Þorsteinn Gauti Hjálmarsson
{{Short description|Icelandic-Finnish handball player (born 1995)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1995}}
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| nationality = Icelandic-Finnish
| height = 190 cm
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Fram
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| years1 = 2013
| clubs1 = Þróttur Reykjavík
| years2 = 2015–2019
| clubs2 = Fram
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = UMF Afturelding
| years4 = 2021–present
| clubs4 = Fram
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Þorsteinn Gauti Hjálmarsson is an Icelandic-Finnish handball player who currently plays for Fram of the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.{{cite news |author1=Guðmundur Hilmarsson |title=Ég sá strax mikla hæfileika í stráknum |url=https://timarit.is/page/6792783 |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=18 October 2016 |page=4 |language=Icelandic |via=Tímarit.is}}{{open access}} In December 2022, he was called into the Finnish national handball team training group.{{cite news |author1=Smári Jökull Jónsson |date=1 December 2022 |title=Þorsteinn Gauti valinn í finnska landsliðið |language=Icelandic |trans-title=Thorsteinn Gauti selected for the Finnish national team |work=Vísir.is |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222346558d |access-date=11 December 2022}}
Personal life
Þorsteinn holds a dual Icelandic-Finnish citizenship due to his grandmother being born in Finland.{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Gat farið í finnska herinn en endaði í finnska handboltalandsliðinu |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222349980d/gat-farid-i-finnska-herinn-en-endadi-i-finnska-handboltalandslidinu |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=Vísir.is |date=9 December 2022 |language=Icelandic}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/lzD97apm3SvQ0ey4ObKV1w/thorsteinn-gauti-hjalmarsson/ EHF profile]
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Category:Finnish male handball players
Category:Icelandic people of Finnish descent