Iceland women's national handball team

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Information
Association Icelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach Arnar Pétursson
Most caps Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goals Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2011 )
Best result12th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2010 )
Best result15th (2010, 2012)
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The Iceland women's national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and takes part in international team handball competitions. They qualified to the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship. This was the first time they qualified to any international championship. They finished with the 15th place. Two years later, at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship, they managed the same results.

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Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship.

Results

World Championship

European Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg 1996
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1998
Flag of Romania.svg 2000
Flag of Denmark.svg 2002
Flag of Hungary.svg 2004
Flag of Sweden.svg 2006
Flag of North Macedonia.svg 2008
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2010 Preliminary round15th place30036991
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012 Preliminary round15th place30035678
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Croatia.svg 2014 Did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 2016
Flag of France.svg 2018
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2020
Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg 2022
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2024 Preliminary round16th place31027181
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2026 TBD
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2028
Total2/189108196250

Squad

The official roster for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship. [1] [2]

Head coach: Arnar Pétursson

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Elín Þorsteinsdóttir (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 28)1.78 m652 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus Håndbold
2LB Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 26)1.80 m306 Flag of Iceland.svg Fram
3LB Andrea Jacobsen (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 27)1.82 m58101 Flag of Germany.svg HSG Blomberg-Lippe
4RW Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35)1.67 m142407 Flag of Iceland.svg Fram
5RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34)1.76 m119245 Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar
7RW Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27)1.73 m5877 Flag of Germany.svg HSG Blomberg-Lippe
8LW Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)1.63 m54118 Flag of Iceland.svg Selfoss
12GK Hafdís Renötudóttir (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27)1.93 m644 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
14P Elísa Elíasdóttir (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)1.75 m1915 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
15LB Jóhanna Margrét Sigurðardóttir (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22)1.80 m2111 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristianstad Handboll
17CB Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20)1.68 m1855 Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar
22CB Elín Rósa Magnúsdóttir (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22)1.67 m2550 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
23LW Dana Björg Guðmundsdóttir (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)1.78 m410 Flag of Norway.svg Volda
24RW Katrín Anna Ásmundsdóttir (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20)1.70 m410 Flag of Iceland.svg Grótta
25RB Thea Imani Sturludóttir (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 28)1.80 m84182 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
26LB Sunna Jónsdóttir (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 36)1.77 m9666 Flag of Iceland.svg ÍBV
28LW Steinunn Björnsdóttir (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 34)1.78 m5380 Flag of Iceland.svg Fram
33P Katrín Tinna Jensdóttir (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)1.81 m2310 Flag of Iceland.svg ÍR

Coaching staff

RoleName
Head coach Flag of Iceland.svg Arnar Pétursson
Assistant coach Flag of Iceland.svg Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Team manager Flag of Iceland.svg Þorbjörg Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Iceland.svg Hlynur Morthens
Physiotherapist Flag of Iceland.svg Ágústa Sigurjónsdóttir
Flag of Iceland.svg Særún Jónsdóttir
Doctor Flag of Iceland.svg Jóhann Róbertsson

Famous players

References

  1. "A kvenna - EM hópurinn tilkynntur" (in Icelandic). hsi.is. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. "Team Roster: Iceland". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.