Norwegian handball player

Amanda Kurtović (born 25 July 1991) is a Norwegian handball player who plays as a right back for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Norwegian national team. She has won medals at Olympic, World and European level.

Contents

• 1 International honours
• 2 Individual awards
• 3 Personal life
• 4 References
• 5 External links

International honours

• Olympic Games:
  • Winner: 2012
  • Bronze Medalist: 2016
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2011, 2015
  • Silver Medalist: 2017
• European Championship
  • Winner: 2016
• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2011
  • Bronze Medalist: 2018
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winner: 2014
• Junior European Championship:
  • Winner: 2009

Individual awards

• All-Star Team Right Wing of the Junior European Championship: 2009
• All-Star Right Back of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017
• Most Valuable Player of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017
• Prosport Best Right Back of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2018

Personal life

She was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Croatian father, the handball coach and former player Marinko Kurtović. Her brother William is a professional footballer who represented Sweden internationally on youth level. Her family moved to Sandefjord, Norway, when she was six because her father signed a contract with the local club.

References

External links

• Amanda Kurtović at European Handball Federation
• Amanda Kurtović at Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
• Amanda Kurtović at Olympics.com
• Amanda Kurtović at Olympedia