Olivia Mellegård
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Handball | ||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||
| Current club | IK Sävehof | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Önnereds HK | ||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Önnereds HK | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | IK Sävehof | ||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | København Håndbold | ||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | IK Sävehof | ||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ikast Håndbold | ||||||||||||
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| Updated on 31. December 2023 | |||||||||||||
Olivia Mellegård (born 17 June 1996) is a Swedish handball player for IK Sävehof and the Swedish national team.[1][2]
Mellegård comes from a family of handballers. She is the daughter of former handball player Glenn Gustavsson, niece of former handball player Mikael Mellegård, brother of current player Pontus Mellegård and cousin of current player Emil Mellegård.[3]
Career
[edit]Mellegård started playing handball at Önnereds HK at the age of 6. In 2013 she was part of the Sweden national team that won the U17 European Championship, where she was part of the all star team.
In 2015 she went to IK Sävehof. A year later she was called up to the Sweden national team. In 2019 she switched to Danish side København Håndbold, but in 2022 she went back to IK Sävehof. Two years later she joined Danish club Ikast Håndbold, where she shared playing time with Lærke Nolsøe.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Daniela Gustina landslagsdebuterar". svenskhandboll.se. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Olivia Mellegård". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mellegård: Pappa är en stor förebild".
- ↑ "Svensk landsholdsprofil til Ikast Håndbold til kommende sæson" (in Danish). Ikast Håndbold. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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External links
[edit]- Olivia Mellegård at the International Handball Federation (archived)
- Olivia Mellegård at the European Handball Federation
- Olivia Mellegård at Olympedia
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