Tyra Axnér Explained

Tyra Axnér
Birth Date:18 March 2002
Birth Place:Minden, Germany
Nationality:Swedish
Height:1.76 m
Position:Left back
Currentclub:Metz Handball
Clubnumber:9
Years1:2019–2021
Clubs1:Lugi HF
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Herning-Ikast Håndbold
Years3:2022–2024
Clubs3:Nykøbing Falster
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Metz Handball
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:43
Nationalgoals1:70

Tyra Axnér (born 18 March 2002)[1] is a German-born Swedish handball player who plays for Metz Handball[2] and the Swedish national team.

She represented Sweden at the 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, where she received silver.[3] She also participated at the 2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship.

She is the daughter of the Swedish women's national team coach and former handball player Tomas Axnér.[4] She was born in Minden in Germany, as her father was active playing in GWD Minden at the time. Her mother is also of partial French descent.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: EHF Profile. European Handball Federation. 21 May 2018.
  2. Web site: DHDb > Tyra Axnér . 2024-10-22 . dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk.
  3. Web site: 2019 W17 EHF EURO – Final Tournament. EHF. 24 January 2021. English.
  4. Web site: "Det har alltid viskats bakom min rygg". Aftonbladet. 7 October 2019. 24 January 2021. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Tyra Axnér: ”Påverkar nog undermedvetet”. handbollslandslaget.se. 28 October 2024.
  6. Web site: GOLDEN GENERATIONS: HUNGARY ALSO WIN W17 EHF EURO. 19 July 2021. EHF.