EKBERG Niclas

Sweden
Handball
23 Dec 1988
32
Male
1.91/6'3''
YSTAD
 
Sweden
KIEL
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HBL Handball Men
SWE
Sweden
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yoyogi National Stadium
Men's Preliminary Round Group B
#03
SWE
Sweden
32
BRN
Bahrain
31
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
Men's Preliminary Round Group B
#12
JPN
Japan
26
SWE
Sweden
28
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
Men's Preliminary Round Group B
#14
SWE
Sweden
29
POR
Portugal
28
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
Men's Preliminary Round Group B
#22
SWE
Sweden
22
EGY
Egypt
27
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
Men's Preliminary Round Group B
#30
DEN
Denmark
30
SWE
Sweden
33
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
Men's Quarterfinal
#32
SWE
Sweden
33
ESP
Spain
34
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2012London, GBR

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
4Men2011Sweden
5Men2019
6Men2017France
10Men2015Qatar

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2018Croatia
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Nicki (archiv.thw-handball.de, 01 Sep 2020)
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Golf, walking, playing video games, spending time with his dog. (archiv.thw-handball.de, 01 Sep 2020)
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Athlete
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Wife Nathalie, daughter Agnes, son Noel
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English, German, Swedish
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THW Kiel [Germany] since 2012
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Filip Jicha [club], CZE; Glenn Solberg [national], NOR
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Right back, Right wing (handbollslandslaget.se, 14 Mar 2021; expressen.se, 09 Mar 2021)
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2008 for Sweden Against Turkey (agkbh.dk, 25 Apr 2012)
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In January 2012 he suffered a sprained foot. (manager.tv2.dk, 04 Jan 2012)
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Handball-Bundesliga [GER] (liquimoly-hbl.de, 01 Mar 2021)
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He initially combined football and handball before deciding to focus on handball in his late teens. He decided to pursue handball after undergoing a growth spurt between grades eight and nine at school. He says combining both sports in his youth allowed him to become a more versatile player. "I was quite good at football too, and maybe if you are small in stature as I was, and train at other things, they will benefit you later in your career." (solidsport.com, 01 Nov 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 03 Apr 2021; aftonbladet.se, 16 Feb 2021)
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His parents. (Instagram profile, 08 Nov 2020)
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"I hope I'm an example of not giving up. It goes up and down, you have setbacks, but it usually evens out. There is nothing that says you can not succeed." (solidsport.com, 01 Nov 2019)
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He was top scorer and named in the All-Star Team of the 2019/20 Champions League season. (archiv.thw-handball.de, 01 Sep 2020)

He was top scorer at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (archiv.thw-handball.de, 01 Sep 2020)

In 2008 he was named Athlete of the Year at the Ystad Sports Journalism Awards in Sweden. (ystadsallehanda.se, 23 Dec 2008)

General Interest

General
THOUGHTS OF QUITTING
He considered quitting the sport at age 15 after he was not selected for the Swedish Cup, a handball tournament for U15 district teams in Sweden. He says he considered himself one of the shorter handball players at the time, which made him question whether handball was the right sport for him. "I was not far from quitting handball. The Sweden Cup was a bit of a utopia for me, so it was hard not being allowed to take that step. I was small for quite some time, and it is a sensitive age, adolescence. You take a beating when things do not go the way you want. Of course, you really want to succeed immediately. You prefer to get everything you want when you try. But that is not the case, and one must try not to constantly compare oneself. Everyone has their different pros and cons." (solidsport.com, 01 Nov 2019)

PREVIOUS OCCUPATION
He previously worked as a substitute sport teacher at high school. (ystadsallehanda.se, 23 Dec 2008)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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