The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the European Women's Championship. It was held in the Netherlands from 11 to 20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match. This was the first time Norway won the title, after Denmark had won the first two titles.
Venues The tournament was held in the following cities: Amsterdam 's-Hertogenbosch
Qualification Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament Host 0 (Debut) Defending champion 2 (1994, 1996) Winner of group 1 2 (1994, 1996) Runner-up of group 1 2 (1994, 1996) Winner of group 2 2 (1994, 1996) Runner-up of group 2 2 (1994, 1996) Winner of group 3 2 (1994, 1996) Runner-up of group 3 0 (Debut) Winner of group 4 1 (1996) Runner-up of group 4 2 (1994, 1996) Winner of group 5 2 (1994, 1996) Runner-up of group 5 0 (Debut)
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Squads
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Final round Bracket
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Source: EuroHandball.com.
All Star Team Position Player Goalkeeper Right wing Right back Centre back Left back Left wing Pivot Source:
References