HANDBALL PLAYERS from Iceland

Top 9

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Icelander Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Icelander Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Guðmundur Guðmundsson (b. 1960)

With an HPI of 44.53, Guðmundur Guðmundsson is the most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Guðmundur Þórður Guðmundsson (born 23 December 1960) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. In 2016, he guided Denmark men's team to gold in the 2016 Olympics. In 2008, he won silver with the Icelandic men's national team at the 2008 Olympic games in China. As a player, he won the Icelandic championship six times and the Icelandic cup four times with Víkingur Reykjavík. Guðmundur also played for the Icelandic national team for a decade, participating in two Olympics and two IHF World Handball Championship.

2. Ólafur Stefánsson (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 43.21, Ólafur Stefánsson is the 2nd most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973) is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. At his peak he was considered to be one of the very best handball players in the world. As a player for his national team, his goal tally of 1570 is third only to the Hungarian Péter Kovács and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson. He is also one of the most enduring handball players of all times, being a senior field player since 1992. He was voted Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2009. He won silver with the Icelandic handball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as bronze at the 2010 European Championship.

3. Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 39.88, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson is the 3rd most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 8 August 1979) is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in international men's handball in 2018. He won silver with the Icelandic handball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as bronze at the 2010 European Championship.

4. Aron Pálmarsson (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 34.65, Aron Pálmarsson is the 4th most famous Icelander Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Aron Pálmarsson (born 19 July 1990) is an Icelandic handball player for ONE Veszprém and the Icelandic national handball team.

5. Snorri Guðjónsson (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 34.41, Snorri Guðjónsson is the 5th most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson (born 17 October 1981) is a former Icelandic handball player and the current coach of Iceland men's national handball team. He also played for the Icelandic national team, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the bronze at the 2010 European Championships. Snorri has previously played for TV Grosswallstadt, GWD Minden, Rhein-Neckar Löwen and GOG. He is the son of former sports journalist Guðjón Guðmundsson.

6. Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 33.95, Björgvin Páll Gústavsson is the 6th most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper.

7. Arnór Atlason (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 30.91, Arnór Atlason is the 7th most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Arnór Atlason (born 23 July 1984) is an Icelandic retired handball player. He is the current head coach of TTH Holstebro, and assistant coach of the Iceland men's national handball team.

8. Róbert Gunnarsson (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 30.70, Róbert Gunnarsson is the 8th most famous Icelander Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Róbert Gunnarsson (born 22 May 1980) is an Icelandic former handball player who featured in the Icelandic national team as a line player. He has competed for Iceland at three Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

9. Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 28.40, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson is the 9th most famous Icelander Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar, he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG and TBV Lemgo. He announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season. Ásgeir played 247 games for the Icelandic national team, scoring 414 goals, and competed with the team at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.