Arnór Atlason (born 23 July 1984) is an Icelandic retired

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 thr ...

player. He is the current head coach of

TTH Holstebro TTH Holstebro is a men's handball club from Holstebro, Denmark. The team is playing in the Danish Primo Tours Ligaen and play their home matches in Gråkjær Arena. History The club was founded on 1 May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 a ...

, and assistant coach of the

Iceland men's national handball team The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association. Honours Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place& ...

Career

Arnór proved to be one of the best players in his position during the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

, scoring 4 goals against

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

in the final. Arnór was the top scorer for Iceland and fourth overall in the 2010 Handball European Championship, with 39 goals out of 66 shots (59%), behind Nikola Karabatic who had 40 goals out of 73 shots (55%). He was also the highest assister with 27 assists out of 8 games, with

Nikola Karabatić Nikola Karabatić (born 11 April 1984) is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history. With the French national handball team, he won three Olympic gold medals (Summer Olympics ...

behind with 25,

Ivano Balić Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Men's Handb ...

and

Filip Jícha Filip Jícha (born 19 April 1982) is a former Czech handballer. He most recently played for Spanish handball team FC Barcelona Handbol, FC Barcelona. He also played for the Czech Republic men's national handball team, Czech national team. Curren ...

tied third with 24, however Jícha played two matches less games. Arnór also had the second highest goals plus assists, with 66 goals created in 8 matches, behind Jícha with 77 out of 6 matches. Arnór has been regarded as one of the best assisters of this generation, being a key player for the Icelandic national team and AG Copenhagen, often keeping

Mikkel Hansen Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish former professional handball player. Widely regarded as the greatest handball player of all timeHansen has won the IHF World Player of the Year a record-tying three times. He played as a left bac ...

out of his natural position.

Personal life

Arnór is the son of handballer

Atli Hilmarsson Atli Hilmarsson (born 23 December 1959) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially ...

who also played for Iceland in the Olympics. Arnór is the father of footballer Nóel Atli Arnórsson.

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* * * 1984 births Living people Icelandic male handball players 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Arnor Atlason Arnor Atlason Arnor Atlason Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Árnor Atlason Arnor Atlason Handball-Bundesliga players Icelandic expatriate handball players in Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt players Aalborg Håndbold players SC Magdeburg players Icelandic expatriate handball players in France Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark Icelandic handball coaches Expatriate handball coaches {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub