Iceland women's national handball team

Iceland
Information
AssociationIcelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
CoachArnar Pétursson
Most capsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goalsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2011)
Best result12th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2010)
Best result15th (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

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 1.78 m 65 2 Aarhus Håndbold
2 LB Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 1.80 m 30 6 Fram
3 LB Andrea Jacobsen (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 1.82 m 58 101 HSG Blomberg-Lippe
4 RW Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 1.67 m 142 407 Fram
5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 1.76 m 119 245 Haukar
7 RW Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 1.73 m 58 77 HSG Blomberg-Lippe
8 LW Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 1.63 m 54 118 Selfoss
12 GK Hafdís Renötudóttir (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 1.93 m 64 4 Valur
14 P Elísa Elíasdóttir (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 1.75 m 19 15 Valur
15 LB Jóhanna Margrét Sigurðardóttir (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 1.80 m 21 11 Kristianstad Handboll
17 CB Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 1.68 m 18 55 Haukar
22 CB Elín Rósa Magnúsdóttir (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 1.67 m 25 50 Valur
23 LW Dana Björg Guðmundsdóttir (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 1.78 m 4 10 Volda
24 RW Katrín Anna Ásmundsdóttir (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 1.70 m 4 10 Grótta
25 RB Thea Imani Sturludóttir (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 1.80 m 84 182 Valur
26 LB Sunna Jónsdóttir (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 1.77 m 96 66 ÍBV
28 LW Steinunn Björnsdóttir (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 1.78 m 53 80 Fram
33 P Katrín Tinna Jensdóttir (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 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

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.
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