Kristian Sæverås (born 22 June 1996) is a Norwegian

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 for

SC DHfK Leipzig Handball SC DHfK Leipzig Handball is a German handball team from Leipzig, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga. It was one of the strongest GDR clubs in late 1950s and 1960s. History The SC DHfK Leipzig was founded in 1954 as a sports club of ...

and the Norwegian national team.

International career

Sæverås got his international championship debut at the 2018 European Championship, when he was called up to play the last match in the tournament for Norway against Sweden. He then participated at the 2020 European Championship, 2021 World Championship,

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, 2022 European Championship, 2023 World Championship, 2024 European Championship and

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

. At the 2025 World Championship he was added to the squad when

Sander Sagosen Sander Sagosen (born 14 September 1995) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team. At club level, he has won major titles in four countries, including ...

got injured, but never entered the actual match squad.

Achievements

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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Kristian Skinstad Saeveras
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* * 1996 births Living people Norwegian male handball players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norwegian expatriate handball players in Germany People from Kolbotn Handball players from Akershus Handball-Bundesliga players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Handball players from Oslo Olympic handball players for Norway Aalborg Håndbold players SC DHfK Leipzig players Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Norwegian expatriate handball players in Denmark Norwegian expatriate handball players in Sweden {{Norway-handball-bio-stub