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Sanna Wheeler

Athlete Bio#

Sanna Wheeler of the U.S. Women's National Handball Team in action

Height

5'11

Age

23

Hometown

Drøbak

Education

Hilliard Davidson High School/ Frogn videregående skole

Personal
Played soccer and handball growing up before she started playing handball full-time for Drøbak-Frogn IL in Norway...In July of 2016, she moved to the U.S. with her family and was named to the U.S. National Team player pool after tryouts in Auburn, Alabama...Started playing with the Ohio State University men’s team with her brother Sebastian Wheeler, who plays for the U.S. Men's National Team...After graduating from Hilliard Davidson High School in 2019, she moved back to Norway to finish her schooling there...Now plays for Norwegian handball team Oppegård IL.
Career Highlights
  • 2021: Named to U.S. Women's National Team for North American and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Women's Championships
  • 2019 IHF Trophy Continental Phase (Quebec, Canada)
  • 2018 Busan International - 4th (Busan, South Korea)
  • 2018 U.S. Women's National Team European Tour (Italy, Germany, Hungary)
  • 2018 U.S. Open National Championships - 1st (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  • 2018 Michael Lipov Memorial Cup - 1st (Chicago, Illinois)
  • 2017 Busan International - 4th (Busan, South Korea)
  • 2017 U.S. Open National Championships - 1st (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
  • 2017 Michael Lipov Memorial Cup - 1st, MVP (Chicago, Illinois)
  • 2016: Named to the U.S. National Team Player Pool

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