Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's handball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Group A

 Angola

The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Head coaches: Vivaldo Eduardo

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Neide Barbosa (1980-09-23)23 September 1980 (aged 31) 1.78 m Petro Atlético 2 LW Joelma Viegas (1986-10-15)15 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.68 m 1º de Agosto 7 RW Carolina Morais (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 (aged 26) 1.67 m 1º de Agosto 8 LB Nair Almeida (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 28) 1.80 m 1º de Agosto 9 CB Isabel Guialo (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 (aged 32) 1.68 m ASA 10 LB Isabel Fernandes (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m Petro Atlético 11 RB Luisa Kiala (1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (aged 30) 1.79 m Petro Atlético 12 GK Cristina Direito (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.66 m 1º de Agosto 14 LW Natalia Bernardo (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Petro Atlético 15 RB Azenaide Carlos (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 22) 1.74 m 1º de Agosto 17 P Ana Barros (1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 19) 1.73 m Petro Atlético 18 CB Marcelina Kiala (1979-11-09)9 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.77 m Petro Atlético 20 RW Marta Santos (1988-12-25)25 December 1988 (aged 23) 1.58 m Petro Atlético 21 LB Magda Cazanga (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21) 1.72 m Petro Atlético

 Brazil

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

Head coach: Morten Soubak

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Chana Masson (1978-12-18)18 December 1978 (aged 33) 1.83 m Randers HK 2 P Fabiana Diniz (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 31) 1.83 m Bera Bera BM 3 RW Alexandra do Nascimento (1981-09-16)16 September 1981 (aged 30) 1.77 m Hypo 4 LW Samira Rocha (1989-01-26)26 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.70 m Hypo 5 P Daniela Piedade (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.73 m Hypo 8 LW Fernanda da Silva (1989-09-25)25 September 1989 (aged 22) 1.76 m Hypo 9 CB Ana Paula Rodrigues (1987-10-18)18 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.72 m Hypo 10 LW Jéssica Quintino (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 (aged 21) 1.76 m A.D. Blumenau 15 LB Silvia Pinheiro (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 31) 1.78 m Hypo 16 GK Mayssa Pessoa (1984-08-11)11 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.80 m Issy-Paris Hand 18 LB Eduarda Amorim (1986-09-23)23 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.86 m Győri ETO KC 20 RB Francine Moraes (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 31) 1.72 m Hypo 22 CB Mayara Moura (1986-12-05)5 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Mios Bigamos HB 81 RB Deonise Cavaleiro (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 29) 1.80 m SD Itxako

 Croatia

The following is the Croatia roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Head coaches: Vladimir Canjuga

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Jelena Grubišić (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (aged 25) 1.84 m RK Krim 2 CB Miranda Tatari (1983-09-20)20 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.74 m Podravka Koprivnica 5 LW Dijana Jovetić (1984-05-21)21 May 1984 (aged 28) 1.70 m ŽRK Budućnost 6 P Andrea Šerić (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 26) 1.84 m RK Krim 8 LW Anita Gaće (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.77 m Podravka Koprivnica 10 RW Nikica Pušić-Koroljević (1983-03-19)19 March 1983 (aged 29) 1.77 m Podravka Koprivnica 13 LB Lidija Horvat (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 30) 1.84 m Podravka Koprivnica 14 RB Kristina Franić (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 25) 1.80 m RK Krim 15 RB Andrea Penezić (1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 26) 1.86 m RK Krim 16 GK Ivana Jelčić (1980-03-16)16 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.80 m Podravka Koprivnica 18 CB Ivana Lovrić (1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (aged 27) 1.73 m RK Samobor 19 RW Maja Zebić (1982-05-31)31 May 1982 (aged 30) 1.78 m SD Itxako 20 P Vesna Milanović-Litre (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.80 m Podravka Koprivnica 29 RB Sonja Bašić (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 24) 1.82 m Lokomotiva Zagreb

