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Camilla Herrem

{{short description|Norwegian handball player (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates |date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Camilla Herrem

| image = 20241215 Womens EHF Euro 7404.jpg

| caption = Herrem in 2024

| nationality = Norwegian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sola, Norway

| height = 1.67 m

| position = Left wing

| currentclub = Sola HK

| clubnumber = 77

| youthyears1 = 1992–2002

| youthclubs1 = Sola HK

| years1 = 2002–2006

| clubs1 = Sola HK

| years2 = 2006–2014

| clubs2 = Byåsen HE

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = HCM Baia Mare

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = TTH Holstebro

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = HC Vardar

| years6 = 2017–

| clubs6 = Sola HK

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2024

| nationalteam1 = Norway

| nationalcaps1 = 332

| nationalgoals1 = 951

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2012 London|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Brazil|}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Denmark|}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Spain|}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Germany|}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden|}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 China|}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Macedonia|}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Denmark/Norway|}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Croatia/Hungary|}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Sweden|}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Denmark|}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland|}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Serbia|}}

}}

Camilla Herrem (born 8 October 1986) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and formerly the Norwegian national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/IByU0F_f7F90mkwzKQMa8w/camilla-herrem/ |title=Camilla Herrem Profile |publisher=European Handball Federation |accessdate=22 January 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sola-hk.no/2017/04/25/camilla-herrem-kommer-tilbake-til-sola/ |title=Camilla Herrem kommer tilbake til Sola |publisher=Sola HK |accessdate=11 May 2017 |language=Norwegian |archive-date=20 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043152/https://www.sola-hk.no/2017/04/25/camilla-herrem-kommer-tilbake-til-sola/ |url-status=dead}}

Her international achievements include two Olympic gold medals, three World Championship gold medals, and five gold medals at the European Championship. She became the most successful player in World Championships history with three gold, one silver and one bronze medal by winning the 2021 World Championship.

Career

Camilla Herrem started to play handball at Sola HK as a playmaker, but retrained as a left wing at 16. She made her debut in the Norwegian League at the age of 16. She first played at international level in the Cup Winners' Cup in 2005.

She moved to the Norwegian Championship silver medalist Byåsen in 2006, wherein she was able to participate each year in the Champions League qualifications. She joined the Romanian champion HCM Baia Mare in the 2014–2015 season, where she reached the Champions League quarterfinals. She moved to the Danish club Team Tvis Holstebro for 1 year, and won the Cup Winners' Cup in 2016. She played in HC Vardar{{cite web |url=http://www.zrkvardar.mk/en/vesti/vardar-with-two-new-top-reinforcements |title=Vardar with two new top reinforcements |publisher=ŽRK Vardar |accessdate=9 February 2016}} in the 2016–2017 season. The Macedonian team reached the Champions League final, and Camilla was chosen as the best left wing of the Champions League season. At the end of the season, she transferred back to Norway, to her first professional club, Sola HK.

She made her debut for the Norwegian national team against Sweden on 5 April 2006. Camilla has been participating in world tournaments since the 2008 European Championship. She also played in the national team at the 2012 Olympic Games, where they won the gold medal. She was also selected for the All-Star team(s) of the 2009 World Championship, the 2016 European Championship, the 2019 World Championship, and the 2020 European Championship.

Camilla Herrem was selected for the World Handball Team of 2011-2020 Decade's best left winger on handball-planet.com vote.

{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/eduarda-amorim-is-nexe-world-handball-female-player-of-the-decade/ |title=Female Players of the Decade |date=21 January 2021 |publisher=handball-planet.com |accessdate=21 January 2021 |language=English}}

On April 4 2024 in the match against Hungary in EHF Euro Cup 2024, Herrem became historic to be the field player with most caps for Norway. She surpassed legend and retired handballer Karoline Dyhre Breivang, who ended with 305 caps for the Norwegian national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/eJlXWy/haandballjentene-vant-firenasjonersturnering-knuste-ungarn-33-18 |title=Herrem passerte milepæl – Norge knuste Ungarn 33-18 |date=4 April 2024 |publisher=VG |accessdate=6 April 2024 |language=Norwegian}} However, the player with the most caps in total is still goalkeeper Katrine Lunde with 371 caps and counting.

On December 15 2024, at the end of the winning final match against Denmark at the 2024 European Championship she announced her retirement from the Norwegian national team with 332 matches and 951 goals in the national team colors.

