Norway national handball team

Norway

Information

Association

Norwegian Handball Federation

Coach

Christian Berge

Assistant coach

Željko Tomac

Most caps

Steinar Ege (262)

Most goals

Roger Kjendalen (930)

Colours

Home

Away

Results

Summer Olympics

Appearances

1 (First in 1972)

Best result

9th (1972)

World Championship

Appearances

14 (First in 1958)

Best result

6th (1958)

European Championship

Appearances

7 (First in 2000)

Best result

4th (2016)

Last updated on Unknown.

The Norway national handball team is the national handball team of Norway. Controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation it represents Norway in international matches.

In 2016, they were honored with a World Fair Play Trophy, also known as Pierre de Coubertin medal for great sportsmanship.^[1]^[2]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic record
Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1936 Berlin	Did not qualify
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 Munich	Match for 9th place	9th of 12	5	3	1	1	90	87
1976 Montreal	Did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Total	1/13	-	5	3	1	1	90	87

World Championship

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1938	Did not qualify
1954	Did not qualify
1958	Match for 5th place	6	6	3	0	3	118	102
1961	Match for 7th place	7	6	2	0	4	73	85
1964	Preliminary round	11	3	1	0	2	37	47
1967	Preliminary round	13	3	0	0	3	44	58
1970	Preliminary round	13	3	0	0	3	23	28
1974	Did not qualify
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993	Preliminary round	13	3	0	1	2	51	57
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Round of 16	12	6	1	2	3	132	141
1999	Preliminary round	13	6	2	1	3	156	162
2001	Round of 16	14	6	2	1	3	139	155
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Match for 7th place	7	9	6	1	2	258	219
2007	Match for 13th place	13	6	4	0	2	181	137
2009	Match for 9th place	9	9	6	0	3	280	232
2011	Match for 9th place	9	9	5	0	4	259	255
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Qualified
Total	14/25	-	75	32	6	37	1751	1678

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000	7th/8th Place	8	6	1	1	4	133	144
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Main round	11	6	2	0	4	178	177
2008	6th Place	6	7	3	2	2	196	185
2010	Main round	7	6	3	0	3	169	164
2012	Preliminary round	13	3	1	0	2	80	87
2014	Preliminary round	14	3	0	1	2	77	84
2016	Third place game	4	8	4	1	3	235	233
2018	TBD
Total	7/12	-	39	14	5	20	1068	1074

* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.

** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen to play two qualification games for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship in November 2016.^[3] Matches and goals are correct as of 6 November 2016.

Head coach: Christian Berge

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Kristian Sæverås	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	1.95 m	0	0	Bækkelagets SK
2	LW	Sebastian Barthold	(1991-08-27) 27 August 1991	1.84 m	22	24	Haslum HK
4	RW	Magnus Søndenå	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991	1.84 m	3	1	Haslum HK
5	CB	Sander Sagosen	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995	1.95 m	46	143	Aalborg Håndbold
7	P	Joakim Hykkerud	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986	1.94 m	56	65	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
8	P	Bjarte Myrhol	(1982-05-29) 29 May 1982	1.94 m	190	549	Skjern Håndbold
9	P	Petter Øverby	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992	1.93 m	37	11	Elverum Håndball
16	GK	Espen Christensen	(1985-06-17) 17 June 1985	1.90 m	52	0	GOG Håndbold
17	LW	Magnus Jøndal	(1988-02-07) 7 February 1988	1.87 m	87	219	GOG Håndbold
18	P	Henrik Jakobsen	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992	1.96 m	5	5	GOG Håndbold
19	RW	Kristian Bjørnsen	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989	1.91 m	64	294	HSG Wetzlar
22	CB	Gøran Sørheim	(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990	1.83 m	38	37	SønderjyskE Håndbold
24	CB	Christian O'Sullivan	(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991	1.90 m	61	83	SC Magdeburg
25	RB	Eivind Tangen	(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993	1.93 m	33	42	HC Midtjylland
26	LB	Gøran Søgard Johannessen	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994	1.93 m	12	18	GOG Håndbold
27	RB	Harald Reinkind	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992	1.96 m	62	139	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
30	GK	Torbjørn Bergerud	(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994	1.99 m	17	0	Team Tvis Holstebro
89	LB	Espen Lie Hansen	(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989	1.96 m	109	370	HC Midtjylland

Past squads

1999 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Frode Scheie, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Svein-Erik Bjerkrheim, Stig Rasch, Tormod Moldestad, Thomas Pettersen, Stig Penne, Morten Daland, Christian Berge (captain), Frode Hagen, Rune Haugseng, Endre Nordli, Geir Oustorp, Tor Bjørn Andersen, Trond Førde Eriksen.

Coach: Christer Magnusson

2000 European Men's Handball Championship (8th place)

Frode Scheie (captain), Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Stig Rasch, Tormod Moldestad, Stein Olaf Sando, Stig Penne, Vidar Gjesdal, Eivind Ellingsen, Christian Berge, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Gunnar Fosseng, Geir Oustorp, Thomas Pettersen, Sindre Walstad, Johnny Jensen.

Coach: Christer Magnusson

2001 World Men's Handball Championship (14th place)

Steinar Ege, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Håvard Tvedten, Kristian Hansen, Tormod Moldestad, Roger Kvannli, Stig Penne, Eivind Ellingsen, Christian Berge, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Gunnar Fosseng (captain), Trond Førde Eriksen, Rune Skjærvold, Johnny Jensen, Børge Lund.

