Jenny Alm

Jenny Sofia Alm (born 10 April 1989) is a Swedish former handball player who played the Swedish national team.^[1]

Jenny Alm
Alm in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jenny Sofia Alm
Born	(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 36) Uddevalla, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	København Håndbold
Number	15
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-2011	GF Kroppskultur
2011–2015	IK Sävehof
2015–2017	Team Esbjerg
2017–2019	København Håndbold
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2018	Sweden	123	(285)
Medal record European Championship 2014 Croatia/Hungary

Career

Alm started her career at GF Kroppskultur. In 2008 she helped the team getting promoted to the Elitserien.^[2] In the 2009-10 season she was the top scorer in the Elitserien.^[3]

In 2011 sh joined IK Sävehof.^[4] With Sävehof she won the Swedish Championship in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

In 2015 she joined Danish side Team Esbjerg.^[5] She was part of the Team Esbjerg side that won the 2015-16 Damehåndboldligaen, the first national championship in club history.^[6]

In 2017 she joined København Håndbold.^[7] She retired after the 2018-19 season.^[8] After her playing career, she has joined the backroom staff at IK Sävehof as the masseuse.^[9]

National team

She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.^[10] She missed the 2012 European Championship due to injury.^[11] She was back in the Swedish team for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship, where Sweden won bronze medals.^[12]

She then went on to represented Sweden at the 2016 Olympics, 2016 European Championship, 2017 World Championship^[13] and 2018 European Championship.

Private

Her sister, Frida Alm, also played handball for GF Kroppskultur.^[14]