The 1996 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–23 in the final match.

Venues

The European Championship was held in the following cities:

Teams

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

classification matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final round

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final ranking

Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Mette Vestergaard, Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek.