Denmark beat France 28-26 in the Olympic finals in men’s handball. The Danish team is managed by Icelander Guðmundur Guðmundsson, who also earned a silver medal with the Iceland men's team during the 2008 Olympics.
Germany, managed by Icelander Dagur Sigurðsson, beat Poland 31-25 to win bronze.
Handball has long been a very popular sport in Iceland and the country has bread numerous professional players over the years. The sport has been described as an “awesome game with six on a side (and a goalkeeper), a ball slightly smaller than a volleyball, a net roughly the size of French doors, and all the fast breaks, furious shots and violence you can squeeze into one 60-minute game”.
Denmark beat France 28-26 in the Olympic finals in men’s handball. The Danish team is managed by Icelander Guðmundur Guðmundsson, who also earned a silver medal with the Iceland men's team during the 2008 Olympics.
Germany, managed by Icelander Dagur Sigurðsson, beat Poland 31-25 to win bronze.
Handball has long been a very popular sport in Iceland and the country has bread numerous professional players over the years. The sport has been described as an “awesome game with six on a side (and a goalkeeper), a ball slightly smaller than a volleyball, a net roughly the size of French doors, and all the fast breaks, furious shots and violence you can squeeze into one 60-minute game”.
