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Great Britain women's national handball team

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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

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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

See also

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The 2012 Olympic Squad

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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 App. Goals Club
1 GK Sarah Hargreaves (1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.85 m 0 0 Denmark Slagelse FH
3 LW Holly Lam-Moores (1990-09-12)12 September 1990 (aged 21) 1.69 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
4 RW Zoe van der Weel (1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 21) 1.61 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
5 CB Nina Heglund (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 19) 1.70 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
7 CB Lynn McCafferty (1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.68 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
8 P Louise Jukes (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.69 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
9 LW Britt Goodwin (1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.63 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
10 RW Kelsi Fairbrother (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22) 1.63 m 0 0 Denmark Team Esbjerg
11 P Lyn Byl (1979-12-01)1 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.72 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
13 RB Yvonne Leuthold (1980-01-30)30 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.76 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
17 LB Ewa Palies (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.73 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
21 LB Kathryn Fudge (1989-11-10)10 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.83 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
66 GK Jane Mayes (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 23) 1.73 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball
86 RB Marie Gerbron (1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.66 m 0 0 United Kingdom GB Handball

References

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  1. ^ https://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.