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Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson
Personal information
Born (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Haukar
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2005 Haukar
2005–2007 TBV Lemgo
2007–2010 GOG Gudme
2010 Faaborg HK
2010–2012 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
2012–2014 PSG Handball
2014–2018 USAM Nîmes
2018–2020 Haukar
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2018 Iceland 247 (414)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Austria Team
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ásgeir.

Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar, he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG and TBV Lemgo. He announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season.

Ásgeir played 247 games for the Icelandic national team, scoring 414 goals, and competed with the team at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. "Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 January 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 April 2020). "Ásgeir Örn leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (9 December 2022). "Lemstraður eftir ferilinn og þarf að fara í mjaðmaskipti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  5. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

External links

Iceland squadMen's handball – 2010 European Championship – 3rd place
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Iceland squadMen's handball – 2011 World Championship – 6th place
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Iceland squadMen's handball – 2012 European Championship – 10th place
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Iceland squad2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place
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Iceland squadMen's handball – 2014 European Championship – 5th place
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Iceland squadMen's handball – 2015 World Championship – 11th place
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Iceland squadMen's handball – 2016 European Championship – 13th place
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Iceland squad2017 World Championship – 14th place
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Iceland squad2018 European Championship – 13th place
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