Björgvin Páll Gústavsson

Björgvin Páll Gustavsson
Personal information
Born24 May 1985
Hvammstangi, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kilograms (209 lb)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubBergischer HC
National team
 Iceland161 (3)[1]
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Björgvin.

Björgvin Páll Gustavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for Bergischer HC.[2]

Gústavsson grew up in Kópavogur, the oldest child of five. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif and Helga Lind.

Björgvin started showing sports interest very quickly at the age of nine, Björgvin and his friend Steinþór Þorsteinsson started in handball with HK a team from Kópavogur but they transferred over to Víkingur because they never got to play, after two years with Vikingur they went back to HK. Handball was always sport number 1. He plays as a goalkeeper for the Icelandic National team.

Björgvin participated in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Where he played in a big role as a goalkeeper having over 40 saves in the semi and quarter finals.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "ISL Björgvin Pall Gustavsson". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2012-02-13.

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