Steven James Larsson (born 1 May 1981) is a British handball player. He was born in Scarborough in North Yorkshire but moved to Linköping in Sweden as a youngster.

Steven Larsson
Personal information
Born (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 43)
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Nationality British
National team
Years Team
Great Britain

He was eligible to compete for Sweden, Norway and Great Britain on a national level and opted for the country of his father.[1] He played club handball in Norway and Switzerland.[2]

Larsson competed for the British national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] He scored three goals against Tunisia.[4]

Following the Olympics, he competed again for Great Britain in 2015, playing in a 43–16 victory over Ireland.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Steven Larsson Team GB". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "European Handball Federation – Steven Larsson / Player". www.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "Steven Larsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Handball goal ace Steve Larsson on 'tough' times". York Press.
  5. ^ "GB Handball mark 'new beginnings' with 43–16 defeat of Ireland – BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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