 Great Britain

The following is the British roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coaches: Jesper Holmris, Vigdis Holmeset

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Sarah Hargreaves (1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.85 m 0 0 Slagelse FH 3 LW Holly Lam-Moores (1990-09-12)12 September 1990 (aged 21) 1.69 m 0 0 GB Handball 4 RW Zoe van der Weel (1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 21) 1.61 m 0 0 GB Handball 5 CB Nina Heglund (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 19) 1.70 m 0 0 GB Handball 7 CB Lynn McCafferty (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.68 m 0 0 GB Handball 8 P Louise Jukes (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.69 m 0 0 GB Handball 9 LW Britt Goodwin (1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.63 m 0 0 GB Handball 10 RW Kelsi Fairbrother (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22) 1.63 m 0 0 Team Esbjerg 11 P Lyn Byl (1979-12-01)1 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.72 m 0 0 GB Handball 13 RB Yvonne Leuthold (1980-01-30)30 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 GB Handball 17 LB Ewa Palies (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.73 m 0 0 GB Handball 21 LB Kathryn Fudge (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.83 m 0 0 GB Handball 66 GK Jane Mayes (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.73 m 0 0 GB Handball 86 RB Marie Gerbron (1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.66 m 0 0 GB Handball

 Montenegro

The following is the Montenegro roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coaches: Dragan Adžić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Marina Vukčević (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 18) 1.75 m ŽRK Budućnost 2 RW Radmila Miljanić (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 24) 1.57 m ŽRK Budućnost 4 RW Jovanka Radičević (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Győri Audi 5 P Ana Đokić (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 33) 1.65 m ŽRK Budućnost 8 LB Marija Jovanović (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 26) 1.82 m Oltchim Vâlcea 9 CB Ana Radović (1986-08-21)21 August 1986 (aged 25) 1.75 m ŽRK Budućnost 10 CB Anđela Bulatović (1987-01-15)15 January 1987 (aged 25) 1.75 m ŽRK Budućnost 12 GK Sonja Barjaktarović (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.80 m ŽRK Budućnost 14 LW Maja Savić (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 36) 1.76 m ŽRK Budućnost 17 LB Bojana Popović (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.85 m ŽRK Budućnost 26 P Suzana Lazović (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 20) 1.76 m ŽRK Budućnost 32 RB Katarina Bulatović (1984-11-15)15 November 1984 (aged 27) 1.86 m Oltchim Vâlcea 77 LW Majda Mehmedović (1990-05-25)25 May 1990 (aged 22) 1.71 m ŽRK Budućnost 90 CB Milena Knežević (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 22) 1.77 m ŽRK Budućnost

 Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Head coaches: Evgeny Trefilov

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 5 LB Lyudmila Postnova (1984-08-11)11 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.80 m Zvezda Zvenigorod 7 P Liudmila Bodnieva (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 33) 1.79 m RK Krim 10 RB Ekaterina Davydenko (1989-03-07)7 March 1989 (aged 23) 1.82 m Lada Togliatti 11 CB Olga Levina (1985-03-04)4 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m Dinamo Volgograd 12 GK Anna Sedoykina (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.88 m Dinamo Volgograd 15 P Natalia Shipilova (1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.81 m Lada Togliatti 16 GK Maria Sidorova (1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.78 m Lada Togliatti 18 CB Nadezhda Muravyeva (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (aged 32) 1.85 m Lada Togliatti 21 LB Victoria Zhilinskayte (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 23) 1.90 m Lada Togliatti 22 LW Yekaterina Marennikova (1982-04-29)29 April 1982 (aged 30) 1.73 m Lada Togliatti 24 RB Irina Bliznova (1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.80 m Lada Togliatti 25 LW Emiliia Turei (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.74 m Rostov-Don 26 CB Tatiana Khmyrova (1990-02-06)6 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.73m Dinamo Volgograd 29 RW Olga Chernoivanenko (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 23) 1.76 m Lada Togliatti

