Norway women's national beach handball team

The Norway women's national beach handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and it represents Norway in international beach handball competitions.

Norway
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Information
AssociationNorwegian Handball Federation
CoachEskil Berg Andreassen
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Home jersey
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Away jersey
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jersey
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Uniform

Results
World Games
Appearances2 (First in 2013)
Best result3rd (2013
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 2008)
Best result1st (2010)
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Norway women's national beach handball team
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's beach handball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Turkey
Silver medal – second place 2018 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Oman
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brazil
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hungary
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Croatia
Silver medal – second place 2009 Norway
Silver medal – second place 2015 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Italy
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Denmark
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Colombia Team

Results

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Norway was the bronze medal team at the 2007 European Beach Handball Championship, where Linn Jørum Sulland finished as top scorer and Ingrid Ødegård was named Best Goalkeeper.[1]

In 2009 they played in the final of the European tournament, but lost to Italy after an even shootout and a golden goal in front of a home audience in Larvik.[2] Line player Ane Brustuen was awarded Best Player of the women's tournament.[3]

They received their first gold medal in 2010, at the 2010 World Championship in Antalya, Turkey. Ane Brustuen was named MVP of the tournament.[4]

They made bronze at the 2012, 2014 and 2016 world championships.

World Championships

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Year Position
  2008 6th place
  2010 1st place
  2012 3rd place
  2014 3rd place
  2016 3rd place
  2018 2nd place
  2022 11th place
  2024 11th place
Total 8/10

World Games

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Year Position
  2013 3rd place
  2017 4th place
  2022 2nd place
Total 3/6

Controversy

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In 2021, the team was fined €1500 for being improperly dressed after the women wore bike shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a European championship match in Bulgaria.[5] Critics derided the fine and the underlying rule. Norway's minister for culture and sport Abid Raja described the fine as being "completely ridiculous". Former tennis champion Billie Jean King supported the team tweeting "The sexualisation of women athletes must stop".[6][7] Although the Norwegian Handball Federation announced they would pay the fines, pop singer Pink offered to pay for them.[8] Later, in November 2021, the International Handball Federation changed their dress rules to allow female players to wear some kinds of shorts, specifying "Female athletes must wear short tight pants with a close fit".[9]

References

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  1. ^ Andresen, Svein (15 July 2007). "Bronse i Beach-EM!" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. ^ Andresen, Svein (28 June 2009). "Italy (W) European Beach-champions!". NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. ^ Andresen, Svein (29 June 2009). "- The best of them all". NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. ^ Birkeland, Kirsten (28 June 2010). "Feiret VM-gullet" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Norway's beach handball team fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms". SBS News. 2021-07-21.
  6. ^ "Pink offers to pay bikini bottoms fine for Norway women's handball team". BBC News. 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for not wearing bikini bottoms". Independent.co.uk. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21.
  8. ^ Daniel Rosney; Manish Pandey (2021-07-27). "Beach handball: 'It's shocking to have to pay to not play in our pants'". BBC News.
  9. ^ "Beach handball relents on rule women must wear bikinis". RTÉ.ie. 2 November 2021.
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