Magnus Abelvik Rød (born 7 July 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team.[1][2][3]

Magnus Abelvik Rød
Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 26)
Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Kolstad Håndball
Number 77
Senior clubs
Years Team
2013–2017
Bækkelagets SK
2017–2023
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2023–2024
Kolstad Håndball
2024–
SC Pick Szeged
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Norway 84 (187)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 France
Silver medal – second place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway

He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship[4] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] Rød missed almost the entire 2021-22 season through injury.

Honours edit


Individual awards edit

  • Handball-planet: Young World Handball Player of the Year: 2019[6]

References edit

  1. ^ EHF profile[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Profiler" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Magnus Abelvik Rød" (in Norwegian). bskhandballelite.no. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  5. ^ "Magnus ABELVIK ROED". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Magnus Abelvik Rod is Young World Handball Player 2019". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

External links edit