Alexander Blonz
Personal information
Full name Alexander Christoffersen Blonz
Born (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000
Clamart, France
Nationality Norwegian
French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club GOG Håndbold
Number 71
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2019
 Viking HK
2019–2021
 Elverum Håndball
2021–2023
 SC Pick Szeged
2023–
 GOG Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
 Norway 72 (146)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway

Alexander Christoffersen Blonz (born 17 April 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for GOG Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.[1][2][3]

He made his international debut during the Gjensidige Cup 2019 against Netherlands where he scored 7 goals and was elected best player of the game.

He made his World Championship debut in the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship against Tunisia. Four days later and in only his fourth game with the norwegian handball national team, he scored 8 goals against Chile and was elected best player of the game.

He represented Norway at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]

His first name is often misspelled as Alexandre, due to his French heritage.

Achievements

Individual awards

  • Best Rookie of Eliteserien: 2019/2020[6]
  • Best World Young Left Wing (generation 1998 and younger): 2019/2020[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Norway Handball Team players".
  2. ↑ "Elitespillere". vikinghk.no. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alexander Christoffersen Blonz – Career & Statistics | EHF". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Håndballguttas tropp til VM i Egypt". NHF. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Team Roster Norway" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Blonz ble Årets nykommer". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alexander Blonz best young left wing". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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