Disciplinary Commission issues decision in Jim Gottfridsson case

01 Aug. 2024

Disciplinary Commission issues decision in Jim Gottfridsson case

Pursuant to the Article 22, point 4 of the IHF ‘’Statutes’’ and to the Article 2, paragraph 2.1, point 1, and Article 4 of the ‘’Legal Provisions’’, the Disciplinary Commission of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, France 2024, consisting of Joel Delplanque (Chairperson), Narcisa Lecusanu (member) and Frantisek Taborsky (member) acted upon receiving the claim of Mr Per Olesen, IHF official, and Mr Arthur Brunner/Mr Morad Salah, referees of the match no. 16 played between the men’s national team of Slovenia and the men’s national team of Sweden on 31 July 2024 in Paris.

Upon reading the claim, the Disciplinary Commission has passed the following unanimous decision

Swedish men’s national team player with shirt number 24 – Jim GOTTFRIDSSON – is imposed a temporary suspension of one (1) match played in tournaments held by the IHF (“Regulations Concerning Penalties and Fines, Article 17, Section-Disqualification, point f’’) due to particularly reckless, particularly dangerous, premeditated or malicious action (“IHF Rules of the Game, Rule 8.6) in the match no. 16 (men’s tournament) played on 31 July 2024 in Paris between the national team of Slovenia and the national team of Sweden at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.