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Iceland men's national handball team

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Summary

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FieldValue
NameIceland
BadgeIceland national handball team.png
Badge_size220px
NicknameStrákarnir okkar ()
AssociationIcelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
CoachSnorri Guðjónsson
Assistant coachArnór Atlason
Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson
CaptainÓmar Ingi Magnússon
Most capsGuðmundur Hrafnkelsson (407)
Most goalsGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1879)
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leftarm102529C
body102529C
rightarm102529C
shorts102529C
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Summer Olympics apps7
Summer Olympics first1972
Summer Olympics best2nd (2008)
World cup apps23
World cup first1958
World cup best5th (1997)
Regional nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps13
Regional cup first2000
Regional cup best3rd (2010)

(Handknattleikssamband Íslands) Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.

Honours

CompetitionTotalTotal0112
Olympic Games0101
World Championship0000
European Championship0011

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGDTotal7/120 Titles44206181,0971,074+23
DEU 1936 Berlindid not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
FRG 1972 MunichMatch for 11th place12th of 1651139290+2
CAN 1976 Montrealdid not qualify
URS 1980 Moscow
USA 1984 Los AngelesMatch for 5th place6th of 126312126122+4
KOR 1988 SeoulMatch for 7th place8th of 126213125133−8
ESP 1992 BarcelonaFourth place4th of 127313140146−6
USA 1996 Atlantadid not qualify
AUS 2000 Sydney
GRE 2004 AthensMatch for 9th place9th of 126204172183−11
CHN 2008 BeijingRunners-up2nd of 128422242234+8
GBR 2012 LondonQuarter-finals5th of 126501200166+34
BRA 2016 Rio de Janeirodid not qualify
JPN 2020 Tokyo
FRA 2024 Paris

World Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGDTotal25/320 Titles1446477336903540+150
DEU 1938 Germanydid not participate
SWE 1954 Sweden
DDR 1958 East GermanyPreliminary round10th of 1631024657−11
FRG 1961 West GermanyMain round6th of 1262138596−11
CSK 1964 CzechoslovakiaPreliminary round9th of 1632014039+1
SWE 1967 Swedendid not participate
FRA 1970 FrancePlacement round11th of 16620496112−16
DDR 1974 East GermanyPreliminary round14th of 1630034866−18
DEN 1978 DenmarkPreliminary round13th of 1630035468−14
FRG 1982 West Germanydid not participate
CHE 1986 SwitzerlandMain round6th of 167304155159−4
CSK 1990 CzechoslovakiaMain round10th of 167205151169−18
SWE 1993 SwedenMain round8th of 167304158155+3
ISL 1995 IcelandRound of 1614th of 247304154160−6
JPN 1997 JapanQuarter-finals5th of 249711236203+33
EGY 1999 Egyptdid not participate
FRA 2001 FranceRound of 1611th of 246213152150+2
POR 2003 PortugalRanking games7th of 249603308234+74
TUN 2005 TunisiaPreliminary round15th of 245212154144+10
DEU 2007 GermanyQuarter-finals8th of 2410406337315+22
CRO 2009 Croatiadid not qualify
SWE 2011 SwedenRanking games6th of 249504266246+20
ESP 2013 SpainRound of 1612th of 246303181166+15
QAT 2015 QatarRound of 1611th of 246213152165−13
FRA 2017 FranceRound of 1614th of 246123153152+1
DEN/GER 2019 Denmark/GermanyMain round11th of 248305207211−4
EGY 2021 EgyptMain round20th of 326204170155+15
POL/SWE 2023 Poland/SwedenMain round12th of 326402207183+24
CRO/DEN /NOR 2025 Croatia/Denmark/NorwayMain round9th of 326501180135+45
GER 2027 Germanyqualified
FRA/GER 2029 France/Germanyto be determined
DEN/ISL/NOR 2031 Denmark/Iceland/NorwayQualiifed as co-host

Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time, till 1994 when official European Championship started. :EURO World Cup tournament Sweden

  • 1988 SWE: 4th place :EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
  • None GER

European Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGDTotal14/207832103622142246-32
PRT 1994did not participate
ESP 1996
ITA 1998
CRO 2000Match for 11th place11th of 126105147162−15
SWE 2002Fourth place4th of 168422221209+12
SVN 2004Preliminary round13th of 1630128796−9
CHE 2006Main round7th of 166213190191−1
NOR 2008Main round11th of 166204157172−15
AUT 2010Third place3rd of 168431249240+9
SRB 2012Main round10th of 166213177178−1
DEN 2014Fifth place game5th of 1674121991990
POL 2016Preliminary round13th of 16310292101−9
CRO 2018Preliminary round13th of 1631027482−8
AUT/NOR/SWE 2020Main round11th of 247304191195−4
Hungary/Slovakia 2022Fifth place game6th of 248503230212+18
GER 2024Main round10th of 247313200209−9
DEN/NOR/SWE 2026Qualified
POR/ESP/SUI 2028To be determined
CZEDENPOL 2030
FRAGER 2032

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Snorri Guðjónsson

Past squads

2008 Olympic Games (2nd place) ::All Star Team: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (left wing), Snorri Guðjónsson (centre back), Ólafur Stefánsson (right back) :Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, Logi Geirsson, Bjarni Fritzson, Sigfús Sigurðsson, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Arnór Atlason, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Snorri Guðjónsson, Ólafur Stefánsson, Sturla Ásgeirsson, Alexander Petersson, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Sverre Andreas Jakobsson, Róbert Gunnarsson, Ingimundur Ingimundarson. Coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

2010 European Championship (3rd place) ::All Star Team: Ólafur Stefánsson (right back) :Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Vignir Svavarsson, Logi Geirsson, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Arnór Atlason, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Snorri Guðjónsson, Ólafur Stefánsson, Alexander Petersson, Sverre Andreas Jakobsson, Róbert Gunnarsson, Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Sturla Ásgeirsson, Þórir Ólafsson, Aron Pálmarsson, Ólafur Guðmundsson, Rúnar Kárason. Coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

List of coaches

#PeriodCoach
11950Sigurður Magnússon
21958Hallsteinn Hinriksson
31959Frímann Gunnlaugsson
41961–1963Hallsteinn Hinriksson (2nd period)
51964–1967Karl Benediktsson
61968Birgir Björnsson
71968–1972Hilmar Björnsson
(5)1973–1974Karl Benediktsson (2nd period)
(6)1974–1975Birgir Björnsson (2nd period)
81975–1976Viðar Símonarson
91976–1977Janus Czerwinsky
(6)1977–1978Birgir Björnsson (3rd period)
101978–1980Jóhann Ingi Gunnarsson
(7)1980–1983Hilmar Björnsson (2nd period)
111983–1990Bogdan Kowalczyk
121990–1995Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson
131995–2001Þorbjörn Jensson
142001–2004Guðmundur Guðmundsson
152004–2006Viggó Sigurðsson
162006–2008Alfreð Gíslason
(14)2008–2012Guðmundur Guðmundsson (2nd period)
172012–2016Aron Kristjánsson
182016–2018Geir Sveinsson
(14)2018–2023Guðmundur Guðmundsson (3rd period)
192023Gunnar Magnússon / Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
202023–Snorri Guðjónsson

List of captains

#PeriodCaptain
19861991Þorgils Óttar Mathiesen
19911999Geir Sveinsson
19992005Dagur Sigurðsson
20052012Ólafur Stefánsson
20122020Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
20202025Aron Pálmarsson
2025Ómar Ingi Magnússon

Individual all-time records

Most matches played

PlayerMatchesGoals
Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson4070
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson3651,879
Geir Sveinsson340502
Ólafur Stefánsson3301,570
Júlíus Jónasson288703
Róbert Gunnarsson276773
Valdimar Grímsson271940
Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson257846
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson255420
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson25221

Last updated: 6 March 2023 Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

Most goals scored

PlayerGoalsMatchesAverage
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson1,8793655.15
Ólafur Stefánsson1,5703304.76
Kristján Arason1,1232454.58
Valdimar Grímsson9402713.47
Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson8462573.29
Róbert Gunnarsson7732762.80
Sigurður Valur Sveinsson7362423.04
Alexander Petersson7261863.90
Júlíus Jónasson7032882.44
Patrekur Jóhannesson6342412.63

Last updated: 26 January 2021 Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

Record against Nordic countries

All games, including European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games.

OpponentPlayedWinDrawLost
Denmark107351555
Faroe Islands131201
Finland13931
Greenland3300
Norway88411529
Sweden6710354

Last updated: 2 January 2016 Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is)

Kit suppliers

Since 2024, Iceland's kits have been supplied by Adidas

References

References

  1. "18 manna leikmannahópur Íslands fyrir HM". hsi.is.
  2. (15 January 2025). "Team Roster Iceland".
  3. (6 January 2021). "Arnór verður fyrirliði eins og bróðir sinn". visir.is.
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