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Eva Björk Davíðsdóttir
Eva Björk Davíðsdóttir (born 30 June 1994) is an Icelandic handball player for Stjarnan and the Icelandic national team. She has previously played for the Danish League club Ajax København Ajax København is a handball club based in southwestern Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of both a women's and a men's team. As of the 2022–23 season, the women's team compete in 1st Division, the second highest women's league in Denmark. The ... until 2019. References Eva Bjork Davidsdottir Eva Bjork Davidsdottir 1994 births Living people Eva Bjork Davidsdottir Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Stjarnan Women's Handball
The Stjarnan women's handball team is the women's handball department of Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan multi-sport club. As of the 2021–21-2018 season, they are competing in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and the current head coach is former National team player Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir, since March 2020. The team won the Icelandic Cup in 2016. Trophies and achievements *Icelandic champions (7): **1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009 *Icelandic Handball Cup (8): **1989, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017 *Division II (3): **20051, 20061, 20071 1 ''B-team''Source Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2021-22 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 25 Tinna Húnbjörg Einarsdóttir * 98 Darija Zecevic ;Wingers ;LW * 8 Anna Karen Hansdóttir * 14 Stefanía Theodórsdóttir ;RW * 6 Sonja Lind Sigsteinsdóttir * 15 Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir ;Line players * 17 Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir * 21 Elena Elísabet Birgisdóttir * 24 Þórhildur Gunnarsdóttir ;Back players ;LB * 7 Kare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íþróttafélagið Grótta
Íþróttafélagið Grótta (, ) is an Icelandic sports club based in the town of Seltjarnarnes, in the Capital Region. The club is best known for its women's handball team that won the national championship in 2015 and 2016, but also has departments for gymnastics, football and powerlifting. History Grótta was officially founded on 24 April 1967 by Garðar Guðmundsson, a football supporter from Seltjarnarnes who had begun the process of forming a club the previous year. Initially the club had only a football team but later expanded to include handball (1969), gymnastics (1985) and powerlifting (2013). The club has over the years tried to incorporate sports including basketball, skiing and chess but they have all failed. On 24 April 2007, the club held a festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its foundation. The day included a parade through the town with a brass band, displays by the club's various teams, addresses by the mayor and chairman and a gala. Football Home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sola HK
Sola HK (short: Sola Håndball) is a handball club from Sola, Rogaland, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen. Results Norway * REMA 1000-ligaen **''Silver:'' 2024/25 **''Bronze:'' 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 *Norwegian Cup ** ''Finalist:'' 2020, 2022/23 Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Ine Skartveit Bergsvik * 12 Rikke Granlund * 84 Mayssa Pessoa ;Wingers ;RW * 7 Synne With * 19 Ine Marie Terland * 22 Pia Grønstad ;LW: * 20 Thea Kristensen * 77 Camilla Herrem ;Line players * 8 Martine Wolff ( c) * 9 Kaja Haugseng * 49 Hege Holgersen Danielsen ;Back players ;LB * 14 Ine Erlandsen Grimsrud * 21 Dina Klungtveit Olufsen * 25 Merlinda Qorraj * 27 Stine Mellemstrand Bore * 37 Viviann Knutsen ;CB * 5 Malin Holta * 17 Kristiane Knutsen ;RB * 11 Hanna Ræstad * 18 Mia Kristin Syverud * 24 Martha Barka Transfers :''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Frida Brandbu An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajax København
Ajax København is a handball club based in southwestern Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of both a women's and a men's team. As of the 2022–23 season, the women's team compete in 1st Division, the second highest women's league in Denmark. The men's team went bankrupt in 2022, and were therefore relegated to the 3rd Division, the fourth tier of Danish handball. Ajax København play their home matches in Bavnehøj-Hallen. History Formation and initial success, 1934–1970 The club was founded as Idrætsforeningen Ajax on May 2, 1934. The club has its roots in the prior club ''Poloklubben af 1908''. P08 was, as the name suggests, primarily a water polo team, but also had among other sports, a handball team. Due to the growing popularity of handball, the club board decided close their handball team over fears, that it would overshadow the polo team. This caused the members, who had an interest in handball to break away and create IF Ajax. In the beginning the club had both a fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skuru IK (women's Handball)
Skuru IK Handboll is a women's handball team based in Nacka, Sweden, that competes in Handbollsligan (women's), Handbollsligan. They play their home matches in Nacka Bollhall, which have capacity for 460 spectators. They play in green shirts and green shorts. Kits Honours *Elitserien (women's handball), SHE Women: **''Gold'': 2001, 2004, 2005, 2021 **''Silver'': 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022 *Swedish Handball Cup, Swedish Cup: **''Gold'': 2022 Arena *Arena: Nacka Bollhall *City: Nacka *Capacity: 460 *Address: Griffelvägen 11, 131 40 Nacka Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2021–22 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 16 Linnéa Björkman * 21 Ellen Dahlström * 24 Josephine Nordstrøm ;Wingers ;LW * 3 Sofia Karlsson * 7 Elin Hansson * 15 Jennifer Johansson ;RW * 10 Clara Bergsten * 23 Malin Berndal ;Line players * 13 Wilma Schelin * 14 Vilma Matthijs Holmberg ;Back players ;LB * 6 Ellen Voutilainen * 11 Cornelia Dahlström * 25 Alva Persson ;CB * 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland Women's National Handball Team
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. Two years later, at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship, they managed the same results. Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship. Results World Championship *2011 – 12th place *2023 – 25th place *2025 – ''Qualified'' European Championship Squad The official roster for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship. Head coach: Arnar Pétursson Coaching staff Famous players * Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir * Hrafnhildur Skúladóttir * Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir * Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir * Karen Knútsdóttir * Rut Arnfjörð ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic daily newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. It is currently the country's only daily printed newspaper and the newspaper of record. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president, Sveinn Björnsson. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence Party, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Female Handball Players
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21st-century Icelandic Sportswomen
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