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Icelandic Handball Association '' , abbrev= HSÍ , logo= Iceland national handball team.png , logosize= 210px , countryflag= Iceland , iocnation= Iceland (ISL) , url= https://www.hsi.is/ , sport= Handball , othersport1= Beach Handball , othersport2= Wheelchair Handball , history ...

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Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson (born 19 February 1977) is an Icelandic team handball coach and a former player. Coaching career Club career In 1998, Ágúst took over as head coach of the joint Grótta/KR women's team for the rest of the 1997-1998 seas ...

Gunnar Magnússon , Captain = Aron Pálmarsson , Most caps = Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (407) , Most goals =
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 8 August 1979) is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in ...
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) The Icelandic men's national handball team represents
Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
in international men's
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
. It is controlled by the
Icelandic Handball Association '' , abbrev= HSÍ , logo= Iceland national handball team.png , logosize= 210px , countryflag= Iceland , iocnation= Iceland (ISL) , url= https://www.hsi.is/ , sport= Handball , othersport1= Beach Handball , othersport2= Wheelchair Handball , history ...
.


Honours


Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  


Olympic Games


World Championship


European Championship


Team


Current squad

Squad for the
2023 World Men's Handball Championship The 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship is the 28th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It is currently being held in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023. Denmark are the two-times defending World Champions ...
. Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson


Past squads

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
(2nd place) ::All Star Team:
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 8 August 1979) is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in ...
(left wing),
Snorri Guðjónsson Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson (born 17 October 1981) is a former Icelandic handball player and the current coach of Valur. He also played for the Icelandic national handball team, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the bronze a ...
(centre back),
Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 20 ...
(right back) :
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper. Background Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helg ...
,
Logi Geirsson Logi Eldon Geirsson (born 10 October 1982), born in Reykjavík is a retired Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated ...
, Bjarni Fritzson, Sigfús Sigurðsson,
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar Handball, Haukar, he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG Gudme, GOG an ...
, Arnór Atlason,
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 8 August 1979) is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in ...
,
Snorri Guðjónsson Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson (born 17 October 1981) is a former Icelandic handball player and the current coach of Valur. He also played for the Icelandic national handball team, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the bronze a ...
,
Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 20 ...
,
Sturla Ásgeirsson Sturla Ásgeirsson (born 20 July 1980) is an ex Icelandic handball player who played for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur in Iceland. External links Sturla Ásgeirssons profileat hsg-duesseldorf.de 1980 births Living people Sturl ...
,
Alexander Petersson Alexander Petersson (born Aleksandrs Pētersons 2 July 1980) is a Latvian-born Icelandic former handball player. He was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2005 to 2021, appearing in 186 games. Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportspe ...
,
Hreiðar Guðmundsson Hreiðar Levy Guðmundsson (born 29 November 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for Íþróttafélagið Grótta in Iceland. He was part of the Icelandic team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics ...
,
Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (born 8 February 1977) is an Icelandic-Norwegian handball manager and former player. With the Icelandic national handball team, he competed at two Olympics, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. Playing career ...
,
Róbert Gunnarsson Róbert Gunnarsson (born 22 May 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who plays for Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus Håndbold was a handball club from Aarhus, Denmark. The club was founded in 2001 originally under the name Århus GF, as an extension ...
,
Ingimundur Ingimundarson Ingimundur Ingimundarson (born 29 January 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who played for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur in the N1-deild. In June 2008 he was able to leave the Norwegian side Elverum Håndball Elverum Håndball is a Norwe ...
. Coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson 2010 European Championship (3rd place) ::All Star Team:
Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 20 ...
(right back) :
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper. Background Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helg ...
,
Hreiðar Guðmundsson Hreiðar Levy Guðmundsson (born 29 November 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for Íþróttafélagið Grótta in Iceland. He was part of the Icelandic team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics ...
, Vignir Svavarsson,
Logi Geirsson Logi Eldon Geirsson (born 10 October 1982), born in Reykjavík is a retired Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated ...
,
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar Handball, Haukar, he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG Gudme, GOG an ...
, Arnór Atlason,
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 8 August 1979) is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in ...
,
Snorri Guðjónsson Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson (born 17 October 1981) is a former Icelandic handball player and the current coach of Valur. He also played for the Icelandic national handball team, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the bronze a ...
,
Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 20 ...
,
Alexander Petersson Alexander Petersson (born Aleksandrs Pētersons 2 July 1980) is a Latvian-born Icelandic former handball player. He was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2005 to 2021, appearing in 186 games. Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportspe ...
,
Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (born 8 February 1977) is an Icelandic-Norwegian handball manager and former player. With the Icelandic national handball team, he competed at two Olympics, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics. Playing career ...
,
Róbert Gunnarsson Róbert Gunnarsson (born 22 May 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who plays for Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus Håndbold was a handball club from Aarhus, Denmark. The club was founded in 2001 originally under the name Århus GF, as an extension ...
,
Ingimundur Ingimundarson Ingimundur Ingimundarson (born 29 January 1980) is an Icelandic handball player who played for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur in the N1-deild. In June 2008 he was able to leave the Norwegian side Elverum Håndball Elverum Håndball is a Norwe ...
,
Sturla Ásgeirsson Sturla Ásgeirsson (born 20 July 1980) is an ex Icelandic handball player who played for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur in Iceland. External links Sturla Ásgeirssons profileat hsg-duesseldorf.de 1980 births Living people Sturl ...
, Þórir Ólafsson, Aron Pálmarsson,
Ólafur Guðmundsson Ólafur Andrés Guðmundsson (born 13 May 1990) is an Icelandic handball player for GC Amicitia Zürich and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handba ...
, Rúnar Kárason. Coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson


List of coaches


List of captains


Individual all-time records


Most matches played

Last updated: 26 January 2021
Source
Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is)

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.


Most goals scored

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. Last updated: 2 January 2016
Source


Kit suppliers

Since 2006, Iceland's kits have been supplied by
Kempa Kempa is a surname. Notable bearers include: * Beata Kempa (born 1966), Polish politician * Bernhard Kempa (1920–2017), German handball player * Diana Kempa (born 1992), Kazakhstani volleyball player See also * * Kempa Airport * Kempa, a U ...
. 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 The Icelandic Phallological Museum ( is, Hið íslenzka reðasafn ), located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. As of early 2020 the museum moved to a new location in Hafnartorg, three times th ...
.


References


External links

*
IHF profile
{{National sports teams of Iceland
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