| Jenny Alm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Alm in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jenny Sofia Alm | ||
| Born |
(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 Uddevalla, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | København Håndbold | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2011 | GF Kroppskultur | ||
2011–2015 | IK Sävehof | ||
2015–2017 | Team Esbjerg | ||
2017–2019 | København Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2018 | Sweden | 123 | (285) |
Medal record | |||
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Jenny Sofia Alm (born 10 April 1989) is a Swedish former handball player who played the Swedish national team.[1]
Career
Alm started her career at GF Kroppskultur. In 2008 she helped the team getting promoted to the Elitserien.[2] In the 2009-10 season she was the top scorer in the Elitserien.[3]
In 2011 sh joined IK Sävehof.[4] With Sävehof she won the Swedish Championship in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
In 2015 she joined Danish side Team Esbjerg.[5] She was part of the Team Esbjerg side that won the 2015-16 Damehåndboldligaen, the first national championship in club history.[6]
In 2017 she joined København Håndbold.[7] She retired after the 2018-19 season.[8] After her playing career, she has joined the backroom staff at IK Sävehof as the masseuse.[9]
National team
She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.[10] She missed the 2012 European Championship due to injury.[11] She was back in the Swedish team for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship, where Sweden won bronze medals.[12]
She then went on to represented Sweden at the 2016 Olympics, 2016 European Championship, 2017 World Championship[13] and 2018 European Championship.
Private
Her sister, Frida Alm, also played handball for GF Kroppskultur.[14]
References
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Jenny Alm stannar i Kropps" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Skytteligan 2011–2012" (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskhandboll.se. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Sävehof näste för Jenny Alm" (in Swedish). DN.se. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Esbjerg holte EM-Dritte aus Sävehof" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Lars Bruun-Mortensen (5 May 2016). "Team Esbjerg vinder DM" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Officielt: Jenny Alm skifter til København" (in Danish). europamester.dk. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Jenny Alm slutar spela handboll efter säsongen" (in Swedish). expressen.se. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Jenny Alm ny massös i Sävehof" (in Swedish). handbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Sweden" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "Jenny Alm missar EM" (in Swedish). Bohuslaningen. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "23rd Women's World Championship 2017" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Från Afrika till Hellton" (in Swedish). nwt.se. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
External links
- Jenny Alm at the European Handball Federation
- Jenny Alm at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Jenny Alm at Olympedia