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|+{{nowrap|Club career achievements}}

!Season

!Level

!Team

!League

!Cup

! colspan="2" |International Cup

2006/2007

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|Cup Winners' Cup

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|final

2007/2008

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|winner

|EHF Cup

|1/4 final

2008/2009

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|EHF Cup

|1/4 final

2009/2010

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1/4 final

2010/2011

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|1/4 final

|EHF Cup

|1/8 final

2011/2012

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|semi-final

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1/4 final

2012/2013

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|semi-final

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1/8 final

2013/2014

|1.

|Byåsen

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|semi-final

|Cup Winners' Cup

|semi-final

2014/2015

|1.

|Baia Mare

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|winner

|Champions League

|1/4 final

2015/2016

|1.

|Holstebro

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|semi-final

|Cup Winners' Cup

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|winner

2016/2017

|1.

|Vardar

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|winner

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|winner

|Champions League

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|final

2017/2018

|1.

|Sola

|10.

|1/4 final

|-

|-

2018/2019

|2.

|Sola

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|winner

|semi-final

|-

|-

2019/2020

|1.

|Sola

|10.

|1/4 final

|-

|-

2020/2021

|1.

|Sola

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|-

|-

2021/2022

|1.

|Sola

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|1/4 final

|Europa League

|1/4 final

2022/2023

|1.

|Sola

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|2.

|Europa League

|1/4 final

2023/2024

|1.

|Sola

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|3.

|semi-final

|Europa League

|1/4 final

Achievements

Individual awards

  • Top Scorer of the 2021–22 Women's EHF European League (74 goals)
  • World Handball Team of 2011–2020 Decade's best left winger
  • All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2009, 2019
  • All-Star Left Wing of the European Championship: 2016, 2020{{cite web |url=https://women2020.ehf-euro.com/news/news/ehf-euro-2020-all-star-team-unveiled/ |title=EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled |publisher=European Handball Federation |work=women2020.ehf-euro.com |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220113933/https://women2020.ehf-euro.com/news/news/ehf-euro-2020-all-star-team-unveiled/ |url-status=dead}}
  • All-Star Left Wing of the EHF Champions League: 2016/2017
  • Handball-Planet.com All-Star Left Wing of the Year: 2017,{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/world-female-handball-best-8-in-2017/ |title=WORLD FEMALE HANDBALL BEST 8 IN 2017 |publisher=Handball-Planet |date=8 February 2018}} 2019,{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/world-female-handball-best-8-in-2019/ |title=World Female Best 8 in 2019! |publisher=handball-planet.com |date=20 January 2020}} 2020,{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/50831-2/ |title=Norwegian domination in BEST 8 of Women's Handball 2020 |publisher=handball-planet.com |date=15 May 2021}} 2021{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/nora-mork-is-female-world-handball-player-2021-powered-by-nexe-grupa/ |title=Nora Mork is Female World Handball Player 2021 powered by Nexe Grupa |publisher=handball-planet.com |date=8 August 2022}}
  • All-Star Left Wing of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020,{{cite web |url=https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2020/05/camilla-herrem-ble-arets-venstre-kantspiller/ |title=Camilla Herrem ble årets venstre kantspiller |website=NHF |accessdate=25 May 2020 |language=Norwegian}} 2020/2021{{cite web |url=https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2021/05/arets-lag-og-priser-i-rema-1000-ligaen-for-kvinner/ |title=Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen for kvinner |website=NHF |accessdate=26 May 2021 |language=Norwegian}} 2021/2022{{cite web |url=https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2022/06/arets-lag-og-priser-i-rema-1000-ligaen/ |title=Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen |website=NHF |accessdate=8 June 2022 |language=Norwegian}}
  • Team of the Tournament Left Wing of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014

Personal life

Since July 2013, she is married to former Norwegian handballer, Steffen Stegavik.{{cite web |url=http://www.kjendis.no/2013/07/06/kjendis/camilla_herrem/bryllup/steffen_stegavik/sola_kirke/28069308/ |title=Landslagsstjerna Camilla Herrem giftet seg i dag |work=Dagbladet |accessdate=7 February 2014 |language=Norwegian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222061432/http://www.kjendis.no/2013/07/06/kjendis/camilla_herrem/bryllup/steffen_stegavik/sola_kirke/28069308/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead}} On 22 December 2017, Herrem announced that she is pregnant, and that the couple are expecting their first child in July 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.vg.no/sport/haandball/haandballjentene/camilla-herrem-er-gravid/a/24217411/ |title=Camilla Herrem er gravid |date=22 December 2017 |publisher=Verdens Gang |accessdate=22 December 2017 |language=Norwegian}} On 7 July 2018, Herrem gave birth to her first son,{{cite web |url=https://www.tv2.no/a/9960132/ |title=Herrem og Stegavik fikk en sønn |date=7 July 2018 |publisher=TV2 |accessdate=19 July 2018 |language=Norwegian}} and on 5 March 2023, Herrem gave birth to her second son. On 29 March 2023, only 24 days after giving birth Herrem made a comeback for Sola HK against Storhamar HE in REMA 1000-ligaen's 22nd and last match.{{cite web |url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/h%C3%A5ndball/comeback-i-rekordfart-kjennes-ekstremt-bra/15623326/ |title=Comeback i rekordfart: – Kjennes ekstremt bra |date=29 March 2023 |publisher=TV2 |accessdate=29 March 2023 |language=Norwegian}}

Camilla uten filter titled autobiographic book published in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.ark.no/boker/Camilla-Herrem-Camilla-9788248926214 |title=Camilla - uten filter |publisher=ARK Bokhandel |date=October 2020 |language=Norwegian}}

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/camilla-herrem_1878487 Camilla Herrem] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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