# Camilla Herrem

Camilla Herrem (born 8 October 1986) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and formerly the Norwegian national team.
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 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.
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. 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.
Club career achievements :
| Season | Level | Team | League | Cup | International Cup | International Cup |
| 2006/2007 | 1. | Byåsen | 2. | 2. | Cup Winners' Cup | final |
| 2007/2008 | 1. | Byåsen | 2. | winner | EHF Cup | 1/4 final |
| 2008/2009 | 1. | Byåsen | 3. | 2. | EHF Cup | 1/4 final |
| 2009/2010 | 1. | Byåsen | 2. | 2. | Cup Winners' Cup | 1/4 final |
| 2010/2011 | 1. | Byåsen | 3. | 1/4 final | EHF Cup | 1/8 final |
| 2011/2012 | 1. | Byåsen | 2. | semi-final | Cup Winners' Cup | 1/4 final |
| 2012/2013 | 1. | Byåsen | 2. | semi-final | Cup Winners' Cup | 1/8 final |
| 2013/2014 | 1. | Byåsen | 2. | semi-final | Cup Winners' Cup | semi-final |
| 2014/2015 | 1. | Baia Mare | 2. | winner | Champions League | 1/4 final |
| 2015/2016 | 1. | Holstebro | 3. | semi-final | Cup Winners' Cup | winner |
| 2016/2017 | 1. | Vardar | winner | winner | Champions League | final |
| 2017/2018 | 1. | Sola | 10. | 1/4 final | - | - |
| 2018/2019 | 2. | Sola | winner | semi-final | - | - |
| 2019/2020 | 1. | Sola | 10. | 1/4 final | - | - |
| 2020/2021 | 1. | Sola | 3. | 2. | - | - |
| 2021/2022 | 1. | Sola | 3. | 1/4 final | Europa League | 1/4 final |
| 2022/2023 | 1. | Sola | 3. | 2. | Europa League | 1/4 final |
| 2023/2024 | 1. | Sola | 3. | semi-final | Europa League | 1/4 final |

## Achievements

* Olympic Games:
** Winner: 2012, 2024
** Bronze Medalist: 2016, 2020
* World Championship:
** Winner: 2011, 2015, 2021
** Silver Medalist: 2017, 2023
** Bronze Medalist: 2009
* European Championship:
** Winner: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2024
** Silver Medalist: 2012
* EHF Champions League:
** Finalist: 2016/2017
* EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
** Winner: 2015/2016
** Finalist: 2006/2007
** Semifinalist: 2013/2014
* Norwegian League
** Silver Medalist: 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014
** Bronze Medalist: 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
* Norwegian Cup:
** Winner: 2007
** Finalist: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2020
* Norwegian Championship First Division (Level 2):
** Winner: 2018/2019
* Romanian Cup:
** Winner: 2014/2015
* Romanian Super Cup:
** Winner: 2014
* Baia Mare Champions Trophy
** Winner: 2014
* Macedonian Championship:
** Winner: 2016/2017
* Macedonian Cup:
** Winner: 2016/2017

## 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
* All-Star Left Wing of the EHF Champions League: 2016/2017
* Handball-Planet.com All-Star Left Wing of the Year: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
* All-Star Left Wing of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020, 2020/2021 2021/2022
* 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. On 22 December 2017, Herrem announced that she is pregnant, and that the couple are expecting their first child in July 2018. On 7 July 2018, Herrem gave birth to her first son, 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.
Camilla uten filter titled autobiographic book published in 2020.