Iceland women's national handball team

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Iceland Iceland
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Association Icelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach Águst Þór Jóhannsson
Captain Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
Most caps Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir 113
Most goals Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir 453
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Home
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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
Infobox last updated on: 28 January 2010.

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.

Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship.

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Results [edit]

World Championship [edit]

European Championship [edit]

Squad [edit]

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

Head coach: Águst Jóhansson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Guðný Jenny Ásmundsdóttir (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.75 m 34 1 Iceland Valur Handball
2 CB Karen Knútsdóttir (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 22) 1.67 m 49 137 Germany Blomberg-Lippe
3 P Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 24) 1.84 m 79 88 Denmark Aalborg DH
4 RW Þórey Rósa Stéfansdóttir (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 23) 1.67 m 40 83 Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro
5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 22) 1.76 m 58 107 Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro
7 CB Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir (1986-05-24)24 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.78 m 83 252 Iceland UHF Stjarnan
8 LB Stella Sigurðardóttir (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 (aged 22) 1.81 m 56 168 Iceland Fram
9 LW Dagný Skúladóttir (1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.68 m 106 262 Iceland Valur Handball
13 LW Ásta Birna Gunnarsdóttir (1984-10-29)29 October 1984 (aged 28) 1.65 m 69 81 Iceland Fram
14 LB Hrafnhildur Skúladóttir (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 35) 1.77 m 157 607 Iceland Valur Handball
15 RW Hanna Guðrún Stéfansdóttir (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 33) 1.64 m 127 435 Iceland UHF Stjarnan
16 RW Vala Sigríður Guðlaugsdóttir (1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 18) 1.77 m 3 10 Iceland Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
17 P Anna Úrsula Guðmundóttir (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.81 m 88 210 Iceland Valur Handball
20 RB Jóna Margrét Ragnarsdóttir (1983-03-29)29 March 1983 (aged 29) 1.68 m 57 107 Iceland UHF Stjarnan
21 RB Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 23) 1.78 m 21 11 Germany Blomberg-Lippe
22 LB Ramune Pekarskyte (1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 32) 1.85 m 2 2 Iceland Levaqnger Handball
30 GK Dröfn Haraldsdóttir (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 21) 1.70 m 0 0 Iceland FH