Iceland women's national handball team
Iceland | |||
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Information | |||
Association | Icelandic Handball Association (Handknattleikssamband Íslands) | ||
Coach | |||
Captain | Karen Knútsdóttir | ||
Most caps | Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170) | ||
Most goals | Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620) | ||
Colours | |||
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Results | |||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2011) | ||
Best result | 12th (2011) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2010) | ||
Best result | 15th (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[]
- 2011 – 12th place
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:
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Coaching staff[]
Role | Name |
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Head coach | |
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 Úrsula Guðmundsdóttir
- Karen Knútsdóttir
- Rut Jónsdóttir
- Arna Sif Pálsdóttir
- Þórey Rósa Stéfansdóttir
- Dagný Skúladóttir
- Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir
- Stella Sigurðardóttir
References[]
- ^ "A landslið kvenna - Undankeppni EM 19 manna hópur" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Women's handball in Iceland
- Women's national handball teams
- Women's national sports teams of Iceland
- Handball teams in Iceland