SOLBERG Silje

Date of Birth: 16 Jun 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: BAERUM

Birth Country:

Norway

Place of residence : OSLO

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women NOR Norway	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #04 NOR Norway 39 KOR Republic of Korea 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #11 ANG Angola 21 NOR Norway 30	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #16 MNE Montenegro 23 NOR Norway 35	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #24 NOR Norway 29 NED Netherlands 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #30 NOR Norway 37 JPN Japan 25	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Quarterfinal #31 NOR Norway 26 HUN Hungary 22	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Semifinal #35 NOR Norway 26 ROC ROC 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Bronze Medal Match #37 NOR Norway 36 SWE Sweden 19	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2015	Denmark
2	Women	2017	Germany
4	Women	2019	Japan
5	Women	2013	Serbia

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020	Denmark
1	Women	2016	Sweden
5	Women	2018	France

Occupation:

Economics, Mathematics - University of Oslo, Norway

Partner Lars Osthassel

Languages spoken:

English, Norwegian

Gyori Audi ETO KC [Hungary] since 2020/21

Gabor Danyi [club], HUN; Thorir Hergeirsson [national], ISL

Position style:

Goalkeeper (gyorietokc.hu, 10 Apr 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her twin sister Sanna Solberg-Isaksen has represented Norway in handball, and was part of the team that won bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Apr 2021; nettavisen.no, 08 Oct 2013)

2011 for Norway Against Russian Federation (handball.no, 22 Mar 2015)

She missed the beginning of the 2020 European Championship in Denmark after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. (timeoutmag.com, 28 Nov 2020)

In early 2020 she was diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. She missed matched in February 2020 as a result of the condition. (vg.no, 19 Feb 2020)

National league:

Nemzeti Bajnoksag I [HUN] (gyorietokc.hu, 2020)

She began playing handball at age eight. (tv2.no, 22 Dec 2013)

She and her twin sister Sanne both initially trained in athletics, but were inspired by their older sister Line to take up handball. "We were often at the handball hall and it seemed like fun." (tv2.no, 22 Dec 2013)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (aftenposten.no, 02 Jun 2020)

Norwegian handball player [and her twin sister] Sanna Solberg-Isaksen. (teamtvisholstebro.dk, 21 May 2015)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2018 Mobelringen Cup in Baerum, Norway. (handball.no, 25 Nov 2018)

She was selected as goalkeeper for the All-Star Team at the 2014 European Championship in Croatia and Hungary. (tv2.no, 21 Dec 2014)

General Interest

General
MEMORABLE END TO 2020
She missed the start of the 2020 European Championship in Denmark in December after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, but went on to travel to Denmark and was part of the Norwegian team that won gold at the tournament. She also announced her engagement to partner Lars Osthassel in late 2020. "I'm very grateful to Lars. Without him I would not handle it so well. He has a big credit, so we share this gold [medal]. It was amazing. I'm extremely happy, it was the best possible ending for 2020." (vg.no, 21 Dec 2020)

RIO 2016 DISAPPOINTMENT
She says the disappointment of being named as a reserve goalkeeper for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has done nothing to deter her ambition of competing at the Olympic Games. "It was devastating news. The Olympic Games have been my biggest dream, and although I am lucky to be part of the Games as a reserve and experience the atmosphere, it is hard to know that you are still only standing outside. The Olympic Games are extremely important for me. It's my priority. For many years I have been fighting for a spot in the Olympic team." (vg.no, 29 Jun 2016; aftenposten.no, 02 Jun 2020)

TWINS
She and her identical twin Sanna have both represented Norway in handball. Despite Silje playing as a goalkeeper and Sanna playing as a winger, she says people still mix them up. The pair even switched position once during a match in Norway. "I don't think anyone knew. We had a blast. No one could understand why we were laughing." (tv2.no, 11 Dec 2013)

HERITAGE
Her father Stein in from Norway and her mother Louise in from Sweden. ?(aftenposten.no, 08 Dec 2019; jv.dk, 29 Feb 2020)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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