Linn Jørum Sulland

Linn Jørum Sulland (born 15 July 1984) is a Norwegian handball player for Oppsal and a retired player for the Norwegian national team.[1]

Linn Jørum Sulland
Sulland in 2018
Personal information
Born (1984-07-15) 15 July 1984
Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Oppsal Håndball
Number 15
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2001
 Korsvoll IL
2001–2009
 Stabæk IF
2009–2015
 Larvik HK
2015–2016
 Győri ETO KC
2016–2021
 Vipers Kristiansand
2022–
 Oppsal
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2018
 Norway 193 (579)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Brazil
Gold medal – first place2015 Denmark
Silver medal – second place2007 France
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2008 Macedonia
Gold medal – first place2010 Denmark/Norway
Silver medal – second place2012 Serbia

She also played for Győri ETO KC, Larvik HK and Stabæk IF.

National team

Handball

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2004.[2]

Beach handball

Linn Sulland received a bronze medal at the 2007 European Beach Handball Championship, where she was also the tournament's top scorer.[3] In 2009, she was part of the team that won a silver medal at the European Championship in Larvik.[4]

Club career

Sulland was top scorer in the Norwegian league in the 2005/2006 season (shared top position with Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, 159 goals), as well as player of the year (Norwegian: Årets spiller) and best right back of the year (Norwegian: Årets høyre bakspiller).[5]

Achievements

National team

European competitions

Domestic competitions

Individual awards

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. (in Norwegian) "Landslagsprofiler – Linn Jørum Sulland" Archived 24 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Norges Håndballforbund (www.handball.no) (Retrieved on 26 February 2008)
  3. Andresen, Svein (15 July 2007). "Bronse i Beach-EM!" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. Andresen, Svein (28 June 2009). "Italy (W) European Beach-champions!". NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. Andresen, Svein (27 April 2006). "Årets spillere – Kvinner" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  6. "Årets spillere kåret". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. "All-Star Team" (in Norwegian). handball.no. 25 November 2018.
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