Tyra Axnér
Swedish handball player (born 2002)
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Tyra Axnér (born 18 March 2002)[1] is a German-born Swedish handball player who plays for Metz Handball[2] and the Swedish national team.
Born
18 March 2002
Minden, Germany
Minden, Germany
Nationality
Swedish
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position
Left back
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 March 2002 Minden, Germany | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Metz Handball | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2021 | Lugi HF | ||
2021–2022 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
2022–2024 | Nykøbing Falster | ||
2024– | Metz Handball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Sweden | 55 | (99) |
Medal record | |||
She represented Sweden at the 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, where she received silver.[3] She also participated at the 2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship.
She is the daughter of the Swedish women's national team coach and former handball player Tomas Axnér.[4] She was born in Minden in Germany, as her father was active playing in GWD Minden at the time.[4] Her mother is also of partial French descent.[5]
Honours
- EHF European League:
- Runner-up: 2023
Individual awards
- All-Star Team Best Left Back of the Youth European Championship: 2019[6]
