Iceland women's national handball team

Iceland
Information
Association	Icelandic Handball Association (Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach	Arnar Pétursson
Most caps	Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goals	Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2011 )
Best result	12th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2010 )
Best result	15th (2010, 2012)
Last updated on Unknown.

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.

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

Results

World Championship

• 2011 – 12th place
• 2023 – 25th place
• 2025 – Qualified

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010	Preliminary round	15th place	3	0	0	3	69	91
2012	Preliminary round	15th place	3	0	0	3	56	78
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	Preliminary round	16th place	3	1	0	2	71	81
2026	TBD
2028
Total	2/18	–	9	1	0	8	196	250

Squad

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

Head coach: Arnar Pétursson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Elín Þorsteinsdóttir (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 28) 1.78 m 65 2 Aarhus Håndbold 2 LB Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 26) 1.80 m 30 6 Fram 3 LB Andrea Jacobsen (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 27) 1.82 m 58 101 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 4 RW Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35) 1.67 m 142 407 Fram 5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) 1.76 m 119 245 Haukar 7 RW Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27) 1.73 m 58 77 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 8 LW Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28) 1.63 m 54 118 Selfoss 12 GK Hafdís Renötudóttir (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) 1.93 m 64 4 Valur 14 P Elísa Elíasdóttir (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20) 1.75 m 19 15 Valur 15 LB Jóhanna Margrét Sigurðardóttir (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) 1.80 m 21 11 Kristianstad Handboll 17 CB Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20) 1.68 m 18 55 Haukar 22 CB Elín Rósa Magnúsdóttir (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22) 1.67 m 25 50 Valur 23 LW Dana Björg Guðmundsdóttir (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 4 10 Volda 24 RW Katrín Anna Ásmundsdóttir (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20) 1.70 m 4 10 Grótta 25 RB Thea Imani Sturludóttir (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 28) 1.80 m 84 182 Valur 26 LB Sunna Jónsdóttir (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 36) 1.77 m 96 66 ÍBV 28 LW Steinunn Björnsdóttir (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 34) 1.78 m 53 80 Fram 33 P Katrín Tinna Jensdóttir (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22) 1.81 m 23 10 ÍR

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Arnar Pétursson
Assistant coach	Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Team manager	Þorbjörg Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir
Goalkeeping coach	Hlynur Morthens
Physiotherapist	Ágústa Sigurjónsdóttir
	Særún Jónsdóttir
Doctor	Jóhann Róbertsson

Famous players

• Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
• Hrafnhildur Skúladóttir
• Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir
• Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir
• Karen Knútsdóttir
• Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir
• Arna Sif Pálsdóttir
• Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
• Dagný Skúladóttir
• Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir
• Stella Sigurðardóttir

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.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile