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Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson

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Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic retired handball player, born in 1979, who went on to coach VfL Gummersbach. He captained the Icelandic men's national team and in 2018 broke the world record for the most goals scored in international men's handball. With Iceland he won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2010 European Championship. He was included in the Hall of Fame of the European Handball Federation in 2023.

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1979 1
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Male 1
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    is an Icelandic retired handball player
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    Iceland men's national handball team
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