2018 European Women's Handball Championship

2018 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates29 November–16 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runner-up Russia
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,504 (53.28 per match)
Attendance237,980 (5,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)Serbia Katarina Krpež Slezak
(50 goals)
Best playerRussia Anna Vyakhireva
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The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris.[1]

France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.[2]

  1. ^ European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "France claim title in front of record EHF EURO crowd". eurohandball.com. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.