Norway won the Women's Handball European Championship by 30:29 against the Netherlands.
Netherlands fight back within one, but literally throw the ball away in the final seconds to hand the European trophy their 7th European gold to Norway. Netherlands had the chance to equalise right with the final buzzer. They lost the ball on a technical error with 4 seconds remaining, and were truly shocked as the whistle sounded and Norway celebrated the final victory of the European Championship 2016.
When the final buzzer sounded and the 30:29 against the Netherlands was confirmed, the 11,037 spectators in Gothenburg Scandinavium arena - most of them from Norway, celebrated victory. The Norwegian fans gave the new and old EHF EURO champions standing ovations and sang “Heja Norge” for the seventh time in total, and the sixth time since 2004.
From those players that received their gold medals on Sunday in Sweden at Gothenburg, goalkeeper Kari Aalvik Grimsbo made the most significant history, she is the first person in handball to win six EHF EURO trophies. Though Grimsbo had a huge impact on the dramatic win, another Norwegian was the biggest star: All-star Team right back Nora Mork. Netting 12 times in the final, she was not only the match winner but became EURO 2016 top scorer with a total of 53 goals in the tournament.
France won the bronze medal. In the third-place match at the EHF EURO 2016 in Scandinavium Arena in, beating Denmark 25:22.
Congratulations Norway Congrats Nora Mørk for an exceptional Tournament.