Tyra Axnér
Appearance
Tyra Axnér | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Minden, Germany | 18 March 2002||
Nationality | Swedish | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Nykøbing Falster | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2019–2021 | Lugi HF | ||
2021–2022 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
2022–2024 | Nykøbing Falster | ||
2024– | Metz Handball | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Sweden | 43 | (70) |
Medal record |
Tyra Axnér (born 18 March 2002)[1] is a German-born Swedish handball player who plays for Metz Handball[2] and the Swedish national team.
She represented Sweden at the 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, where she received silver.[3] She also participated at the 2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship.
She is the daughter of the Swedish women's national team coach and former handball player Tomas Axnér.[4] She was born in Minden in Germany, as her father was active playing in GWD Minden at the time.[4] Her mother is also of partial French descent.[5]
Honours
[edit]- EHF European League:
- Runner-up: 2023
Individual awards
[edit]- All-Star Team Best Left Back of the Youth European Championship: 2019[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "DHDb > Tyra Axnér". dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "2019 W17 EHF EURO – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b ""Det har alltid viskats bakom min rygg"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Tyra Axnér: "Påverkar nog undermedvetet"". handbollslandslaget.se. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "GOLDEN GENERATIONS: HUNGARY ALSO WIN W17 EHF EURO". EHF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Tyra Axnér at the International Handball Federation
- Tyra Axnér at the European Handball Federation
- Tyra Axnér at Olympics.com
- Tyra Axnér at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Tyra Axnér at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Tyra Axnér on Instagram
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Swedish female handball players
- Lugi HF players
- Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub players
- People from Minden
- Sportspeople from Detmold (region)
- Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate handball players in France
- 21st-century Swedish women
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Swedish people of French descent
- Olympic handball players for Sweden
- Swedish handball biography stubs