Linus Persson (handballer)
Linus Persson (born 16 April 1993) is a Swedish handball player. He plays for HBC Nantes and the Swedish national team Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by .... He competed at the 2016 European Championship, and in the 2021 World Championship. References 1993 births Living people Swedish male handball players 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HBC Nantes
Handball Club Nantes is a team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Club crest File:Logo HBCNantes 2000.GIF, Logo in the 2000s(-2011) File:NantesLOGO.png, Official logo since 2011(2011–present) Kits Sports Hall information *Name: – Palais des Sports de Beaulieu *City: – Nantes *Capacity: – 5500 *Address: – 7–9 Rue André Tardieu, 44200 Nantes, France Honors * EHF Champions League: ::''Runner Up'' : 2017–18 * EHF Cup: ::''Runner Up'' : 2012–13, 2015–16 * France Handball League: ::''Runner Up'' : 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22 * Coupe de France: 1 ::Winner : 2016–17 ::''Runner Up'' : 2014–15, 2021–22 *Coupe de la Ligue: 2 ::Winner : 2014–15, 2021–22 ::''Runner Up'' : 2012–13, 2016–17 * Trophée des champions: 2 ::Winner : 2017, 2022 ::''Runner Up'' : 2016 Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Ivan Pešić * 16 Viktor Gís ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HK Malmö
HK Malmö is a handball club based in Malmö, Sweden. The club was formed in May 2007 and plays in the highest handball division in Sweden. The club has quickly established itself at the top of Swedish handball on the men's side The club has activities at both elite and grass roots level, both adult and youth level, and men's and women's teams. It also has a Para handball and 30 youth teams. Sports Hall information *Name: – Baltiska Hallen *City: – Malmö *Capacity: – 4000 *Address: – Eric Perssons väg 8a, 217 62 Malmö, Sweden Kits Team Current squad ''Squad for the 2019-20 season'' ;Goalkeepers: * 16 Oscar Jensen * 12 Erik Helgsten * 18 Anton Hellberg * 1 Dan Beutler ;Wingers: ;LW * 6 Simon Nyberg * 9 Nils Pettersson * 14 Linus Svensson ;RW * 17 Johannes Larsson * 21 Hampus Olsson ;Line Players: * 11 Kassem Awad * 19 Otto Lagerquist * 23 Mattias Kvick ;Back Players: ;LB * 47 Filip Berensen * 22 Viktor Östlund * 25 Anton Blickhammar ; ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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US Ivry Handball
Union Sportive d'Ivry is a team handball club from Paris, France. Currently, US d'Ivry competes in the French First League of Handball. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kit manufacturers Kits Sports Hall information *Name: – Gymnase Auguste-Delaune *City: – Paris *Capacity: – 1500 *Address: – 16 rue Robespierre, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, Paris, France Accomplishments * France Handball League: 8 ::''Champion'' : 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1996–97, 2006–07. ::''Runner Up'' : 1981–82, 1992–93. *Coupe de France: 1 ::''Winner'' : 1995–96 ::''Runner Up'' : 1985–86, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12 *Limburgse Handbal Dagen: 1 ::''Winner'' : 1995–96 ::''Runner Up'' : 1992–93 Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2021–22 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 12 David Bernard * 16 Mate Šunjić ( c) ;Wingers ;RW: *3 Vukašin Vorkapić *9 Lucas Petit ;LW: *4 Virgile Carrière * 74 Antonin Moh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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GOG Håndbold
GOG is a handball club based in the small town of Gudme on Funen, Denmark. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball having won the Danish Handball Championship 8 times and the Danish Handball Cup a record 10 times. Currently GOG competes in the men's Danish Handball League. History GOG The club was founded on 1 May 1973 as a result of a merger between Gudbjerg, Oure, and Gudme. GOG got promoted to the best league in Denmark in 1987 and won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1992. GOG Svendborg TGI In 2005, GOG and Svendborg TGI merged their first teams. The club won the Danish championship for men in 2006/2007. In 2009 the women's team was separated from GOG and became HC Odense. On 26 January 2010, GOG Svendborg TGI was declared bankrupt and relegated to the 2nd Division. GOG 2010 In March 2010, the club was reformed as GOG 2010 A/S, with Kasper Jørgensen as new CEO and Hemming Van as chairman of the board. After the 2010–11 s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sweden Men's National Handball Team
The Sweden men's national handball team ( sv, Sveriges herrlandslag i handboll) is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. Its most successful periods were under coaches Curt Wadmark (1948–1967) and Bengt Johansson (1988–2004). The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed ''Bengan Boys'' in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games, earning 13 medals in total) and qualified for a record 8 championship finals in a row 1996–2002. Sweden is the most successful nation at the European Men's Handball Championship with 5 titles, and has won the most medals in the history of the World Men's Handball Championship with a total tally of 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Sweden and Romania with four titles each. The current champion is Denmark, which won its second title at the 2021 tournament in Egypt. History The first indoor championship took place in Germany in 1938, involving four teams from Europe made up of 7 players who competed in a round robin stage to find a winner. It wouldn't be until sixteen years later where the second World Championship was held in the country of Sweden. Throughout their history, the World Championships has been dominated by European teams, with no medals being won by non-European countries until 2015, by Qatar. Over the years, the organization of the World Championships has changed. Initially, there were group games in both the preliminary and main round ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021. Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. It was also the third World Championship hosted in Africa, the second in Egypt, and the first to be hosted outside of Europe since 2015. Denmark were the defending champions, having won their first World Championship title in 2019 on home soil. They defended the title by beating Sweden in the final, the second final between two Scandinavian countries in a row. On the way, Denmark defeated hosts Egypt in the quarter-finals, and the reigning European champions Spain in the semi-finals. The latter secured the bronze medal after defeating France in the third place game. The tournament was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bidding process Seven nations initially expressed interest in hosting the tournament: * * * * * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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European Men's Handball Championship
The European Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of Europe and takes place every two years since 1994, in the even-numbered year between the World Championship. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. The most successful team is Sweden who have won five titles. Spain, however, have won most medals. History In 1946, the International Handball Federation was founded by eight European nations, and though non-European nations competed at the World Championships, the medals had always been taken by European nations.Medals Table – Ranking At Men's World Championships A 1938–1990 from ih ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2022 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 January 2022. It was won by Sweden. The games in Hungary were played with full capacity, while the games in Slovakia were capped at 25% capacity, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bid process Bidding timeline The bidding timeline was as follows: * 1 May 2017: Bidding nations to provide official expression of interest in the hosting of the tournament * 1 July 2017: Bidding manuals sent to all bidding federations * 1 November 2017: Deadline for completed bidding and application documentation to be provided to the EHF office * 15 December 2017: Applications to be approved at the EHF executive committee in Hamburg * 20 June 2018: appointment of host(s) of EHF Euro 2022 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress in Glasgow, Scotland Bids On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic 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 throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact is permitted for the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2016 European Handball Federation, EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process. Poland was awarded the championship on the European Handball Federation, EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012 with 58% votes. Germany won their second title by beating Spain 24–17 in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Norway 31–24. Venues Qualification Qualified teams Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Seeding The seeding was announced on 18 June 2015. Squads Match officials On 30 September 2015, 12 couples were announced. Group stage The draw was held on 19 June 2015. ''All times are local (Central European Time, UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |