Olivia Mellegård
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | June 17, 1996 |
| place of birth | Gothenburg , Sweden |
| citizenship |
 Swedish
|
| height | 1.78 m |
| Playing position | Left winger |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | København Håndbold |
| Jersey number | 8th |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| –2015 |
Önnereds HK
|
| 2015-2019 |
IK Sävehof
|
| 2019– |
 København Håndbold
|
| National team | |
| Debut on | October 7, 2016 |
| against |
 Iceland
|
| Games (goals) | |
|
Sweden
|
49 (106) |
|
As of November 4, 2019 |
|
Olivia Mellegård (born June 17, 1996 in Gothenburg ) is a Swedish handball player . She plays for the Danish first division club København Håndbold and in the Swedish national team .
Career
Olivia Mellegård initially played for the Swedish club Önnereds HK . In 2015, the outside player moved to the Swedish first division club IK Sävehof . With Sävehof she won the Swedish championship in 2016, 2018 and 2019. In the summer of 2019 she moved to the Danish first division club København Håndbold .
Olivia Mellegård won the gold medal at the 2013 U-17 European Championship , the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games and the bronze medal at the 2015 U-19 European Championship with the Swedish national youth team . Mellegård has been a member of the Swedish national team since 2016, for which she has scored 99 goals in 47 international matches . She took part in the 2016 European Championships . Mellegård retreated to the main round game against France in a collision with Laura Glauser a concussion to. As a result, the tournament was over for them. She also finished fourth with Sweden at the 2017 World Cup and sixth at the 2018 European Championships .
Others
Her father Glenn Mellegård Gustavsson , her brother Pontus Mellegård , her uncle Mikael Mellegård and her cousin Emil Mellegård are also handball players .
Web links
- Profile on handbollslandslaget.se
- Profile on savehof.se
- Olivia Mellegård in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ handbollslandslaget.se: Tiomålsseger mot Island i EM-uppladdningen , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ handbollslandslaget.se: Statistics , accessed on November 4, 2019
- ↑ expressen.se: Sävehof har gjort klart med jättetalangen , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ aftonbladet.se: Åttonde raka SM-guldet för Sävehof , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ handball-world.news: Copenhagen presents strategy for the future and introduces newcomers from Germany , accessed on May 27, 2019
- ↑ handbollsnytt-damer.blogspot.de: U17 EM - final and statistics = GULD !!!! , accessed July 22, 2017
- ↑ svenskhandboll.se: Damer U 18 - Svenskt brons i Ungdoms-OS , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ bohuslaningen.se: Svenskt handbollsbrons i U19-EM , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ expressen.se: Läkarens besked efter otäcka smällen i EM , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ ihf.info: 23rd Women's World Championship 2017 , accessed December 25, 2018
- ↑ eurohandball.com: Olivia Mellegård (EM 2018) , accessed on December 25, 2018
- ↑ handbollskanalen.se: Erik Fritzon snörar på sig skorna - möter Hallbäck och Franzén , accessed on July 22, 2017
- ↑ handbollsligan.se: Mellegård: ”Pappa är en stor förebild” , accessed on July 22, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mellegård, Olivia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg |