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National handball team
Iceland Iceland
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Information
AssociationIcelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
CoachArnar Pétursson
Assistant coachÁgúst Þór Jóhannsson
Most capsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goalsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
Colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours Team colours 1st Team colours Team colours Team colours Team colours 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
Germany 1994 Did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998
Romania 2000
Denmark 2002
Hungary 2004
Sweden 2006
North Macedonia 2008
DenmarkNorway 2010 Preliminary round 15th place 3 0 0 3 69 91
Serbia 2012 Preliminary round 15th place 3 0 0 3 56 78
HungaryCroatia 2014 Did not qualify
Sweden 2016
France 2018
DenmarkNorway 2020
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Preliminary round 16th place 3 1 0 2 71 81
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 2/18 – 9 1 0 8 196 250

Squad

The official roster for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.

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 (age 28) 1.78 m 63 2 Denmark Aarhus Håndbold
2 LB Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25) 1.80 m 28 6 Iceland Fram
3 LB Andrea Jacobsen (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26) 1.81 m 56 89 Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe
4 RW Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35) 1.67 m 140 405 Iceland Fram
5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) 1.76 m 117 244 Iceland Haukar
8 LW Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28) 1.63 m 52 110 Iceland Selfoss
12 GK Hafdís Renötudóttir (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) 1.93 m 62 4 Iceland Valur
14 P Elísa Elíasdóttir (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20) 1.76 m 17 16 Iceland Valur
15 LB Jóhanna Margrét Sigurðardóttir (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) 1.79 m 19 11 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll
17 CB Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20) 1.68 m 16 45 Iceland Haukar
22 CB Elín Rósa Magnúsdóttir (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22) 1.67 m 23 59 Iceland Valur
23 LW Dana Björg Guðmundsdóttir (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 2 3 Norway Volda Handball
24 RW Katrín Anna Ásmundsdóttir (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20) 1.70 m 4 10 Iceland Grótta
25 RB Thea Imani Sturludóttir (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27) 1.79 m 82 178 Iceland Valur
26 LB Sunna Jónsdóttir (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35) 1.77 m 94 96 Iceland ÍBV
27 RW Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27) 1.75 m 56 74 Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe
28 LW Steinunn Björnsdóttir (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 33) 1.71 m 51 72 Iceland Fram
33 P Katrín Tinna Jensdóttir (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22) 1.81 m 21 19 Iceland ÍR

Coaching staff

Role Name
Head coach Iceland Arnar Pétursson
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 kvenna - EM hópurinn tilkynntur" (in Icelandic). hsi.is. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

External links

Women's national handball teams of Europe (EHF)
Current teams
Defunct teams
Iceland National sports teams of Iceland
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