Austria women's national handball team

Austria
Austria
Information
Association	Austrian Handball Federation
Coach	Monique Tijsterman
Assistant coach	Erwin Gierlinger
Most caps	Barbara Strass (272)
Most goals	Jasna Kolar-Merdan (1,206)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1984)
Best result	5th (1992, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1957)
Best result	3rd (1999)
European Women's Handball Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1994)
Best result	3rd (1996)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1957	6th	5	1	0	4	24	42	−18
1962	Did not qualify
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986	12th	7	1	0	6	133	155	−22
1990	5th	5	3	0	2	101	111	−10
1993	8th	7	4	0	3	115	115	0
1995	8th	8	5	0	3	196	162	+34
1997	11th	6	3	0	3	150	139	+11
1999	3rd	9	7	0	2	245	223	+22
2001	7th	9	5	1	3	264	244	+20
2003	11th	8	4	0	4	254	212	+42
2005	13th	5	3	0	2	158	147	+11
2007	16th	6	2	0	4	141	173	−32
2009	10th	9	3	0	6	273	241	+32
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	16th	6	2	0	4	174	182	−8
2023	19th	6	2	0	4	180	200	−20
2025	16th	6	2	0	4	150	168	−18
2027	TBD
2029
2031
Total	15/30	102	47	1	54	2558	2514	+44

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1994	9th	6	2	0	4	120	122	−2
1996	3rd	7	5	0	2	175	150	+25
1998	4th	7	4	0	3	182	183	−1
2000	12th	6	0	0	6	111	179	−68
2002	9th	6	3	0	3	159	150	+9
2004	10th	6	2	0	4	164	170	−6
2006	10th	6	2	0	4	153	200	−47
2008	15th	3	0	0	3	53	86	−33
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	14th	3	1	0	2	85	87	−2
2026	TBD
2028
2030
2032
Total	9/20	50	19	0	31	1202	1327	−125

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Lena Ivančok	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001	1.75 m	60	3	Neckarsulmer SU
4	LB	Andrea Barnjak	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007	1.79 m	10	5	Hypo Niederösterreich
14	RB	Klara Schlegel	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001	1.83 m	39	81	TuS Metzingen
17	LB	Hannah Ginsthofer	(2003-03-16) 16 March 2003	1.80 m	0	0	UHC Tulln
18	RB	Kristina Dramac	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002	1.80 m	23	67	RK Podravka Koprivnica
21	GK	Antonija Mamic	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995	1.83 m	32	3	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
23	P	Lina Kovacs	(2004-10-08) 8 October 2004	1.75 m	4	2	Handball Wiener Neustadt
29	LB	Ines Ivančok-Šoltić	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998	1.80 m	75	307	Debreceni VSC
31	RW	Lisa Spalt	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002	1.71 m	3	1	Hypo Niederösterreich
44	P	Nora Leitner	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002	1.77 m	38	35	Benfica
54	LW	Santina Sabatnig	(2004-01-04) 4 January 2004	1.73 m	42	49	HC Rödertal
64	CB	Ana Pandza	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003	1.68 m	44	57	RK Podravka Koprivnica
77	LW	Marie Scheiderbauer	(2006-09-08) 8 September 2006	1.70 m	7	4	UHC Tulln
81	CB	Viktoria Marksteiner	(2005-11-05) 5 November 2005	1.70 m	2	0	SV Union Halle-Neustadt
89	LW	Eleonora Stankovic	(2002-10-27) 27 October 2002	1.70 m	15	31	HC Rödertal
97	RW	Philomena Egger	(2007-05-01) 1 May 2007	1.77 m	11	30	RK Krim

Several Austrian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

Still active players are highlighted.

Last updated: 5 February 2022
Source: Austrian Handball Federation

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rekordspielerinnen" (in German). Austrian Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^ Wallner, Wolfgang (7 November 2025). "Sechs NÖ-Akteurinnen stehen im Aufgebot für die Handball-WM". noen.at (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
^ "Team roster: Austria" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

"Women's World Championships". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
"Championship Guide". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2008.