Norway national handball team
































































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Information
Association Norwegian Handball Federation
Coach Christian Berge
Assistant coach Børge Lund
Captain Bjarte Myrhol
Most caps

Steinar Ege (262)
Most goals
Roger Kjendalen (930)
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Away

Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1972)
Best result 9th (1972)
World Championship
Appearances 14 (First in 1958)
Best result 2nd (2017)
European Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 2000)
Best result 4th (2016)

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Norway national handball team
Medal record

World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 France

The Norway national handball team is controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation it represents Norway in international matches.




Contents






  • 1 Honours


  • 2 Competitive record


    • 2.1 Olympic Games


    • 2.2 World Championship


    • 2.3 European Championship


    • 2.4 Other tournaments




  • 3 Team


    • 3.1 Current squad


    • 3.2 Past squads


    • 3.3 Coaches


    • 3.4 Captains


    • 3.5 Notable players


    • 3.6 Individual all-time records


      • 3.6.1 Most matches played


      • 3.6.2 Most goals scored






  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Honours


In 2016, they were honored with a Pierre de Coubertin World Fair Play Trophy for great sportsmanship.[1][2][3][4]



Competitive record



Olympic Games

























































Olympic record
Games
Round
Position

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Germany 1936 Berlin

Did not qualify

Not held from 1948 to 1968

West Germany 1972 Munich
Match for 9th place 9th of 12 5 3 1 1 90 87

Canada 1976 Montreal

Did not qualify

Soviet Union 1980 Moscow

United States 1984 Los Angeles

South Korea 1988 Seoul

Spain 1992 Barcelona

United States 1996 Atlanta

Australia 2000 Sydney

Greece 2004 Athens

China 2008 Beijing

United Kingdom 2012 London

Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Total 1/13 - 5 3 1 1 90 87


World Championship



















































































































































































































World Championship record
Year
Round
Position

GP

W

D

L

GS

GA

Nazi Germany 1938

Did not qualify

Sweden 1954

East Germany 1958
Match for 5th place 6 6 3 0 3 118 102

West Germany 1961
Match for 7th place 7 6 2 0 4 73 85

Czechoslovakia 1964
Preliminary round 11 3 1 0 2 37 47

Sweden 1967
Preliminary round 13 3 0 0 3 44 58

France 1970
Preliminary round 13 3 0 0 3 23 28

East Germany 1974

Did not qualify

Denmark 1978

West Germany 1982

Switzerland 1986

Czechoslovakia 1990

Sweden 1993
Preliminary round 13 3 0 1 2 51 57

Iceland 1995

Did not qualify

Japan 1997
Round of 16 12 6 1 2 3 132 141

Egypt 1999
Preliminary round 13 6 2 1 3 156 162

France 2001
Round of 16 14 6 2 1 3 139 155

Portugal 2003

Did not qualify

Tunisia 2005
Match for 7th place 7 9 6 1 2 258 219

Germany 2007
Match for 13th place 13 6 4 0 2 181 137

Croatia 2009
Match for 9th place 9 9 6 0 3 280 232

Sweden 2011
Match for 9th place 9 9 5 0 4 259 255

Spain 2013

Did not qualify

Qatar 2015

France 2017
Final 2 9 7 0 2 274 234

DenmarkGermany 2019

Qualified
Total 15/26 84 39 6 39 2025 1912


European Championship
































































































































Year
Round
Position

GP

W

D

L

GS

GA

Portugal 1994

Did not qualify

Spain 1996

Italy 1998

Croatia 2000
7th/8th Place 8 6 1 1 4 133 144

Sweden 2002

Did not qualify

Slovenia 2004

Switzerland 2006
Main round 11 6 2 0 4 178 177

Norway 2008
6th Place 6 7 3 2 2 196 185

Austria 2010
Main round 7 6 3 0 3 169 164

Serbia 2012
Preliminary round 13 3 1 0 2 80 87

Denmark 2014
Preliminary round 14 3 0 1 2 77 84

Poland 2016
Third place game 4 8 4 1 3 235 233

Croatia 2018
Main round 7 6 4 0 2 191 172

AustriaNorwaySweden 2020

Qualified
Total 9/13 - 45 18 5 22 1259 1246


* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.

** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.



Other tournaments



  • Gjensidige Cup 2018:


Team



Current squad


The squad chosen to participate at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[5]


Caps and goals as of 14 December 2018.


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No.
Pos.
Name
Date of birth (age)
Height
App.
Goals
Club
5
CB

Sander Sagosen

(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 23)
1.95 m
78
331

France Paris Saint-Germain
8
P

Bjarte Myrhol

(1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 36)
1.94 m
223
682

Denmark Skjern Håndbold
9
P

Henrik Jakobsen

(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 26)
1.96 m
30
34

France Toulouse
10
CB

Magnus Fredriksen

(1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 21)
1.89 m
5
6

Norway Elverum Håndball
11
P

Petter Øverby

(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 26)
1.95 m
47
15

Germany HC Erlangen
15
RB

Kent Robin Tønnesen

(1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 27)
1.96 m
98
262

Hungary MVM Veszprém KC
16
GK

Espen Christensen

(1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 (age 33)
1.90 m
85
2

Germany GWD Minden
17
LW

Magnus Jøndal

(1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 30)
1.87 m
125
345

Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
19
RW

Kristian Bjørnsen

(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 29)
1.91 m
97
452

Germany HSG Wetzlar
21
P

Magnus Gullerud

(1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 27)
1.96 m
103
116

Germany GWD Minden
23
LB

Gøran Johannessen

(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 24)
1.94 m
45
77

Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
24
CB

Christian O'Sullivan

(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 27)
1.90 m
94
143

Germany SC Magdeburg
25
RB

Eivind Tangen

(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 25)
1.95 m
64
101

Denmark Skjern Håndbold
30
GK

Torbjørn Bergerud

(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 24)
1.99 m
55
0

Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
34
RW

Kevin Gulliksen

(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 22)
1.80 m
10
7

Germany GWD Minden
71
LW

Alexander Blonz

(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 18)
1.85 m
0
0

Norway Viking HK
77
RB

Magnus Abelvik Rød

(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 21)
2.04 m
31
35

Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
89
LB

Espen Lie Hansen

(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 29)
1.96 m
146
433

France HBC Nantes



Past squads


1958 World Men's Handball Championship (6th place)



Oddvar Klepperås, Erik Vellan, Finn Arne Johansen, Knut Reese Larsen, Ivar Sandboe, Jonny Hovde, Jon Narvestad, Roy Yssen, Jan Flatla, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, John Tresse, Agnar Hagen, Odd Nielsen, Hans Lien.

Coach:


1961 World Men's Handball Championship (7th place)



Kai Killerud, Knut Strøm, Finn Arne Johansen, Knut Reese Larsen, Kaj Ringlund, Bjørn Erik Sandsten, Svein Sand, Roy Yssen, Kjell Kleven, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, Arild Gulden, Ingar Engum, Gunnar Bergstrand.

Coach:


1964 World Men's Handball Championship (11th place)



Carl Graff-Wang, Knut Strøm, Finn Arne Johansen, Arnulf Bæk, Oddvar Klepperås, Trygve Hegnar, Jan Petter Aas, Per Graver, Jan-Egil Uthberg, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, Arild Gulden, Erik Schønfeldt.

Coach: John Tresse


1967 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)



Carl Graff-Wang, Arnulf Bæk, Pål Cappelen, Pål Bye, Oddvar Klepperås, Inge K. Hansen, Jon Reinertsen, Per Graver, Jan-Egil Uthberg, Rolf Rustad, Kjell Svestad, Arild Gulden, Erik Schønfeldt, Jon Arne Gunnerud, Rolf Gustav Lundberg, Terje Høilund.

