Tommy Souraniemi
Encyclopedia
Tommy Roger Suoraniemi (born February 28, 1969) is a Swedish
handball
player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Tensta
.
In 1992 he was a member of the Swedish handball team which won the silver medal. He played one match and scored four goals.
At club level Souraniemi played for HK Drott
. He won two national championships, 1991 and 1994.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
.
He was born in Tensta
Tensta
Tensta is a district in Spånga-Tensta borough, Stockholm, Sweden. There are about 6,000 apartments in Tensta and a population of 17,083 as of December 31, 2007....
.
In 1992 he was a member of the Swedish handball team which won the silver medal. He played one match and scored four goals.
At club level Souraniemi played for HK Drott
HK Drott
HK Drott Halmstad is a handball club, based in Halmstad, Sweden. The club has won the national championships ten times, last in 2002.Together with Redbergslids IK, HK Drott have dominated Swedish handball prior to 2000...
. He won two national championships, 1991 and 1994.