Sport | Handball |
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Competition | European Handball |
Awarded for | Best Performances of the season |
History | |
First award | 2023 |
The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation. [1] It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, as well as Rookie of the season, Defender of the season, and MVP of the season. The ceremony also includes Beach Handball MVP's. [2]
Players can be shortlisted by their performance in the EHF Champions League, EHF European League, EHF Euro, and the IHF World Championship. [3] The winners are decided by voting from players, coaches, media representatives and fans, each group representing 25% of the votes. [4] [5]
Position | Season 2022/23 [6] | Season 2023/24 [7] |
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Left wing | Timur Dibirov | Emil Jakobsen |
Left back | Simon Pytlick | Elohim Prandi |
Centre back | Luc Steins | Felix Claar |
Right back | Mathias Gidsel | Dika Mem |
Right wing | Hans Lindberg | Hans Lindberg (2) |
Line player | Ludovic Fabregas | Ludovic Fabregas (2) |
Goalkeeper | Niklas Landin | Emil Nielsen |
Defender | Thiagus Petrus | Magnus Saugstrup |
Rookie | Domen Makuc | none |
MVP | Simon Pytlick | to be announced |
Position | Season 2022/23 [8] | Season 2023/24 [9] |
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Left wing | Emma Friis | Chloé Valentini |
Left back | Cristina Neagu | Henny Reistad (2) |
Centre back | Henny Reistad | Stine Bredal Oftedal |
Right back [a] | Nora Mørk Ana Gros | Anna Vyakhireva |
Right wing | Angela Malestein | Viktória Győri-Lukács |
Line player | Vilde Ingstad | Sarah Bouktit |
Goalkeeper | Katrine Lunde | Sandra Toft |
Defender | Kathrine Heindahl | Line Haugsted |
Rookie | Pauletta Foppa | none |
MVP | Katrine Lunde | to be announced |
a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.
Season | Men's MVP | Women's MVP |
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2022/23 | Gabriel Conceição | Asun Batista |
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