                Weight : 86 kg

• Married, two children (Quentin and Luca)

• Professionnal course:

Professor of sport since 1981 to 1984
                                          Adviser Technical Regional in Lorraine of 1984 to 1992
                                          Adviser Technical National of 1992 to 1995
                                          Contract of Olympic preparation since 1995

                                          Trainer of the ASPTT Metz of 1986 to 1995 (1st division in France)

                            National Trainer of the French Junior women’s team of 1992 to 1998

                                          National Trainer of the French Women’s team since 1998

• Sporting course :          Player in the 1st Division of 1976 to 1986 at Metz

                                          10 selections in the national team

• Prize list trainer with the team of ASPTT Metz (1st division) :

                                          5 times champion of France

• Prize list trainer with the Junior team :

                                          5th at the World Championship in Brazil in 1995

• Prize list trainer with the National team :

                                          Silver Medal at the World Championship in Norway in 1999
                                          6th at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000
                                          5th at the European Championship in Romania in 2000
5th aat the World Championship in Italia in 2001
Bronze Medal at the European Championship in 2002 in Denmark
Wolrd Champion in Croatia in 2003
4th at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004
11th at the European Championship in 2004 in Hungaria

The Dutch handball federation

Several years ago, the Dutch handball federation NHV initiated a new course under the slogan ‘from recreational sport to top sport’. In the knowledge that handball could prove to be a goldmine, the decision was made to get to the heart of the game, to play an appealing, surprising and dynamic game whereby not only speed and creativity, but also joy and freedom (in restraint) set the tone. In this sense, the game perfectly matches the social characteristics of the Dutch people.

At the end of 1999, Dutch handball experienced its greatest success yet in Norway. The ladies team came tenth in the World Championship, winning four of the six matches and demonstrating top class handball. Dutch handball teams had participated in earlier title competitions, but never so convincingly as at the World Championship in Norway.
At the beginning of December, the Netherlands became aware of the women’s striking performances. Their attractive game, their dedication and good image and their mediagenic qualities were remarkable. The sports television programme with the highest viewing figures in the Netherlands, NOS Studio Sport, opened on Sunday with handball, broadcasting the match against Romania in the pre-quarter finals live. Two years later, the Netherlands had a disastrous start by the World Championship in Italy with a draw and two losing games with one goal. In the eight finals came a disappointing end with a 23-21 defeat against Sweden after an equal match. Now they are looking forward to the European Championship in Denmark,

Handball is one of the few branches of sport on television that have increased in popularity in the Netherlands. Handball appeals to a wide audience. Young and old, men and women, people with all levels of education are united.
The Dutch internationals are real top sports people. It is purely a question of extra training and coaching in duels with trendsetting club teams and foreign national teams. The movement of the lady players to foreign leagues makes them all the fitter for the top. Twenty internationals are already playing in the HandboldLig?n, the strong Danish league, the German Bundesliga and in Spain.
In addition to top sport, the Dutch handball federation also considers recreational sport important. Top sport and recreational sport are inextricably linked. The quality of recreational sport is determinant for top sport and vice versa. Providing an attractive range of facilities to various different target groups has led, after a period of some years when members dropped out of the federation, to an upward trend and a definite increase in the number of members.

OFFICIALS/ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ЛИЦА:
          Name/Фамилия             First name/Имя                Position/Должность