Bjarte Myrhol

Bjarte Myrhol
Myrhol in January 2016
Personal information
Full name Bjarte Håkon Myrhol
Born (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 42)
Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Runar Sandefjord (manager)
Youth career
Team
 Vestli IL
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2001
 Vestli IL
2001–2005
 Sandefjord
2005–2006
 MKB Veszprém
2006–2009
 HSG Nordhorn
2009–2015
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2015–2021
 Skjern Håndbold
2022
 THW Kiel
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2021
 Norway 263 (803)
Teams managed
2024–
 Runar Sandefjord
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 France
Silver medal – second place 2019 Germany/Denmark

Bjarte Håkon Myrhol (born 29 May 1982) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player who is currently the coach of Runar Sandefjord. Regarded as one of the best line players of his era, Myrhol won twelve titles playing for clubs in Norway, Hungary, Germany and Denmark in a career that spanned over twenty years.[1][2][3]

Myrhol made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2002, and was the captain of the team from 2014 and until his retirement in 2021.[4][5] He earned silver medals with the national team at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019, and was voted best pivot at both tournaments.[6][7] Myrhol holds the record for most appearances for the Norwegian national team with 263 caps, and represented Norway at six World Championships, seven European Championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

At the end of Myrhol's contract with Rhein-Neckar Löwen in 2015, his jersey number 18 was retired by the club.[9][10] He was inducted into the European Handball Hall of Fame in 2023.[11][10]

  1. ^ Reinemo, Martin (17 January 2011). "– Myrhol er verdens beste og må stoppes". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ Reinemo, Martin (18 January 2011). "Myrhol: – Jeg er ikke verdens beste". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ NTB (6 April 2021). "Myrhol legger opp etter OL: – Håndballen har betydd alt for meg". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ Overvik, Jostein (8 April 2021). "Skrev dagbok: Slik tok Myrhol den vanskelige avgjørelsen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ Nygård, Stig; Bredeli, Harald (29 October 2014). "Kapteinen skal styre skuten til EM". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ NRK (29 January 2017). "Tre nordmenn på All Star-laget". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ Jacobsen, Mathias Hauge (27 January 2019). "Her er VM's All Star-hold – Mikkel Hansen kåret til turneringens bedste". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ Jørnholt, Malin (3 August 2021). "Ble historisk i sin siste kamp, men én ting plager Myrhol". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ Holden, Lillian (8 November 2015). "Myrhol: – Nå kan jeg pleie de jeg elsker mest der hjemme, det føles godt". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Hall of Fame: Bjarte Myrhol". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ NRK (26 June 2023). "Fem nordmenn inn i europeisk håndballs Hall of Fame". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.