Linnea Torstensson

Linnea Marie Torstensson (born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish former handballer who played for the Sweden national team. She competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016).

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.

International honours

• EHF Champions League:
• Winner: 2016
• Bronze Medalist: 2017
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
• Winner: 2014
• EHF Cup:
• Winner: 2011
• Bucharest Trophy:
• Winner: 2014, 2015
• European Championship:
• Silver Medalist: 2010
• Bronze Medalist: 2014
• Carpathian Trophy:
• Winner: 2015

Awards and recognition

• Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2010
• Handball-Planet.com Best Defensive Player: 2014
• Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011
• Prosport Best Defender of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017
• European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.

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