Coach: Kjell Kleven


1970 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)



Carl Graff-Wang, Arnulf Bæk, Pål Cappelen, Pål Bye, Harald Tyrdal, Inge K. Hansen, Jon Reinertsen, Per Graver, Jan-Egil Uthberg, Kai Killerud, Jan Otto Kvalheim, Jan Cato Nabseth, Robert Wagtskjold.

Coach: Kjell Kleven


1972 Summer Olympics (9th place)



Carl Graff-Wang, Finn Urdal, Geir Røse, Harald Tyrdal, Arnulf Bæk, Inge K. Hansen, Jan Økseter, Jon Reinertsen, Pål Bye, Pål Cappelen, Per Søderstrøm, Per Axel Ankre, Roger Hverven, Sten Osther, Torstein Hansen, Ulf Magnusson.

Coach: Thor Ole Rimejorde


1993 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)



Svein Erik Bjerkrheim, Gunnar Fosseng, John Petter Sando, Roger Kjendalen, Sjur Bø Tollefsen, Ole Gustav Gjekstad, Rune Erland, Morten Schønfeldt, Øystein Havang, Kjetil Lundeberg, Fredrik Brubakken, Simen Muffetangen, Knut Håland, Morten Haugstvedt, Karl Erik Bøhn.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen


1997 World Men's Handball Championship (12th place)



Frode Scheie, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Stein Olaf Sando, Stig Rasch, Sjur Bø Tollefsen, Preben Vildalen, Kristian Hansen, Marius Riise, Øystein Havang, Frode Hagen, Johnny Jensen, Steinar Ege, Geir Oustorp, Glenn Solberg, Stian Vatne.

Coach: Harald Madsen


1999 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)



Frode Scheie, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Svein-Erik Bjerkrheim, Stig Rasch, Tormod Moldestad, Thomas Pettersen, Stig Penne, Morten Daland, Christian Berge (captain), Frode Hagen, Rune Haugseng, Endre Nordli, Geir Oustorp, Tor Bjørn Andersen, Trond Førde Eriksen.

Coach: Christer Magnusson


2000 European Men's Handball Championship (8th place)



Frode Scheie (captain), Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Stig Rasch, Tormod Moldestad, Stein Olaf Sando, Stig Penne, Vidar Gjesdal, Eivind Ellingsen, Christian Berge, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Gunnar Fosseng, Geir Oustorp, Thomas Pettersen, Sindre Walstad, Johnny Jensen.

Coach: Christer Magnusson


2001 World Men's Handball Championship (14th place)



Steinar Ege, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Håvard Tvedten, Kristian Hansen, Tormod Moldestad, Roger Kvannli, Stig Penne, Eivind Ellingsen, Christian Berge, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Gunnar Fosseng (captain), Trond Førde Eriksen, Rune Skjærvold, Johnny Jensen, Børge Lund.

Coach: Christer Magnusson


2005 World Men's Handball Championship (7th place)



Steinar Ege, Glenn Solberg (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Frank Løke, Børge Lund, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jarle Rykkje, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, Sindre Walstad, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Marius Riise, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen


2006 European Men's Handball Championship (11th place)



Steinar Ege (captain), Alexander Buchmann, Christian Berge, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Ole Magnus Ekelund, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jarle Rykkje, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen


2007 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)



Steinar Ege (captain), Alexander Buchmann, Erlend Mamelund, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Rune Skjærvold, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Lars Olav Olaussen.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen


2008 European Men's Handball Championship (6th place)



Steinar Ege (captain), Glenn Solberg, Frode Hagen, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Ole Erevik, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Thomas Skoglund, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen


2009 World Men's Handball Championship (9th place)



Steinar Ege (captain), Johnny Jensen, Stian Vatne, Thomas Drange, Frank Løke, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Alexander Buchmann, Kristian Kjelling, Svenn Erik Medhus, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Christian Spanne.

