Kristofer Karlsson (born 26 October 1992 in
Bondi, New South Wales) is an Australian
team handball player.
Career
Kristofer lives in
Stockholm, Sweden
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and plays for HIFK in Finlands highest league.
In 2010 he joined the Australian team
Australian national team (under the name of "The Southern Stars") and participated in the
IHF Super Globe. In 2011 Kristofer participated in the
Intercontinental Trophy Cup
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where he was awarded "Best Goalkeeper".
In 2013 Kristofer was picked to play the
23rd World Championship in Spain, the youngest goalkeeper and 2nd youngest player in the tournament.
He has since represented
Australia
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at the
2014 Oceania Handball Championship
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,
2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
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A t ...
,
2016 Rio Olympic Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar and South Korea.
References
External links
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Handball Planet*
1992 births
Living people
Australian male handball players
Swedish male handball players
Sportspeople from Sydney
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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