Iceland women's national handball team

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AssociationIcelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach
CaptainKaren Knútsdóttir
Most capsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goalsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
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Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2011)
Best result12th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2010)
Best result15th (2010, 2012)
Last updated on 27 January 2014.

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[]

Squad[]

The squad chosen for the two qualification matches for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship, against Sweden and Serbia in October 2021.[1]

Caps and goals as of 19 October 2022.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 25) 1.77 m 32 0 Denmark Ringkøbing Håndbold
2 LB (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 23) 1.80 m 2 0 Iceland Kópavogs
5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 31) 1.76 m 101 217 Iceland KA/Þór
6 LW (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22) 1.65 m 7 4 Iceland ÍBV
9 LB (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 24) 1.73 m 33 57 Iceland Fram
12 GK Hafdís Renötudóttir (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 24) 1.92 m 29 1 Iceland Fram
13 LB Helena Örvarsdóttir (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 27) 1.80 m 38 76 Iceland Stjarnan
14 P (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22) 1.75 m 2 0 Iceland ÍBV
16 GK (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 27) 1.71 m 5 0 Iceland Valur
18 P Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 33) 1.80 m 83 88 Iceland Valur
19 LB Lovísa Thompson (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 22) 1.72 m 25 52 Iceland Valur
20 RW (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 20) 1.78 m 4 7 Iceland Kópavogs
21 CB Sandra Erlingsdóttir (1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 21) 1.60 m 5 10 Denmark EH Aalborg
25 RB (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 25) 1.63 m 47 63 Iceland Valur
26 LB (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 32) 1.77 m 60 43 Iceland ÍBV
27 RB (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 24) 1.74 m 25 22 Germany
17 LB (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 31) 1.81 m 31 30 Iceland KA/Þór
29 CB (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22) 1.78 m 1 0 Iceland KA/Þór
N/A P (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22) 1.78 m 7 10 Iceland KA/Þór

Coaching staff[]

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

Famous players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "A landslið kvenna - Undankeppni EM 19 manna hópur" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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