Group B

 Denmark

The following is the Denmark roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Head coaches: Jan Pytlick

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Mette Melgaard (1980-06-03)3 June 1980 (aged 32) 1.70 m Randers HK 4 P Susan Thorsgaard (1988-10-13)13 October 1988 (aged 23) 1.88 m FC Midtjylland 9 RB Camilla Dalby (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.82 m Randers HK 10 CB Christina Krogshede (1981-11-04)4 November 1981 (aged 30) 1.72 m Frederiksberg IF 12 GK Karin Mortensen (1977-09-26)26 September 1977 (aged 34) 1.81 m Frederiksberg IF 13 P Marianne Bonde (1984-06-25)25 June 1984 (aged 28) 1.84 m Frederiksberg IF 15 LB Pernille Larsen (1977-09-26)26 September 1977 (aged 34) 1.84 m Viborg HK 16 GK Christina Pedersen (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.80 m Frederiksberg IF 19 RB Line Jørgensen (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 22) 1.83 m FC Midtjylland 22 LB Trine Troelsen (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.72 m FC Midtjylland 23 LW Ann Grete Nørgaard (1983-09-15)15 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.63 m Team Tvis Holstebro 24 CB Berit Kristensen (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 28) 1.72 m Randers HK 25 LB Rikke Skov (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 31) 1.81 m Viborg HK 27 RB Louise Burgaard (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 19) 1.76 m Team Tvis Holstebro

 France

The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 3 RW Blandine Dancette (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 24) 1.69 m HBC Nîmes 4 P Nina Kamto Njitam (1983-06-25)25 June 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m Metz Handball 5 RB Camille Ayglon (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m HBC Nîmes 7 CB Allison Pineau (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.81 m Oltchim Vâlcea 8 LB Claudine Mendy (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 22) 1.82 m Metz Handball 9 LW Paule Baudouin (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.72 m Metz Handball 10 CB Sophie Herbrecht (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.74 m HBC Nîmes 12 GK Amandine Leynaud (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.78 m Oltchim Vâlcea 16 GK Cléopâtre Darleux (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23) 1.76 m Arvor 29 17 LW Siraba Dembele (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 26) 1.72 m Toulon HB 18 RW Audrey Deroin (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 22) 1.76 m Toulon HB 20 LB Raphaëlle Tervel (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.78 m SD Itxako 24 LB Mariama Signate (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 27) 1.89 m Issy Paris HB 64 RB Alexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 25) 1.77 m Arvor 29

 Norway

The following is the Norway roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head coaches: Thorir Hergeirsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m Team Esbjerg 5 LB Ida Alstad (1985-06-13)13 June 1985 (aged 27) 1.72 m Byåsen HE 6 P Heidi Løke (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.77 m Győri ETO KC 7 RB Tonje Nøstvold (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m Byåsen HE 8 CB Karoline Dyhre Breivang (1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.72 m Larvik HK 9 LB Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.83 m IK Våg 11 LW Kari Mette Johansen (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 (aged 33) 1.72 m Larvik HK 13 P Marit Malm Frafjord (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 26) 1.82 m Viborg HK 15 RB Linn Jørum Sulland (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 28) 1.78 m Larvik HK 16 GK Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.81 m Győri ETO KC 18 RW Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 27) 1.75 m Larvik HK 21 CB Gøril Snorroeggen (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 27) 1.77 m Team Esbjerg 22 RW Amanda Kurtović (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.79 m Viborg HK 23 LW Camilla Herrem (1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.66 m Byåsen HE

 South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Head coaches: Kang Jae-won

