Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson

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Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson
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Personal information
Born (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Haukar
Number 14
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2000–2005
 Haukar
2005–2007
 TBV Lemgo
2007–2010
 GOG Gudme
2010
 Faaborg HK
2010–2012
 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
2012–2014
 PSG Handball
2014–2018
 USAM Nîmes
2018–2020
 Haukar
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003-2018
 Iceland 247 (414)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Austria Team

Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar, [1] he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG and TBV Lemgo. He announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season. [2] [3]

Ásgeir played 247 games for the Icelandic national team, scoring 414 goals, [2] and competed with the team at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 January 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 April 2020). "Ásgeir Örn leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (9 December 2022). "Lemstraður eftir ferilinn og þarf að fara í mjaðmaskipti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF . Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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