Pål Bye
Encyclopedia
Pål Bye is a retired Norwegian
handball goalkeeper
who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Oslo
and represented the club Oppsal IF. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team
which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament
. He played four matches. In total he was capped 150 times between 1965 and 1980.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
handball goalkeeper
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...
who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
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He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and represented the club Oppsal IF. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team
Norway national handball team
The Norway national handball team is the national handball team of Norway. Controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation it represents Norway in international matches.- Current squad :...
which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36 year absence. It was contested by sixteen teams.The teams were split into four groups of four teams each...
. He played four matches. In total he was capped 150 times between 1965 and 1980.