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Ju Hui (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 Colorful Daegu 2 RW Woo Sun-hee (1978-07-01)1 July 1978 (aged 34) 1.72 m 0 0 Wonderful Samcheok 3 CB Kim On-a (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 23) 1.69 m 0 0 Incheon Sports Council 5 RW Jung Yu-ra (1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 20) 1.70 m 0 0 Colorful Daegu 7 LB Gwon Han-na (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.72 m 0 0 Seoul City 9 P Kim Cha-youn (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.73 m 0 0 Omron handball 10 LB Lee Mi-gyeong (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 20) 1.65 m 0 0 Seoul City 11 RB Ryu Eun-hee (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0 Incheon Sports Council 12 GK Moon Kyeong-ha (1980-05-29)29 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 GNDC 13 P Kim Cheong-sim (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 36) 1.78 m 0 0 SK Lubricants 17 LB Sim Hae-in (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.78 m 0 0 Wonderful Samcheok 19 RB Choi Im-jeong (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31) 1.82 m 0 0 Colorful Daegu 20 CB Jung Ji-hae (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.68 m 0 0 Wonderful Samcheok 21 LW Jo Hyo-bi (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (aged 21) 1.65 m 0 0 Incheon Sports Council 33 LW Lee Eun-bi (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 21) 1.63 m 0 0 BISCO

 Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Head coaches: Jorge Dueñas

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RW Marta López (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.65 m 0 0 BM Alcobendas 3 CB Andrea Barnó (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.75 m 0 0 SD Itxako 4 RW Carmen Martín (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.68 m 0 0 SD Itxako 6 LB Nely Carla Alberto (1983-07-02)2 July 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m 0 0 Le Havre AC 7 LB Beatriz Fernández (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM 8 P Verónica Cuadrado (1979-03-08)8 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.84 m 0 0 Randers HK 9 RB Marta Mangué (1983-04-23)23 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.70 m 0 0 RK Zaječar 10 CB Macarena Aguilar (1985-03-12)12 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.70 m 0 0 SD Itxako 12 GK Silvia Navarro (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 33) 1.69 m 0 0 SD Itxako 13 RW Jessica Alonso (1983-09-20)20 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.72 m 0 0 SD Itxako 17 LW Elisabeth Pinedo (1981-05-13)13 May 1981 (aged 31) 1.75 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM 18 P Begoña Fernández (1980-03-22)22 March 1980 (aged 32) 1.80 m 0 0 SD Itxako 21 LW Vanessa Amorós (1982-12-07)7 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.67 m 0 0 CB Mar Alicante 30 LB Patricia Elorza (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.80 m 0 0 Bera Bera BM 39 GK Mihaela Ciobanu (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 39) 1.75 m 0 0 BM Alcobendas

 Sweden

The following is the Swedish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[12][13]

Head coaches: Per Johansson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Ulrika Ågren (1987-07-13)13 July 1987 (aged 25) 1.77 m 24 32 Esbjerg 3 P Tina Flognman (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 (aged 31) 1.78 m 204 369 Toulon 4 LW Matilda Boson (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 30) 1.76 m 199 491 Spårvägen 5 P Hanna Fogelström (1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 21) 1.79 m 17 29 Sävehof 6 RB Therese Islas Helgesson (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 22) 1.69 m 102 202 Toulon 8 LB Jamina Roberts (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 22) 1.75 m 40 55 Sävehof 10 RW Annika Wiel Fredén (1978-08-21)21 August 1978 (aged 33) 1.76 m 101 305 Heid 12 GK Gabriella Kain (1981-03-25)25 March 1981 (aged 31) 1.79 m 74 0 Kolding 15 LB Johanna Ahlm (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.75 m 79 301 Viborg 16 GK Cecilia Grubbström (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.78 m 60 1 Sävehof 17 CB Linnea Torstenson (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 29) 1.86 m 117 500 Midtjylland 18 P Johanna Wiberg (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28) 1.85 m 136 90 Eslöv 20 CB Isabelle Gulldén (1989-06-29)29 June 1989 (aged 23) 1.78 m 88 245 Viborg 25 CB Angelica Wallén (1986-04-11)11 April 1986 (aged 26) 1.71 m 37 58 Esbjerg 31 LB Anna-Maria Johansson (1982-02-15)15 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.80 m 45 97 Skövde

See also

• Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

References

External links

• Official website