Loui Nelum Sandamali Sand (born Louise Sand; 27 December 1992 in Modara, Sri Lanka) is a Swedish handball player.[1][2] In January 2019, Sand announced his retirement from handball due to gender dysphoria.[3][4]
| Loui Sand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Sand playing with the women handball squad during the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 December 1992 Modara, Sri Lanka | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kärra HF | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2017 | IK Sävehof | ||
2017–2018 | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
2018 | Fleury Loiret Handball | ||
2021– | Kärra HF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Sweden | 105 | (221) |
Medal record | |||
Sand was adopted from Sri Lanka by a Swedish couple and raised in Gothenburg.[5][6]
In 2021, he made a comeback in handball, as he signed a contract with the Swedish Kärra HF's men's team, becoming the first trans professional handball player in Sweden.[7]
Achievements
edit- Carpathian Trophy (women's handball):
- Winner: 2015
References
edit- ^ "Louise Sand". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Sörensen, Daniel (7 January 2019). "Loui Sand ends his handball career". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Handball player Loui Sand concludes his career: "I was born in the wrong body"". DN.SE (in Swedish). 7 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Swedish handball player Louise Sand withdraws from sports for sex change surgery". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Hivert, Anne-Françoise (9 January 2019). "In Sweden, handballeuse Loui Sand ends her career and announces she is trans". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Sand blir historisk – klar för herrlag". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
edit- Loui Sand at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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