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Olivia Mellegård
Olivia Mellegård (born 17 June 1996) is a Swedish handball player for IK Sävehof and the Swedish national team.[1][2]
| Olivia Mellegård | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 17 June 1996 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | IK Sävehof | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2014 | Önnereds HK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2015 | Önnereds HK | ||
2015–2019 | IK Sävehof | ||
2019–2022 | København Håndbold | ||
2022–2024 | IK Sävehof | ||
2024– | Ikast Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Sweden | 82 | (179) |
Medal record | |||
| 1 National team caps and goals correct as of 31. December 2023 | |||
Mellegård comes from a family of handballers. She is the daughter of former handball player Glenn Gustavsson, niece of former handball player Mikael Mellegård and cousin of current player Emil Mellegård.[3]
Career edit
Mellegård started playing handball at Önnereds HK at the age of 6. In 2013 she was part of the Sweden national team that won the U17 European Championship, where she was part of the all star team.
In 2015 she went to IK Sävehof. A year later she was called up to the Sweden national team. In 2019 she switched to Danish side København Håndbold, but in 2022 she went back to IK Sävehof.
References edit
- ^ "Daniela Gustina landslagsdebuterar". svenskhandboll.se. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Olivia Mellegård". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ https://handbollsligan.se/herrligan/mellegard-pappa-ar-en-stor-forebild/
External links edit
- Olivia Mellegård at the European Handball Federation
- Olivia Mellegård at Olympedia