Norway women's national beach handball team

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AssociationNorwegian Handball Federation
CoachEskil Berg Andreassen
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World Games
Appearances2 (First in 2013)
Best result3rd (2013
World Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2008)
Best result1st (2010)
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Norway women's national beach handball team
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's beach handball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2018 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Oman
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brazil
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hungary
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Croatia
Silver medal – second place 2009 Norway
Silver medal – second place 2015 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Italy
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Denmark
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.

Results[]

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 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.

World Championships[]

Year Position
Spain 2008 6th place
Turkey 2010 1st place
Oman 2012 3rd place
Brazil 2014 3rd place
Hungary 2016 3rd place
Russia 2018 2nd place
Total 6/8

World Games[]

Year Position
Colombia 2013 3rd place
Poland 2017 4th place
Total 2/5

Controversy[]

In 2021 the team received international media attention after they were fined 1,500 euros by the European Handball Federation for choosing to wear shorts instead of the mandated bikini bottoms for female players during a bronze medal match against Spain in Bulgaria. Many media figures and social media users called the fine and the mandated bikini rule sexist with many pointing out the hypocrisy that the male teams are allowed to wear the same type of shorts that the females wore at that match.

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". Pop star Pink offered to pay the fine for the team.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Andresen, Svein (15 July 2007). "Bronse i Beach-EM!" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. ^ Andresen, Svein (28 June 2009). "Italy (W) European Beach-champions!". NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. ^ Andresen, Svein (29 June 2009). "- The best of them all". NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. ^ Birkeland, Kirsten (28 June 2010). "Feiret VM-gullet" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57967486
  6. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/norway-womens-beach-handball-bikini-shorts-b1887065.html

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