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Alexander Blonz

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Alexander Blonz
Personal information
Full name Alexander Christoffersen Blonz
Born Alexandre Christoffersen Blonz
(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)
Clamart, France
Nationality Norwegian
French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club GOG Håndbold
Number 71
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2019
Viking HK
2019–2021
Elverum Håndball
2021–2023
SC Pick Szeged
2023–
GOG Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
Norway 91 (243)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway

Alexander Christoffersen Blonz (born 17 April 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for GOG Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.[1][2][3]

He made his international debut during the Gjensidige Cup 2019 against Netherlands where he scored 7 goals and was elected best player of the game.

He made his World Championship debut in the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship against Tunisia. Four days later and in only his fourth game with the Norwegian handball national team, he scored 8 goals against Chile and was elected best player of the game.

He represented Norway at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]

His first name is Alexandre, due to his French heritage, but he uses the Norwegian spelling of Alexander.[6]

Achievements

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Individual awards

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  • Best Rookie of Eliteserien: 2019/2020[7]
  • Best World Young Left Wing (generation 1998 and younger): 2019/2020[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Profiler Håndballgutta" [Profiles Handball Mens]. handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019. Alexander Blonz
  2. ^ "Elitespillere" [Elite Players]. vikinghk.no (in Norwegian). 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019. Alexander Blonz
  3. ^ "Alexander Christoffersen Blonz – Career & Statistics | EHF". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Håndballguttas tropp til VM i Egypt" [The handball mens' squad for the WC in Egypt]. handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020. Alexander C. Blonz, Elverum Håndball
  5. ^ "Team Roster Norway" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Halvt franske Blonz har kjæresten i ryggen: –⁠ Gøy" [Half-French Blonz has his girlfriend at his back: -⁠ Fun]. vg.no (in Norwegian). 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024. Alexander Blonz
  7. ^ "Alexander Blonz ble Årets nykommer" [Alexander Blonz was Newcomer of the Year]. handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Alexander Blonz best young left wing". handball-planet.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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