Iceland women's national handball team
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The Iceland women's national handball team is the national handball
team of Iceland
and takes part in international team handball competitions. They qualified to the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
. This was the first time they qualified to any international championship. They finished with the 15th place.
Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship
.
European Championship
:
Head coach: Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Appearances and goals updated on 7 December 2010.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
and takes part in international team handball competitions. They qualified to the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
2010 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final...
. This was the first time they qualified to any international championship. They finished with the 15th place.
Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship
2011 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, the 20th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Brazil from 2 to 18 December, 2011.- Venues :The competition will take place in the Brazilian state of São Paulo...
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European ChampionshipEuropean Women's Handball ChampionshipThe European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
- 20102010 European Women's Handball ChampionshipThe 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final...
: 15th place
Squad
The squad as of 7 December 2010 for the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship2010 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final...
:
Head coach: Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Appearances and goals updated on 7 December 2010.