Norway women's national beach handball team

The Norway women's national beach handball team represents Norway in international beach handball competitions. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation.

Results

Norway women's national beach handball team

Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's Beach handball
World Championship
2010 Turkey Team Competition
2012 Oman Team Competition
2014 Brazil Team Competition
2016 Hungary Team Competition
European Championship
2007 Italy Team Competition
2009 Norway Team Competition
2013 Denmark Team Competition
2015 Spain Team Competition
World Games
2013 Colombia Team Competition

The Norwegian team received a bronze medal 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 reached 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 Ane Brustuen was awarded Best Player of the women's tournament.[3]

Norway won their first gold medal at the 2010 World Championship in Antalya, Turkey. Ane Brustuen was again named MVP of the tournament.[4]

At the 2012 World Championship and 2014 World Championship they finished with the bronze medal.

World Championships

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.
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