Steven Larsson

British handball player

Steven Larsson
Personal information
Born	(1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 43) Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Nationality	British
National team
Years	Team
	Great Britain

Steven James Larsson (born 1 May 1981) is a British handball player. He was born in Scarborough in North Yorkshire but moved to Linköping in Sweden as a youngster.

He was eligible to compete for Sweden, Norway and Great Britain on a national level and opted for the country of his father.^[1] He played club handball in Norway and Switzerland.^[2]

Larsson competed for the British national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[3] He scored three goals against Tunisia.^[4]

Following the Olympics, he competed again for Great Britain in 2015, playing in a 43–16 victory over Ireland.^[5]

References

^ "Steven Larsson Team GB". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "European Handball Federation – Steven Larsson / Player". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Steven Larsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ "Handball goal ace Steve Larsson on 'tough' times". York Press.
^ "GB Handball mark 'new beginnings' with 43–16 defeat of Ireland – BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2019.