Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Viktor.

Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson
Personal information
Born	(2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 24) Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	HBC Nantes
Number	16
Youth career
Years	Team
0000–2016	Fram
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2016–2019	Fram
2019–2022	GOG Håndbold
2022–2024	HBC Nantes
2024–	Wisła Płock
National team ^1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Iceland	49	(1)
^1 National team caps and goals correct as of 8. January 2024

Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (born 24 July 2000) is an Icelandic handball player for HBC Nantes and the Icelandic national team.[1][2]

He represented Iceland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,[3][4] and in the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[5] He's one of the best goalkeepers in his generation.

Individual awards

• All-Star goalkeeper of the European Championship: 2022[6]

References

1. "Viktor Gísli að semja við GOG". RÚV. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
2. thorkellg (12 April 2019). "Fyrsti keppnisleikurinn í átta ár án Björgvins". RÚV. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
3. "A landslið karla l 19 manna hópur fyrir EM2020". hsi.is. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
4. "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
5. "Team Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
6. "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 30 January 2022.

External links

• Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson at the European Handball Federation