Coach: Christer Magnusson

2005 World Men's Handball Championship (7th place)

Steinar Ege, Glenn Solberg (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Frank Løke, Børge Lund, Frode Hagen, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jarle Rykkje, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, Sindre Walstad, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Marius Riise, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2006 European Men's Handball Championship (11th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Alexander Buchmann, Christian Berge, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Ole Magnus Ekelund, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jarle Rykkje, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2007 World Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Alexander Buchmann, Erlend Mamelund, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Preben Vildalen, Ole Erevik, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Rune Skjærvold, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Lars Olav Olaussen.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2008 European Men's Handball Championship (6th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Glenn Solberg, Frode Hagen, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Ole Erevik, Jan Thomas Lauritzen, Kristian Kjelling, André Jørgensen, Johnny Jensen, Thomas Skoglund, Rune Skjærvold.

Coach: Gunnar Pettersen

2009 World Men's Handball Championship (9th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Johnny Jensen, Stian Vatne, Thomas Drange, Frank Løke, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Alexander Buchmann, Kristian Kjelling, Svenn Erik Medhus, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Christian Spanne.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2010 European Men's Handball Championship (7th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Stian Vatne, Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Kristian Kjelling, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Einar Sand Koren, Christian Spanne, Magnus Dahl.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2011 World Men's Handball Championship (9th place)

Steinar Ege (captain), Frank Løke, Kjetil Strand, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund, Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Espen Lie Hansen, Kristian Kjelling, Vegard Samdahl, Thomas Skoglund, Einar Sand Koren, Eivind Tangen.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2012 European Men's Handball Championship (13th place)

Kenneth Ryvoll Klev, Vegard Samdahl, Lars Erik Bjørnsen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Espen Lie Hansen, Svenn Erik Medhus, Magnus Jøndal, Johnny Jensen, Einar Riegelhuth Koren, Sondre Paulsen, Kent Robin Tønnesen.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2014 European Men's Handball Championship (14th place)

Magnus Dahl, Sander Sagosen, Bjarte Myrhol, Børge Lund (captain), Håvard Tvedten, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Christoffer Rambo, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Christian O'Sullivan, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Kristian Kjelling, Harald Reinkind, Steffen Berg Løkkebø, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Robert Hedin

2016 European Men's Handball Championship (4th place)

Sander Sagosen, Thomas Kristensen, Joakim Hykkerud, Bjarte Myrhol (captain), Petter Øverby, Erlend Mamelund, Ole Erevik, Kent Robin Tønnesen, Espen Christensen, Magnus Jøndal, Kristian Bjørnsen, André Lindboe, Magnus Gullerud, Christian O'Sullivan, Harald Reinkind, Espen Lie Hansen.

Coach: Christian Berge
Incomplete

Coaches

John Tresse (1961–1965)
Kjell Kleven (1965–1970)
Thor Ole Rimejorde (1970–1973)
Thor Nohr (1973–1977)
Roar Østerbø (1977–1979)
Per Otto Furuseth (1979–1985)
Bertil Andersén (1985–1989)
Gunnar Pettersen (1989–1994)
Harald Madsen (1994–1997)
Ivica Rimanic (1997)
Christer Magnusson (1998–2001)
Gunnar Pettersen (2001–2008)
Robert Hedin (2008–2014)
Christian Berge (2014–Present)

Captains

Christian Berge (World Championship, 1999)
Frode Scheie (European Championship, 2000)
Gunnar Fosseng (World Championship, 2001)
Glenn Solberg (World Championship, 2005)
Steinar Ege (European Championship, 2006, World Championship, 2007, European Championship, 2008, World Championship, 2009, European Championship, 2010, World Championship, 2011)
Børge Lund (European Championship, 2012, European Championship, 2014)
Bjarte Myrhol (European Championship, 2016)

Incomplete

Notable players

Several Norwegian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

Frank Løke, 2008 European Championship
Håvard Tvedten, 2011 World Championship
Sander Sagosen, 2016 European Championship

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted.

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.^[4]

#	Player	Matches	Goals
1	Steinar Ege	262	1
2	Jan Thomas Lauritzen	254	557
3	Roger Kjendalen	242	930
4	Børge Lund	216	390
5	Håvard Tvedten	208	809
6	Preben Vildalen	201	312
7	Johnny Jensen	200	288
8	Bjarte Myrhol	190	549
9	Frode Hagen	188	574
10	Øystein Havang	187	717

Last updated: 6 November 2016
Source: handball.no

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.^[5]

#	Player	Goals	Matches	Aver.
1	Roger Kjendalen	930	242	3,84
2	Håvard Tvedten	809	208	3,88
3	Øystein Havang	717	187	3,83
4	Frank Løke	646	186	3,47
5	Kristian Kjelling	615	159	3,86
6	Frode Hagen	574	188	3,05
7	Jan Thomas Lauritzen	557	254	2,19
8	Bjarte Myrhol	549	190	2,89
9	Ole Gustav Gjekstad	548	149	3,68
10	Rune Erland	474	129	3,67

Last updated: 6 November 2016
Source: handball.no

References

↑ "Fair play awards regocnise true olympic champions in sportsmanship". olympic.org. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
↑ "Fikk pris for fair play" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
↑
↑ "Statistics – Matches" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
↑ "Statistics – Goals" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

External links

Men's national handball teams of Europe (EHF)

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Defunct teams	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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See also: EHF Men's Champions League Men's Cup Winners' Cup Women's Champions League Women's Cup Winners' Cup

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