Bjarte Håkon Myrhol (born 29 May 1982) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player. Regarded as one of the best line players of his era, Myrhol won twelve titles playing for clubs in Norway, Hungary, Germany and Denmark in a career that spanned over twenty years.
Myrhol made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2002, and was the captain of the team from 2014 and until his retirement in 2021. He earned silver medals with the national team at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019, and was voted best pivot at both tournaments. Myrhol holds the record for most appearances for the Norwegian national team with 263 caps, and represented Norway at six World Championships, seven European Championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
At the end of Myrhol's contract with Rhein-Neckar Löwen in 2015, his jersey number 18 was retired by the club. He was inducted into the European Handball Hall of Fame in 2023.
Honours
Club Sandefjord
Norwegian Championship: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Norwegian Cup: 2002, 2003, 2004
MKB Veszprém
Hungarian Championship: 2006
HSG Nordhorn
EHF Cup: 2008
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
EHF Cup: 2013
Skjern Håndbold
Danish Championship: 2018 Danish Handball Cup: 2016
Individual Norwegian Championship Player of the Year: 2005 All-Star Line player of the Danish Championship: 2017, 2018 All-Star Pivot of the World Championship: 2017, 2019 EHF Hall of Fame in 2023. Håndballstatuetten 2026
References
External links
Bjarte Myrhol at the Norwegian Handball Federation