Björgvin Páll Gústavsson

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Icelandic national team.[1][2]

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
Personal information
Born	24 May 1985 Hvammstangi, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Skjern Håndbold
Number	12
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2005–2007	Fram Reykjavik
2007–2009	TV Bittenfeld
2009–2011	Kadetten Schaffhausen
2011–2013	SC Magdeburg
2013–2017	Bergischer HC
2017–2018	Haukar Handball
2018–2020	Skjern Håndbold
2020-	Haukar Handball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Iceland	228	(13)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team European Championship 2010 Austria

Career

Gústavsson grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif and Helga Lind. Berglind and Björgvin share a very special bond and he has often talked about how she inspired him to be the man he is today.

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. "ISL Björgvin Pall Gustavsson". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

External links

• Björgvin Páll Gústavsson at Olympedia
• Björgvin Páll Gústavsson at European Handball Federation