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Elín Þorsteinsdóttir
Elín Jóna Þorsteinsdóttir (born 30 November 1996) is an Icelandic handball player for the Danish team Aarhus United and the Icelandic national team. In April 2021, she signed a two-year contract with Danish Ringkøbing Håndbold. Before moving to Denmark and Vendsyssel Håndbold in the Danish 1st Division, Elin played for Haukar Handball in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. After two years at Ringkøbing, she joined EH Aalborg, where she played for a season before joining Aarhus United. In the 2024-25 season she was relegated with 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 of the traditional Aarhus clubs AGF, Brabrand IF, VRI and Århus KFUM/YMCA / Hasle. AGF chose in 201 ... after finishing last in the regular season. References External links * 1996 births Living people Elín Thorsteinsdóttir 21st-century Icelandic sportswomen Icelandic expatriat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (handball)
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (English: Women's Premier League), also known as Olís deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, is the highest women's team handball, handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. The current champions are Valur women's handball, Valur who won the national championship for the 18th time in 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball), 2023. 2021/22 Season participants The following 8 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2021–22 season. Úrvalsdeild kvenna past champions * 1940 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann * 1941 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann (2) * 1942 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann (3) * 1943 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann (4) * 1944 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann (5) * 1945 : Haukar Handball, Haukar * 1946 : Haukar Handball, Haukar (2) * 1947 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann (6) * 1948 : Glímufélagið Ármann, Ármann (7) * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Icelandic Sportswomen
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Icelandic Female Handball Players
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Living People
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1996 Births
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TV 2 (Denmark)
TV 2 is a Danish government-owned broadcast and subscription television station, based in Odense, Funen. The station was founded in 1986, and made its first official broadcast in 1988. It makes daily broadcasts of regional and national news, as well as its morning talk show, '' Go'morgen Danmark''. History Since 1949, Danmarks Radio had been the sole provider of television in Denmark. Wanting to end the monopoly, the Danish Parliament voted on 30 May 1986, to create TV2, as a second choice for public service television. Upon its establishment, it had first begun its experimental test transmissions, and then, two years later, it had therefore commenced its official broadcast on 1 October 1988, with its first program being ''Danish Symphony'' which is broadcast at 17:00, followed by the news at 19:30. By 1991, it surpassed DR in ratings. Subscription and overseas availability From 1 November 2009, all Danish television broadcasting became digital with DVB-T and MPEG4 standard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarhus Håndbold (women's Handball)
Aarhus Håndbold Women is a women's handball club based in Aarhus, Denmark. As of the 2024–25 season, the team competes in the Damehåndboldligaen. The club also includes a men's team, competing the Danish 1st Division. In June 2024, it was announced that Aarhus United and Aarhus HC had decided to merge under the new club name ''Aarhus Håndbold''. When the club was founded, Skanderborg AGF Håndbold decided to sue them, as they used the same club name as one of the founders of Skanderborg AGF, Aarhus Håndbold. In April 2025, in their first season, the club was relegated from the top level of Damehåndboldligaen to the 1st Division, placing 14th in the final standings. Arena *Name: Ceres Stadionhal *Capacity: 1,200 *City: Aarhus, Denmark *Address: Stadion Allé 70, 8000 Aarhus Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 16 Elín Þorsteinsdóttir * 86 Sabine Englert ;Wingers ;LW * 10 Mathilde Guldager * 11 Sophia Snogdal ;RW * 9 Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024-25 Kvindeligaen
A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on the stroke side (rower's right hand side) and two on the bow side (rower's lefthand side). As there is no coxswain, the rudder is controlled by one of the crew, normally with the rudder cable attached to the toe of one of their shoes which can pivot about the ball of the foot, moving the cable left or right. The steersman may row at bow, who has the best vision when looking over their shoulder, or on straighter courses stroke may steer, since they can point the stern of the boat at some landmark at the start of the course. The equivalent boat when it is steered by a coxswain is called a "coxed four". Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish 1st Division (Handball)
1st Division is the name of the second highest handball league for both genders. The top-ranking teams each wins Promotion and relegation, promotion to Danish Women's Handball League, Damehåndboldligaen and Danish Handball League, while the bottom finishers get Promotion and relegation, relegated to the Danish 2nd Divisions. The men's division consists of 14 teams that meet each opponent once away and once at home, while the women's division consists of 12 teams. Promotion to the League Women In Promotion to the Danish Women's Handball League is the winner of the 1st division ensures direct promotion to the league while no. 2 from the 1st division is playing against no. 11 from Women's Handball League and no. 10 from the 1st division is playing against no. 10 from Women's Handball League. Playing 1 home and 1 away about promotion Men In promotion to the Danish Handball League is the winner of the 1st division ensures direct promotion to the league while number 2-4 is playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vísir
''Vísir'' was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson (newspaper editor), Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið. On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir. References 1910 establishments in Iceland Newspapers established in 1910 Daily newspapers published in Iceland Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Publications disestablished in 1981 {{Iceland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
