Camilla Herrem

Camilla Herrem (born 8 October 1986) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and the Norwegian national team.
Her international achievements include one Olympic gold medal, 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, and made her debut in the Norwegian Championship 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.
Achievements
Olympic Games:
Winner: 2012
Bronze Medalist: 2016, 2020
World Championship:
Winner: 2011, 2015, 2021
Silver Medalist: 2017
Bronze Medalist: 2009
European Championship:
Winner: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020
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
Norwegian Championship First Division (Level 2):
Winner: 2018/2019
Norwegian Cup:
Winner: 2007
Finalist: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2020
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 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 a son called Theo. On 5 March 2023, Herrem gave birth to a son called Noah. 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.
References
External links
Camilla Herrem at the Norwegian Handball Federation
1986 births
Living people
Norwegian female handball players
Olympic medalists in handball
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Olympic handball players for Norway
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Expatriate handball players
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
CS Minaur Baia Mare (women's handball) players
TTH Holstebro players
People from Sola, Norway
Sportspeople from Rogaland
21st-century Norwegian women
21st-century Norwegian people