Iceland men's national handball team

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Information
NicknameStrákarnir okkar (English: Our boys)
Association Icelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach Snorri Guðjónsson
Assistant coach Arnór Atlason
Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson
Most caps Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (407)
Most goals Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1879)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 1972 )
Best resultSilver medal.svg 2nd (2008)
World Championship
Appearances22 (First in 1958 )
Best result5th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances13 (First in 2000 )
Best resultBronze medal europe.svg 3rd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Iceland men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Austria

The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.

Contents

Honours

CompetitionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Olympic Games 0101
World Championship 0000
European Championship 0011
Total0112

Competitive record

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Berlin did not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Munich Match for 11th place12th of 1651139290+2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Montreal did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 Moscow
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles Match for 5th place6th of 126312126122+4
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul Match for 7th place8th of 126213125133−8
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona Fourth place4th of 127313140146−6
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens Match for 9th place9th of 126204172183−11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing Runners-up2nd of 128422242234+8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Quarter-finals5th of 126501200166+34
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris
Total7/120 Titles44206181,0971,074+23

World Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Germany.svg 1938 Germany did not participate
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954 Sweden
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 East Germany Preliminary round10th of 1631024657−11
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 West Germany Main round6th of 1262138596−11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964 Czechoslovakia Preliminary round9th of 1632014039+1
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967 Sweden did not participate
Flag of France.svg 1970 France Placement round11th of 16620496112−16
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974 East Germany Preliminary round14th of 1630034866−18
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978 Denmark Preliminary round13th of 1630035468−14
Flag of Germany.svg 1982 West Germany did not participate
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986 Switzerland Main round6th of 168404179188−9
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990 Czechoslovakia Main round10th of 168206166186−20
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 Sweden Main round8th of 168404178175+3
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 Iceland Round of 1614th of 246303131132−1
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 Japan Quarter-finals5th of 249711236203+33
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999 Egypt did not participate
Flag of France.svg 2001 France Round of 1611th of 246213152150+2
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 Portugal Ranking games7th of 249603308234+74
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 Tunisia Preliminary round15th of 245212154144+10
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Germany Quarter-finals8th of 2410406276247+29
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009 Croatia did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011 Sweden Ranking games6th of 249504327294+33
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Spain Round of 1612th of 246303181166+15
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Qatar Round of 1611th of 246213152165−13
Flag of France.svg 2017 France Round of 1614th of 246123153152+1
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Denmark/Germany Main round11th of 248305207211−4
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Egypt Main round20th of 326204172155+17
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Poland/Sweden Main round12th of 326402207183+24
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 Germany to be determined
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029 France/Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031 Denmark/Iceland/Norway Qualiifed as co-host

European Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 did not participate
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000 Match for 11th place11th of 126105147162−15
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 Fourth place4th of 168422221209+12
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004 Preliminary round13th of 1630128796−9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006 Main round7th of 166213190191−1
Flag of Norway.svg 2008 Main round11th of 166204157172−15
Flag of Austria.svg 2010 Third place3rd of 168431249240+9
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012 Main round10th of 166213177178−1
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014 Fifth place game5th of 1674121991990
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 Preliminary round13th of 16310292101−9
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018 Preliminary round13th of 1631027482−8
Flag of Austria.svg / Flag of Norway.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 Main round11th of 247304191195−4
Flag of Hungary.svg / Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Fifth place game6th of 248503230212+18
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Main round10th of 247313200209−9
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2026 To be determined
Flag of Portugal.svg / Flag of Spain.svg / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028
Total13/187832103622142246-32

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. [1] [2]

Head coach: Snorri Gudjonsson

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 38)1.93 m26021 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
2RW Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 26)1.83 m3191 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kadetten Schaffhausen
3CB Janus Daði Smárason (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)1.84 m74118 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
4LB Aron Pálmarsson (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 33)1.93 m170649 Flag of Iceland.svg Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
7RB Viggó Kristjánsson (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 (age 30)1.87 m46120 Flag of Germany.svg SC DHfK Leipzig
8LW Bjarki Már Elísson (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 33)1.90 m107372 Flag of Hungary.svg Telekom Veszprém
9LB Elvar Örn Jónsson (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26)1.85 m68160 Flag of Germany.svg MT Melsungen
10CB Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 24)1.91 m53121 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
11P Ýmir Örn Gíslason (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 26)1.96 m8035 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen
14RB Ómar Ingi Magnússon (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)1.86 m76261 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
16GK Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 23)2.03 m511 Flag of France.svg HBC Nantes
17LW Stiven Tobar Valencia (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 23)1.84 m810 Flag of Portugal.svg SL Benfica
18P Elliði Snær Viðarsson (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 25)1.92 m3976 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Gummersbach
21P Arnar Freyr Arnarsson (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)2.01 m8794 Flag of Germany.svg MT Melsungen
22RW Sigvaldi Guðjónsson (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 29)1.92 m65184 Flag of Norway.svg Kolstad Håndball
23RB Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26)1.90 m3160 Flag of France.svg Pays d'Aix UC
25CB Haukur Þrastarson (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23)1.93 m2532 Flag of Poland.svg Industria Kielce
27LB Einar Þorsteinn Ólafsson (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 22)1.94 m40 Flag of Denmark.svg Fredericia HK

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

List of captains

#PeriodCaptain
19861991 Þorgils Óttar Mathiesen
19911999 Geir Sveinsson
19992005 Dagur Sigurðsson
20052012 Ólafur Stefánsson
20122020 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
2020 Aron Pálmarsson [3]

Individual all-time records

  Players still active with national team are highlighted.

Most matches played

PlayerMatchesGoals
Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson 4070
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson 3651,879
Geir Sveinsson 340502
Ólafur Stefánsson 3301,570
Júlíus Jónasson 288703
Róbert Gunnarsson 276773
Valdimar Grímsson 271940
Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson 257846
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson 255420
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson 25221

Last updated: 6 March 2023
Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

Most goals scored

PlayerGoalsMatchesAverage
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson 1,8793655.15
Ólafur Stefánsson 1,5703304.76
Kristján Arason 1,1232454.58
Valdimar Grímsson 9402713.47
Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson 8462573.29
Róbert Gunnarsson 7732762.80
Sigurður Valur Sveinsson 7362423.04
Alexander Petersson 7261863.90
Júlíus Jónasson 7032882.44
Patrekur Jóhannesson 6342412.63

Last updated: 26 January 2021
Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

Record against Nordic countries

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

OpponentPlayedWinDrawLost
Denmark 107351555
Faroe Islands 131201
Finland 13931
Greenland 3300
Norway 88411529
Sweden 6710354

Last updated: 2 January 2016
Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Archived 22 April 2009 at the National and University Library of Iceland

Kit suppliers

Since 2006, Iceland's kits have been supplied by Kempa.

Following their silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the penises of the team were cast in a silvery material and are on display at the Icelandic Phallological Museum. [4]

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