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Camilla Herrem

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Camilla Herrem
Personal information
Born (1986-10-08) 8 October 1986 (age 38)
Sola, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Sola HK
Number 77
Youth career
Years Team
1992–2002
 Sola HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2006
 Sola HK
2006–2014
 Byåsen HE
2014–2015
 HCM Baia Mare
2015–2016
 TTH Holstebro
2016–2017
 HC Vardar
2017–
 Sola HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–
 Norway 318 (916)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2021 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2009 China
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macedonia
Gold medal – first place 2010 Denmark/Norway
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2020 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia

Camilla Herrem (born 8 October 1986) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and the Norwegian national team.[1][2]

Her international achievements include one Olympic gold medal, three World Championship gold medals, and five gold medals at the European Championship. She became the most successful player in World Championships history with three gold, one silver and one bronze medal by winning the 2021 World Championship.

Career

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Camilla Herrem started to play handball at Sola HK as a playmaker, but retrained as a left wing at 16. She made her debut in the Norwegian League at the age of 16. She first played at international level in the Cup Winners' Cup in 2005.

She moved to the Norwegian Championship silver medalist Byåsen in 2006, wherein she was able to participate each year in the Champions League qualifications. She joined the Romanian champion HCM Baia Mare in the 2014–2015 season, where she reached the Champions League quarterfinals. She moved to the Danish club Team Tvis Holstebro for 1 year, and won the Cup Winners' Cup in 2016. She played in HC Vardar[3] in the 2016–2017 season. The Macedonian team reached the Champions League final, and Camilla was chosen as the best left wing of the Champions League season. At the end of the season, she transferred back to Norway, to her first professional club, Sola HK.

She made her debut for the Norwegian national team against Sweden on 5 April 2006. Camilla has been participating in world tournaments since the 2008 European Championship. She also played in the national team at the 2012 Olympic Games, where they won the gold medal. She was also selected for the All-Star team(s) of the 2009 World Championship, the 2016 European Championship, the 2019 World Championship, and the 2020 European Championship.

Camilla Herrem was selected for the World Handball Team of 2011-2020 Decade's best left winger on handball-planet.com vote. [4]

On April 4 2024 in the match against Hungary in EHF Euro Cup 2024, Herrem became historic to be the field player with most caps for Norway. She surpassed legend and retired handballer Karoline Dyhre Breivang, who ended with 305 caps for the Norwegian national team.[5] However, the player with the most caps in total is still goalkeeper Katrine Lunde with 351 caps and counting.

Club career achievements
Season Level Team League Cup International Cup
2006/2007 1. Byåsen 2. 2. Cup Winners' Cup final
2007/2008 1. Byåsen 2. winner EHF Cup 1/4 final
2008/2009 1. Byåsen 3. 2. EHF Cup 1/4 final
2009/2010 1. Byåsen 2. 2. Cup Winners' Cup 1/4 final
2010/2011 1. Byåsen 3. 1/4 final EHF Cup 1/8 final
2011/2012 1. Byåsen 2. semi-final Cup Winners' Cup 1/4 final
2012/2013 1. Byåsen 2. semi-final Cup Winners' Cup 1/8 final
2013/2014 1. Byåsen 2. semi-final Cup Winners' Cup semi-final
2014/2015 1. Baia Mare 2. winner Champions League 1/4 final
2015/2016 1. Holstebro 3. semi-final Cup Winners' Cup winner
2016/2017 1. Vardar winner winner Champions League final
2017/2018 1. Sola 10. 1/4 final - -
2018/2019 2. Sola winner semi-final - -
2019/2020 1. Sola 10. 1/4 final - -
2020/2021 1. Sola 3. 2. - -
2021/2022 1. Sola 3. 1/4 final Europa League 1/4 final
2022/2023 1. Sola 3. N/A Europa League N/A

Achievements

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Individual awards

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Personal life

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Since July 2013, she is married to Norwegian handballer, Steffen Stegavik.[15] On 22 December 2017, Herrem announced that she is pregnant, and that the couple are expecting their first child in July 2018.[16] On 7 July 2018, Herrem gave birth to a son.[17] On 5 March 2023, Herrem gave birth to a son. On 29 March 2023, only 24 days after giving birth Herrem made a comeback for Sola HK against Storhamar HE in REMA 1000-ligaen's 22nd and last match.[18]

Camilla uten filter titled autobiographic book published in 2020.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Camilla Herrem Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Camilla Herrem kommer tilbake til Sola" (in Norwegian). Sola HK. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Vardar with two new top reinforcements". ŽRK Vardar. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Female Players of the Decade". handball-planet.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Herrem passerte milepæl – Norge knuste Ungarn 33-18" (in Norwegian). VG. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Baia Mare Champions Trophy, the final day". HCM Baia Mare. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  7. ^ "EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled". women2020.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "WORLD FEMALE HANDBALL BEST 8 IN 2017". Handball-Planet. 8 February 2018.
  9. ^ "World Female Best 8 in 2019!". handball-planet.com. 20 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Norwegian domination in BEST 8 of Women's Handball 2020". handball-planet.com. 15 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Nora Mork is Female World Handball Player 2021 powered by Nexe Grupa". handball-planet.com. 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Camilla Herrem ble årets venstre kantspiller". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen for kvinner". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Landslagsstjerna Camilla Herrem giftet seg i dag". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Camilla Herrem er gravid" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Herrem og Stegavik fikk en sønn" (in Norwegian). TV2. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Comeback i rekordfart: – Kjennes ekstremt bra" (in Norwegian). TV2. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Camilla - uten filter" (in Norwegian). ARK Bokhandel. October 2020.
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