Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name Linos. It's a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who died in infancy.
The Sweden men's national handball team is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002.
The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two World Championships. They are also the only team, besides Sweden, to have successfully defended a European Championship title. They became the champions of Europe at Euro 2018 held in Croatia.
The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.
Lasse Svan Hansen is a Danish retired handballer, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team. He was admitted to the Danish sports hall of fame in 2024.
Isabelle Therese Gulldén is a Swedish professional handball player for Lugi HF and former national team player for the Swedish National Team.
The Swedish Handball Federation is the national handball association in Sweden.
Sweden competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 25 July to 12 August 2012. Swedish athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Swedish Olympic Committee sent a total of 134 athletes to the Games, 55 men and 79 women, to compete in 20 sports. For the second consecutive time in its Olympic history, Sweden was represented by more female than male athletes.
Linus Arnesson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Djurgårdens IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Arnesson was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Diego Esteban Simonet is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team.
The Sweden national beach handball team is the national beach handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Federation. Their best result in the European Championship is 2017, when Sweden finished in 5th place. The team played for the first time in the 2018 World Championships.
Christian O'Sullivan is a Norwegian handball player who plays for SC Magdeburg and the Norwegian national team.
Kentin Mahé is a French handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the French national team.
Richárd Bodó is a Hungarian handballer for SC Pick Szeged and the Hungarian national team.
Jesper Ilmari Korhonen Konradsson is a Swedish handball player for USAM Nîmes Gard and the Swedish national team.
Linus Persson is a Swedish handball player. He plays for GOG Håndbold and the Swedish national team.
Jerry Tollbring is a Swedish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Swedish national team.
Philip Henningsson is a Swedish handball player for IFK Kristianstad and the Swedish national team.
Sweden competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Swedish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
Lucas Kenneth Pellas is a Swedish handball player for Montpellier Handball and the Swedish national team.
