1998 European Women's Handball Championship

International handball competition

The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Netherlands from 11 to 20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match.

Venues

The tournament was held in the following cities:

• Amsterdam
• 's-Hertogenbosch

Qualification

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

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Austria 2 Pts, +4 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, +2 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –6 GD

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Group B

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Spain 26–26 Russia

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Final round

Bracket

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

---

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

All Star Team

Source: EHF

References

1. "1998 Women's European Championship – Finals". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
2. "Norges lag". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.