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Jana Mittún

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Jana Mittún
Personal information
Born (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21)
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Nationality Faroese
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Viborg HK
Number 77
Youth career
Team
H71
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2023
H71
2023–
Viborg HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–
Faroe Islands 25 (109)

Jana Mittún (born 24 November 2003) is a Faroese handball player for Viborg HK and the Faroese national team.[1][2][3]

She participated with the Faroese national team at the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary, Switzerland and Austria, placing 17th overall.[4]

Personal life

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Mittún is the cousin of handball playing brothers Elias[5] and Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu.[6] Her older brother Pauli Mittún and younger brother Óli Mittún are also handball players.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mittún, Jana". EHF. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "77. Jana Mittun". Viborg HK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "19-årigt Viborg HK-talent har forladt sit hjemland for at udleve den drøm, hun længe har haft". Viborg Stift Folkeblad. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Team Roster Faroe Islands - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Óli Mittún ny i Sävehof". IK Sävehof. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "16 ára gamli Óli Mittún gekk undan í stórsigri á Team Klaksvík". in.fo. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ^ "JANA MITTÚN: A LEADING LIGHT FOR FAROE ISLANDS' BRIGHT FUTURE". EHF. Retrieved 8 April 2024.