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Haukur Þrastarson
Haukur Þrastarson (born 14 April 2001) is an Icelandic handball player for CS Dinamo București (men's handball), Dinamo Bucuresti and the Iceland men's national handball team, Icelandic national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Club career Haukur Þrastarson made his debut for his boyhood club Selfoss men's handball, Selfoss in the 2016/2017 season, when he was only 15 years old. After having won the Icelandic Championship with his boyhood club in 2019, Haukur signed with Polish giants Vive Kielce. Shortly after arriving in Poland, Haukur tore his ACL and was ruled out for the season. Despite his injury Haukur was rewarded with a contract extension by Kielce. International career Haukur was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship in Croatia when he helped Iceland's U-18 secure silver at the tournament. On 5 April 2018 he made his debut for the Iceland men's national handball team, Icelandic nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfoss (town)
Selfoss () is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of the Ölfusá river. It is the seat of the municipality of Árborg. The Icelandic Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1 runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella, Iceland, Hella. The town is a centre of commerce and small industries with a population of around 10,000 (2023), making it the largest residential area in South Iceland. History Overview Selfoss was settled by Þórir Ásason sometime after 1000, but the sagas of Icelanders mention that Ingólfur Arnarson was there during the winter of 873-74, under the Ingólfsfjall mountain, which is west of the Ölfusá river. In the summer of 1891, due to the lobbying of Tryggvi Gunnarsson, a member of the Alþing, the first suspension bridge was built over the Ölfusá. That was a major breakthrough in Icelandic infrastructure. The current bridge was built in 1945 after the original structure collapsed. The cabin built to house workers constructing the bridge i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Men's National Handball Team
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice (the Danish women's team also held all three in 1997), and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of thirteen medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of January 2024, they are the defending European Champions. Results at international tournaments Since the 1990s, France has emerged as a major handball team. France won the bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, giving birth to their first nickname: ''les Bronzés'' (meaning tanned in French, a reference both to bronze and to cult French film Les Bronzés). This led to an increased popularity of the sport in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expatriate Handball Players In Poland
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Icelandic Expatriate Sportspeople In Poland
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Vive Kielce Players
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UMF Selfoss Handball Players
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21st-century Icelandic Sportsmen
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Icelandic Male Handball Players
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic orthography *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide variety of colours and marki ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2001 Births
The following is a list of notable births in 2001. January–April * January 1 – Angourie Rice, Australian actress * January 3 – Deni Avdija, Israeli basketball player * January 5 – Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukrainian footballer * January 9 ** Eric García (footballer, born 2001), Eric García, Spanish footballer ** Rodrygo, Brazilian footballer * January 15 ** Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Romanian-Italian rhythmic gymnast ** Charline Schwarz, German archer * January 17 – Enzo Fernández, Argentine footballer * January 24 – Leevi Aaltonen, Finnish ice hockey player * January 25 – Michela Pace, Maltese singer * January 29 – Melania Rodríguez, Spanish trampolinist * February 12 – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian footballer * February 13 – Kaapo Kakko, Finnish ice hockey player * February 23 – Rinky Hijikata, Australian tennis player * February 19 – David Mazouz, American actor * February 24 ** Ramona Marquez, British actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Men's National Handball Team
Brazil national handball team is the national handball team of Brazil and is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol. Competitions record Olympic Games World Championship Pan American Games Pan American Championship South and Central American Championship Other competitions * 2014 Four Nations Tournament – *2015 International Handball Tournament of Poland – * 2015 Four Nations Tournament – * 2015 Handball Super Cup – 3rd * 2016 International Tournament of Spain – 3rd * 2016 Qatar International Handball Tournament – 2nd * 2016 Four Nations Tournament – * 2017 Yellow Cup – 2nd * 2017 Four Nations Tournament – * 2019 Gjensidige Cup – 3rd *2022 4 Nations Cup (Poland) – 4th * 2023 Gjensidige Cup – 3rd Team Current squad Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship. Head coach: Marcus Oliveira Player statistics Notable players * Bruno Souza * Roberto Casuso Youth Teams World Juniors Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