Coach: Robert Hedin


2010 European Men's Handball Championship (7th place)



Steinar Ege (captain), Stian Vatne, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Kristian Kjelling, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Einar Sand Koren, Christian Spanne, Magnus Dahl.

Coach: Robert Hedin


2011 World Men's Handball Championship (9th place)



Steinar Ege (captain), Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Espen Lie Hansen, Kristian Kjelling, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Einar Sand Koren, Eivind Tangen.

Coach: Robert Hedin


2012 European Men's Handball Championship (13th place)



Kenneth Ryvoll Klev, Vegard Samdahl, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Espen Lie Hansen, Svenn Erik Medhus, Magnus Jøndal, Johnny Jensen, Einar Riegelhuth Koren, Sondre Paulsen, Kent Robin Tønnesen.

Coach: Robert Hedin


2014 European Men's Handball Championship (14th place)



Magnus Dahl, Sander Sagosen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Christian O'Sullivan, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Kristian Kjelling, Harald Reinkind, Steffen Berg Løkkebø, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Robert Hedin


2016 European Men's Handball Championship (4th place)



Sander Sagosen, Thomas Kristensen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Petter Øverby, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Christian O'Sullivan, Harald Reinkind, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Christian Berge


2017 World Men's Handball Championship (2nd place)



Sander Sagosen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Petter Øverby, Ole Erevik, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Magnus Abelvik Rød, Christian O'Sullivan, Eivind Tangen, Gøran Johannessen, Torbjørn Bergerud, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Christian Berge


2018 European Men's Handball Championship (7th place)



Sander Sagosen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Henrik Jakobsen, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, Magnus Gullerud, Gøran Sørheim, Gøran Johannessen, Christian O'Sullivan, Eivind Tangen, Harald Reinkind, Torbjørn Bergerud, Espen Lie Hansen, Magnus Abelvik Rød, Kristian Sæverås.

Coach: Christian Berge



Coaches




  • John Tresse (1961–1965)


  • Kjell Kleven (1965–1970)

  • Thor Ole Rimejorde (1970–1973)

  • Thor Nohr (1973–1977)

  • Roar Østerbø (1977–1979)


  • Per Otto Furuseth (1979–1985)

  • Bertil Andersén (1985–1989)


  • Gunnar Pettersen (1989–1994)


  • Harald Madsen (1994–1997)


  • Ivica Rimanić (1997)


  • Christer Magnusson (1998–2001)


  • Gunnar Pettersen (2001–2008)


  • Robert Hedin (2008–2014)


  • Christian Berge (2014–Present)



Captains




  • Christian Berge (World Championship, 1999)


  • Frode Scheie (European Championship, 2000)


  • Gunnar Fosseng (World Championship, 2001)


  • Glenn Solberg (World Championship, 2005)


  • Steinar Ege (European Championship, 2006, 2008, 2010, World Championship, 2007, 2009, 2011)


  • Børge Lund (European Championship, 2012, 2014)


  • Bjarte Myrhol (European Championship, 2016, 2018, World Championship, 2017)


Incomplete



Notable players


Several Norwegian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, as a member of the All-Star Team.


All-Star Team



  • Frank Løke, 2008 European Championship


  • Håvard Tvedten, 2011 World Championship


  • Sander Sagosen, 2016 and 2018 European Championship, 2017 World Championship


  • Kristian Bjørnsen, 2017 World Championship


  • Bjarte Myrhol, 2017 World Championship



Individual all-time records



  Still active players are highlighted.










References





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  2. ^ "Fikk pris for fair play" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.


  3. ^ "Olympic Runners Who Helped Each Other After Falling Down Just Won a Major Honor". Time.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.


  4. ^ "Only a handful of athletes have won this rare Olympic medal — here are their stories". thisisinsider.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.


  5. ^ "VM-troppen". Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2018.


  6. ^ "Statistics – Matches" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.


  7. ^ "Statistics – Goals" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.




External links



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