The Denmark national junior handball team is the national under–20 Handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Federation it represents Denmark in international matches. They are the team with the most medals in both the IHF Junior World Championship with 12 medals, and the European Junior Championship with 7 medals.
History IHF Junior World Championship record YearJunior World Championship InfoRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGDSweden 1977 8th Place 6 2 0 4 116 136 –20Denmark/Sweden 1979 4th Place 8 6 0 2 198 140 +58Portugal 1981 7th Place 6 3 0 3 123 114 +9Finland 1983 Third Place 6 5 0 1 153 133 +20Italy 1985 7th Place 7 4 0 3 175 156 +19Yugoslavia 1987 9th Place 7 3 0 4 150 167 –17Spain 1989Didn't QualifyGreece 1991 7th Place 7 3 2 2 165 167 –2Egypt 1993 Final Round 2nd Place 7 4 0 3 179 151 +28 Argentina 1995 9th Place 8 5 0 3 220 179 +41Turkey 1997 Final RoundChampions 8 8 0 0 231 154 +77Qatar 1999 Final RoundChampions 8 8 0 0 212 144 +68Switzerland 2001 6th Place 8 5 0 3 200 165 +35Brazil 2003 Final Round 2nd Place 9 6 0 3 265 243 +22Hungary 2005 Final Round Champions 9 8 0 1 302 256 +46Macedonia 2007 Semi Finals Third Place 9 7 0 2 274 255 +19Egypt 2009 Final Round 2nd Place 10 9 0 1 326 250 +76Greece 2011 Final Round 2nd Place 9 8 0 1 276 204 +72Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 Round of 16 13th Place 9 6 1 2 275 238 +372015 Brazil Final Round 2nd Place 9 7 0 2 273 225 +482017 Algeria Final Round 2nd Place 9 6 0 3 294 265 +29Spain 2019 Quarterfinals 5th Place 9 7 0 2 329 252 +77Germany/Greece 2023 Quarterfinals 5th Place 8 6 0 2 231 210 +21Poland 2025 Final Round Champions 9 9 0 0 333 261 +72Total23/244 Titles
European Junior Championship record YearRoundPositionRomania 1996 Final Round Champions Austria 1998 Final Round Champions Greece 2000 Semi Finals 4th Place Poland 2002 5th Place Latvia 2004 Final Round 2nd Place Austria 2006 Semi Finals Third Place Romania 2008Final Round Champions Slovakia 2010Final Round Champions Turkey 2012 10th place Austria 2014Semi Finals 4th Place Denmark 2016Main round 6th Place Slovenia 2018Intermediate round 12th Place Portugal 2022Main round 8th place Slovenia 2024Semi Finals 3rd place Romania 2026Semi Finals 4th place Total15/154 Titles
Team Current squad This is the squad for the 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship2015 World Championship roster
Denmark national junior handball team roster No. Pos. Player name Date of birth Height Weight Current Club 12 GK Kristian Pedersen 7 February 1995 Nordsjælland Håndbold 20 GK Mike Jensen 7 February 1995 GOG Gudme 04 RB Arewth Jacob Lassen 11 September 1995 Randers HH 13 RB Jóhan Hansen 1 May 1994 Skanderborg Håndbold 18 RB Martin Christensen Risom 30 June 1994 Skanderborg Håndbold 10 RW Christian Jensen 15 November 1995 Aarhus Håndbold 06 CB Sebastian Hennerberg 16 February 1994 Aarhus Håndbold 22 CB Bach Kristian Bonefeld 16 July 1994 TM Tønder 25 CB Kragh Cornelius Aastrup 5 May 1995 Nordsjælland Håndbold 09 LB Kiehn Frederik Clausen 29 June 1995 GOG Gudme 15 LB Andreas Jensen Holst 1 December 1994 Lemvig-Thyborøn 23 LB Jacob Holm 5 September 1995 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 07 LW Pelle Guldager Schilling21 January 1994 Ribe-Esbjerg HH 19 LW Magnus Landin Jacobsen 20 August 1995 KIF Kolding 11 LP Magnus Saugstrup 12 July 1996 Aalborg Håndbold 14 LP Simon Hald 28 September 1994 Aarhus Håndbold
Legend GK-Goalkeeper, LW-Left Winger, RW-Right Winger, LP-Line Player, BP-Back, LB-Left Back, CB-Center Back, RB-Right Back.
RoleNameHead coach Claus HansenAssistant coach Stefan MadsenAssistant coach Micheal BruunPhysiotherapist Thomas Petersen Padkaer
Honours IHF Junior World Championship Winner: 1997, 1999, 2005, 2025 Runner-up: 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 Third place: 1983, 2007 EHF Junior European Handball Championship Winner: 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010 Runner-up: 2004 Third place: 2006, 2024
Notable players
Kasper Jørgensen Morten Olsen Rene Toft Hansen Sebastian Koch-Hansen Henrik Møllgaard Kristian Duvald Friis Jonas Aaen Christensen Klaus Hvidtfeldt Christensen Mads Strange Pedersen Simon Edelberg Jensen Jacob Halle Petersen Kenneth Olsen Stephen Dyreborg Nielsen Lasse Kronborg Rasmussen Rene Bach Madsen Simon Kristiansen
Kasper Hvidt Joachim Boldsen Michael Rasmussen Jesper Jensen Morten Jakobsen Mads Storgaard Lau Jakobsen Morten Krampau Lars Rasmussen Sørenn Rasmussen Claus Flensborg Kasper Dan Jørgensen Anton M. Jensen Jonas Pedersen Claus Møller Jakobsen
Notable coaches Flemming Pedersen Henrik Kronborg
References
External links The Danish Handball Association