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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

Quick Facts
  • 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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