Iris Morhammer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameIris•Morhammer
Used nameIris•Morhammer
Born28 April 1973 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Measurements169 cm / 62 kg
AffiliationsMcDonald's Wr. Neustadt
NOC Austria

Biography

Handball player Iris Morhammer qualified with Austria for the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics. On both occasions the team finished fifth. In total, she won 237 international caps and scored 663 goals. Internationally, Morhammer won two bronze medals, at the 1996 European Championships, and 1999 Worlds.

Morhammer played at club level with Hypo Niederösterreich, helping them to win the European Champions Cup 1992-95, and the Austrian national title 1992-97 and 1999-2000. Morhammer was inducted into the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Handball AUT Iris Morhammer
Handball, Women (Olympic) Austria 5
2000 Summer Olympics Handball AUT Iris Morhammer
Handball, Women (Olympic) Austria 5