The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December.

It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.

The European Championships was held in the following cities: Note: Bold indicates champion for that year.

Source: EHF-Euro.com Denmark3rd title Lene Rantala, Ditte Andersen, Mette Vestergaard Larsen, Camilla Thomsen, Christina Roslyng Hansen, Heidi Johansen, Rikke Hørlykke Bruun Jørgensen, Winnie Mølgaard, Karin Mortensen, Trine Jensen, Katrine Fruelund, Louise Bager Nørgaard, Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Josephine Touray.Head coach: Jan Pytlick.

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF Archived 2021-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (minimum 20% of total shots received by team)