Norway | ||||
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Information | ||||
Association | Norwegian Handball Federation | |||
Coach | Eskil Berg Andreassen | |||
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Results | ||||
World Games | ||||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2013 ) | |||
Best result | 3rd (2013 | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 8 (First in 2008 ) | |||
Best result | 1st (2010) | |||
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Norway | ||
Women's beach handball | ||
World Championship | ||
2010 Turkey | ||
2018 Russia | ||
2012 Oman | ||
2014 Brazil | ||
2016 Hungary | ||
European Championship | ||
2017 Croatia | ||
2009 Norway | ||
2015 Spain | ||
2007 Italy | ||
2013 Denmark | ||
World Games | ||
2013 Colombia | Team |
The Norway women's national beach handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and it represents Norway in international beach handball competitions.
Norway was the bronze medal team at the 2007 European Beach Handball Championship, where Linn Jørum Sulland finished as top scorer and Ingrid Ødegård was named Best Goalkeeper. [1]
In 2009 they played in the final of the European tournament, but lost to Italy after an even shootout and a golden goal in front of a home audience in Larvik. [2] Line player Ane Brustuen was awarded Best Player of the women's tournament. [3]
They received their first gold medal in 2010, at the 2010 World Championship in Antalya, Turkey. Ane Brustuen was named MVP of the tournament. [4]
They made bronze at the 2012, 2014 and 2016 world championships.
Year | Position |
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2008 | 6th place |
2010 | 1st place |
2012 | 3rd place |
2014 | 3rd place |
2016 | 3rd place |
2018 | 2nd place |
2022 | 11th place |
2024 | 11th place |
Total | 8/10 |
Year | Position |
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2013 | 3rd place |
2017 | 4th place |
2022 | 2nd place |
Total | 3/6 |
In 2021, the team was fined €1500 for being improperly dressed after the women wore bike shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a European championship match in Bulgaria. [5] Critics derided the fine and the underlying rule. Norway's minister for culture and sport Abid Raja described the fine as being "completely ridiculous". Former tennis champion Billie Jean King supported the team tweeting "The sexualisation of women athletes must stop". [6] [7] Although the Norwegian Handball Federation announced they would pay the fines, pop singer Pink offered to pay for them. [8] Later, in November 2021, the International Handball Federation changed their dress rules to allow female players to wear some kinds of shorts, specifying "Female athletes must wear short tight pants with a close fit". [9]
A bikini is a two-piece swimsuit primarily worn by girls and women that features one piece on top that covers the breasts, and a second piece on the bottom: the front covering the pelvis but usually exposing the navel, and the back generally covering the intergluteal cleft and some or all of the buttocks. The size of the top and bottom can vary, from bikinis that offer full coverage of the breasts, pelvis, and buttocks, to more revealing designs with a thong or G-string bottom that covers only the mons pubis, but exposes the buttocks, and a top that covers only the areolae. Bikini bottoms covering about half the buttocks may be described as "Brazilian-cut".
Cycling shorts are short, skin-tight garments designed to improve comfort and efficiency while cycling.
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
An undress code is a social norm which sets an upper limit on the amount of clothing that can or should be worn.
Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball loses most of its bounce on sand, there is little to no dribbling, and players instead perform more passing as the rules of travelling still apply.
The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2023, Norway has been in 25 finals and is regarded as one of the finest women's national handball teams ever, with 32 medals.
Katrine Lunde is a Norwegian professional handball goalkeeper for Vipers Kristiansand and the Norwegian national team.
Linn Jørum Sulland is a Norwegian handball player for Oppsal and a retired player for the Norwegian national team.
Camilla Herrem is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and the Norwegian national team.
Þórir Hergeirsson is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Norwegian women's national team.
Ingrid Ødegård is a former Norwegian handball goalkeeper, who last played for Byåsen HE.
Malin Larsen Aune is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.
Andrea Austmo Pedersen is a Norwegian handball player for Ikast Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.
Henny Ella Reistad is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.
Ragnhild Valle Dahl is a Norwegian female handballer who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Norwegian national team.
Emilie Hovden is a Norwegian handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.
Rikke Marie Granlund is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and the Norwegian national team.
The 2021 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Varna, Bulgaria from 13 to 18 July 2021. The tournament was held at Varna's South Beach area, where four courts were. All results, schedules and news regarding the EHF Beach Handball EURO can be found at beacheuro.eurohandball.com.
Ane Cecilie Høgseth is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Storhamar HE and the Norwegian national team.
The European Women's Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for women's senior national beach handball teams of Europe. It was first organized by the EHF in 2000. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships.