Olympia Handball Club London is a handball club from London, England that has men’s and women’s teams competing in the Premier Handball League, Regional Development League and a number of Junior leagues.
Club history The club was established in 2005 as a multi-national team and remains one of the most diverse handball clubs in London, now boasting members from more than 23 countries.
In addition to providing an opportunity for everyone to play handball, Olympia has four senior teams that participate in England Handball Association (EHA) leagues and cup competitions at different levels. Both of the Women and Men's first teams compete in the Premier Handball League, which is contested between the best teams in England. Olympia's second teams participate in the Development League (second tier) for men and women. The club also takes part in domestic handball cup competitions, as well as international tournaments such as the EHF Challenge Cup, EHF Cup, British Beach Handball, Liverpool Handball Festival, and several other friendly tournaments around Europe.
At junior level, Olympia has a satellite club at All Saints Catholic School in Dagenham, East London - pupils compete at national school level, and also have the chance to play for the Under-18 Juniors team.
Women's Team
Team 1 - Season 2024/2025
Coach: Nelson Oliveira
Goalkeepers Sabrina Oliveira (c) Sophie O’Sullivan Elena Bodnarescu
Left wingers Anastasiia Petrovska Niamh Scannell
Right wingers Alexandra Ghinter Daniela Mifsud
Line players Vivien Lengyel
Left backs Alina Popescu Yoana Markova Isabella Hughes
Centre backs Tamara Harmouche Marija Stricevic
Right backs Riko Yamamoto Grete Morkvenaite
Honours
Premier Handball League Winners (6) : 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/17, 2018/2019 Runners-Up (1) :, 2017/18
English National Handball Cup Winners (2) : 2013/14, 2015/16
European Record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2011-12 Challenge CupR2 Panetolikos AC – 0–10(walkover) 0–10 - - Group B RK Zelina – 18–42 18–42 - - - Alavarium 16–34 – 16–34 2013-14 EHF CupR2 Fram 13–38 20–14 27–58 2014-15 EHF CupR2 Karpaty 10–39 38–6 16–77 2016-17 Challenge CupR3 LK Zug 17–45 7–40 24–85
Men's Team
Team 1 - Season 2024/2025
Coach: Alexandra Ghinter
Goalkeepers Dan Dragu Mohammed Barnama Michal Skrojc
Left wingers Veselin Georgiev Oleh Bartashchuk
Right wingers Kleyton Eusebio Mantas Treinys
Line players Bartosz Cholewa Thiago Vilela
Left backs Carlos Navarro Pavel Tatarintsev
Centre backs Tomas Balnanosi Dawid Chodyra
Right backs Nelson Oliveira (c) Jonas Petrikejevas
Honours
Premier Handball League Runners-Up (2) : 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19
External links EHF Club profile