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{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name           = Martin Boquist
| image          = Martin Boquist 02.jpg
| caption        = Martin Boquist in August 2007
| fullname       = Sven Martin Boquist
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1977|2|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
| nationality    = Swedish
| height         = {{height|m=1.97|precision=0}}
| weight         = 
| position       = Left back
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| youthyears1    = 
| youthclubs1    = [[HP Warta]]
| years1         = 1996–1998
| clubs1         = [[HP Warta]]
| years2         = 1998–2003
| clubs2         = [[Redbergslids IK]]
| years3         = 2003–2005
| clubs3         = [[THW Kiel]]
| years4         = 2005–2010
| clubs4         = [[FCK Håndbold]]
| years5         = 2010–2013
| clubs5         = [[VästeråsIrsta HF]] ([[Player-coach]])
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2008
| nationalteam1  = [[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps1  = 219
| nationalgoals1 = 496
| managerclubs1  = [[VästeråsIrsta HF]]
| manageryears1  = 2010–2015
| managerclubs2  = [[Ricoh HK]]
| manageryears2  = 2015–2017
| managerclubs3  = [[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]] (assistant)
| manageryears3  = 2016–2022
| managerclubs4  = VästeråsIrsta HF (assistant)
| manageryears4  = 2019–
| managerclubs5  = [[Norway men's national handball team|Norway]] (assistant)
| manageryears5  = 2022–
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCompetition | [[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] |[[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold   | [[1999 World Men's Handball Championship|1999 Egypt]] | Team}}
{{MedalSilver  | [[2001 World Men's Handball Championship|2001 France]] | Team}}
{{MedalSilver  | [[2021 World Men's Handball Championship|2021 Egypt]] | Assistant}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold   | [[1998 European Men's Handball Championship|1998 Italy]] | Team}}
{{MedalGold   | [[2002 European Men's Handball Championship|2002 Sweden]] | Team}}
{{MedalGold   | [[2022 European Men's Handball Championship|2022 Hungary/Slovakia]] | Assistant}}
{{MedalSilver   | [[2018 European Men's Handball Championship|2018 Croatia]] | Assistant}}
}}
'''Sven Martin Boquist''' (born 2 February 1977) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[team handball|handball]] coach, previously handball player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sven Martin Boquist|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2009-10/player/500767/Sven+Martin+Boquist|access-date=10 August 2021|website=EHF}}</ref> Currently he is assistant coach for [[VästeråsIrsta HF]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martin Boquist klar som ny assisterande förbundskapten|url=https://www.handbollslandslaget.se/herr/martin-boquist-klar-som-ny-assisterande-forbundskapten/|access-date=10 August 2021|website=Handbollslandslaget}}</ref> and the [[Norway men's national handball team|Norwegian men’s national team]].

==Career==
Boquist began his career at his hometown club [[HP Warta]], before joining [[Redbergslids IK]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://folket.se/nyheter/1.119144 |title=Arkiverade kopian |access-date=2015-03-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315162050/http://folket.se/nyheter/1.119144 |archive-date=2015-03-15 |language=sv}}</ref> Here he won the 2000, 2001 and 2003 [[Handbollsligan|Swedish Handball League]] and reached the final of the [[EHF Cup Winners' Cup]] in 2003.<ref name=thw-archive /> The same season he was the top scorer and named Swedish player of the year for a second time.

He then joined German club [[THW Kiel]], where he won the 2005 [[Handball-Bundesliga|German Championship]] and the [[EHF Cup]] in 2004.<ref name=thw-archive>{{cite web|url=https://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/se_boqui.htm|publisher=[[THW Kiel]]|website=archiv.thw-handball.de|title=Martin Boquist 19 - THW Archive|access-date=17 May 2025|language=en}}</ref>

Due to competition for playing time for [[Nikola Karabatić]] he left the club in 2005 for Danish side [[FCK Håndbold]].<ref name=extension /> Here he won the 2008 [[Herrehåndboldligaen|Danish Championship]].<ref name=thw-archive /> Same season he extended his contract until 2010.<ref name=extension>{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/handbold/ECE3985307/Boquist-i-FCK-til-2010/|publisher=[[Jyllands-Posten]]|title=Boquist i FCK til 2010|date=9 September 2008|language=da|access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> He then won the 2010 [[Danish Men's Handball Cup|Cup]].<ref name=thw-archive />

In 2010 he returned to Sweden and joined [[VästeråsIrsta HF]] as the [[player-coach]]. He said that he wanted to play for a club where he was sure to be an important part of the team, and chose Västerås, because his wife, Jenny, is from there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2010-03-20-fckanfoerer-vil-hjem-til-sverige|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=FCK-anfører vil hjem til Sverige|date=20 March 2010|access-date=17 May 2025|language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gp.se/sport/handboll/martin-boquist-sadlar-om-1.1002947 |title=Martin Boquist sadlar om |publisher=Göteborgs-Posten |date=2010-04-25 |access-date=2011-01-29|language=sv}}</ref>

===National team===
Boquist won gold medals at the [[1999 World Men's Handball Championship|1999 World Championship]] and the [[1998 European Men's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Men's Handball Championship|2000]] and [[2002 European Men's Handball Championship|2002 European Championships]]. He also won silver medals at the [[2000 Olympics]].

