Óli Mittún

Óli Mittún is a Faroese handball player for GOG Håndbold and the Faroese national team.
He participated at the 2022 European U-18 Championship, 2022 European U-20 Championship and the 2023 World U-19 Championship.
He was part of the Faroese team at their first ever major international tournament; the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. They did however exit in the preliminary round after 3 defeats.
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he was part of the Faroese team that won their first ever match at a major international tournament, when they won 37-24 against Montenegro.

Honours

Swedish Handball League
*Winner: 2024
*Runner-up: 2023

;Individual awards

MVP at the 2022 European U-18 Championship
Top scorer at the 2022 European U-18 Championship
All-Star Team as Best centre back at the 2023 World U-19 Championship
Top scorer at the 2023 World U-19 Championship
Top scorer at the 2024 European U-20 Championship
MVP at the 2025 U21 World Championship
Top scorer at the 2025 World U21 Championship

Personal life

He is the cousin of handball playing brothers Elias and Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu. His older brother Pauli Mittún and older sister Jana Mittún are also handball players. Through their mothers, the Mittún and Ellefsen á Skipagøtu siblings are grandchildren of former Faroese prime minister Pauli Ellefsen.