Linn Jørum Sulland

Linn Jørum Sulland
Personal information
Born15 July 1984
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current clubLarvik HK
Number15
National team
 Norway147 (459)[1]

Linn Jørum Sulland (born July 15, 1984) is a Norwegian handballer playing for Larvik HK.[2] She also participates in the handball and beach handball national teams. Until July 2009 she played for Stabæk IF.

National team

Handball

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2004, and has played 65 matches and scored 104 goals (as of 14 December 2008).[3] She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and a gold medal at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship with the Norwegian team.

Beach handball

Linn Sulland received a bronze medal at the 2007 European Beach Handball Championship, where she was also the tournament's top scorer.[4] In 2009 she was part of the team that won a silver medal at the European Championship in Larvik.[5]

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).[6]

References

  1. "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. "Profile at Larvik HK". Larvik HK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. (Norwegian) "Landslagsprofiler Linn Jørum Sulland" Norges Håndballforbund (www.handball.no) (Retrieved on February 26, 2008)
  4. Andresen, Svein (15 July 2007). "Bronse i Beach-EM!" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. Andresen, Svein (28 June 2009). "Italy (W) European Beach-champions!". NHF. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  6. Andresen, Svein (27 April 2006). "Årets spillere - Kvinner" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 9 August 2009.