==Coaching career==
After retiring from playing in 2013 he became the full time head coach of [[VästeråsIrsta HF]]. In 2015 he joined [[Ricoh HK]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-40-67019.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ehemaliger Kieler wird Trainer in Stockholm|date=5 March 2015|access-date=5 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> In 2016 he also became the assistant coach at the [[Sweden men's national handball team|Swedish national team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-29-86761.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title="Konnte unmöglich nein sagen" - Ex-Kieler Boquist Schwedens neuer Co-Trainer|date=30 October 2016|access-date=30 October 2016|language=de}}</ref> In this position he won gold medals at the [[2022 European Men's Handball Championship|2022 European Championship]] and silver medals at the [[2018 European Men's Handball Championship|2018 European Championship]] and the [[2021 World Men's Handball Championship|2021 World Championship]]. In 2017 he stopped as the coach of Ricoh HK.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-20-98136.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ex-Kieler Boquist tritt als Chefcoach zurück|date=1 November 2017|access-date=1 November 2017|language=de}}</ref> In 2019 he returned to [[VästeråsIrsta HF]], this time as the assistant coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://handbollskanalen.se/division1/boquist-tillbaka-i-vasterasirsta-som-assisterande-tranare/ |publisher=handbollskanalen.se|title=Boquist tillbaka i VästeråsIrsta – som assisterande tränare|date=28 May 2019|access-date=29 May 2019|language=sv}}</ref>

He ceased to be the assistant coach for Sweden in 2022, just after Sweden won the [[2022 European Men's Handball Championship|2022 European Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.handbollslandslaget.se/herr/ingen-fortsattning-for-martin-boquist/ |publisher=handbollslandslaget.se|title=Ingen fortsättning för Martin Boquist|date=1 April 2022|access-date=1 April 2022|language=sv}}</ref> The same year he became the assistant coach at the [[Norway men's national handball team|Norwegian men’s national team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-34-143150.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Ex-Kieler Martin Boquist wird neuer Co-Trainer der norwegischen Nationalmannschaft|date=20 June 2022|access-date=20 June 2022|language=de}}</ref>

==Private==
He has the nickname Boken (eng: 'The Book') or Einstein.<ref name=thw-archive />

He is married with former Swedish national team player [[Jenny Lindblom]], and has a son, Arvid, from 2005.<ref name=thw-archive /> His son also plays handball and Martin has previously been his coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vlt.se/2024-10-14/stjarnan-tranar-egna-sonen-javligt-svart-vara-objektiv/|publisher=[[Vestmanlands Läns Tidning]]|title=Stjärnan tränar egna sonen: ”Jävligt svårt vara objektiv”|date=14 October 2024|access-date=17 May 2025|language=sv}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
===As player===
*'''[[EHF European League|EHF Cup]]'''
**''Winner:'' 2004
**''Runner-up:'' 2008
*'''[[EHF Cup Winners' Cup]]'''
**''Runner-up:'' 2003
* '''[[Handball-Bundesliga|German Bundesliga]]'''
**''Winner:'' 2005
* [[Handbollsligan|'''Swedish League''']]
**''Winner:'' 2000, 2001, 2003
* [[Danish Men's Handball League|'''Danish League''']]
**''Winner:'' 2008
* '''[[Danish Men's Handball Cup|Danish Cup]]'''
**''Winner:'' 2009

;Individual awards
* Handball player of the year in Sweden: 2002, 2003

===As Coach===
* '''[[European Men's Handball Championship]]'''
** ''Winner'': [[2022 European Men's Handball Championship|2022]]
** ''Silver'': [[2018 European Men's Handball Championship|2018]]
* '''[[World Men's Handball Championship]]'''
** ''Silver'': [[2021 World Men's Handball Championship|2021]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204102/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/martin-boquist-1.html sports-reference.com]
* [http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2009-10/player/500767/Sven+Martin+Boquist EHF]

{{Sweden squad 1999 World Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Sweden handball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Swedish Handballer of the Year (Men)}}

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