Óli Mittún (born 10 June 2005) 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 (80 goals) All-Star Team as Best centre back at the 2023 World U-19 Championship Top scorer at the 2023 World U-19 Championship (87 goals) Top scorer at the 2024 European U-20 Championship (76 goals) MVP of Handbollsligan 2024/2025 MVP at the 2025 U21 World Championship Top scorer at the 2025 World U21 Championship (73 goals)
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.
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