Iceland women's national handball team

Iceland Iceland
Information
Association Icelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Captain Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
Most caps Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir 170
Most goals Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir 620
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances none
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

European Championship

Squad

The squad for the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship:

Head coach: Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Guðný Jenny Ásmundsdóttir (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 31) 1.75 m 48 1 Iceland Valur Handball
2 CB Karen Knútsdóttir (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 24) 1.67 m 62 181 Germany Blomberg-Lippe
3 P Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 26) 1.84 m 97 128 Denmark Aalborg DH
4 RW Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 24) 1.67 m 55 117 Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro
5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 23) 1.76 m 68 143 Denmark FC Midtjylland Håndbold
7 CB Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir (1986-05-24)24 May 1986 (aged 27) 1.78 m 97 298 Iceland UHF Stjarnan
8 LB Stella Sigurðardóttir (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 (aged 23) 1.81 m 72 205 Iceland Fram
9 LW Dagný Skúladóttir (1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 33) 1.68 m 119 274 Iceland Valur Handball
13 LW Ásta Birna Gunnarsdóttir (1984-10-29)29 October 1984 (aged 29) 1.65 m 82 93 Iceland Fram
14 LB Hrafnhildur Skúladóttir (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 36) 1.77 m 170 620 Iceland Valur Handball
15 RW Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 35) 1.64 m 142 458 Iceland UHF Stjarnan
16 RW Vala Sigríður Guðlaugsdóttir (1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 19) 1.77 m 3 10 Iceland Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
17 P Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 28) 1.81 m 92 214 Iceland Valur Handball
20 RB Jóna Margrét Ragnarsdóttir (1983-03-29)29 March 1983 (aged 30) 1.68 m 64 119 Iceland UHF Stjarnan
21 RB Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 24) 1.78 m 36 25 Germany Blomberg-Lippe
22 LB Ramune Pekarskyte (1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 33) 1.85 m 17 35 Norway Levanger Håndballklubb
30 GK Dröfn Haraldsdóttir (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 22) 1.70 m 6 0 Iceland FH

Apps and goals correct as of 26 February 2014.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 09.00 - 16.00. "HSÍ". Hsi.is. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
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