Arnór Atlason

Who is Arnór Atlason?

Arnór Atlason is an Icelandic handball player, currently playing for French Handball League side Saint-Raphaël Var Handball. He also plays for the Icelandic national handball team.

Arnór proved to be one of the best players in his position during the 2008 Olympics, scoring 4 goals against France in the final.

Arnór was the top scorer for Iceland and fourth overall in the 2010 Handball European Championship, with 39 goals out of 66 shots, behind Nikola Karabatic who had 40 goals out of 73 shots. He was also the highest assister with 27 assists out of 8 games, with Nikola Karabatic behind with 25, Ivano Balic and Filip Jicha tied third with 24, however Filip Jicha played two less games.

Arnór also had the second highest goals plus assists, with 66 goals created in 8 matches, behind Filip Jicha with 77 out of 6 matches.

Arnór has been regarded as one of the best assisters of this generation, being a key player for the Icelandic national team and Ag Copenhagen, often keeping Mikkel Hansen out of his natural position.