Olivia Lykke Nygaard
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Norwegian handball player (born 2001)
| Olivia Lykke Nygaard | |||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born |
(2001年09月14日) 14 September 2001 (age 23) Oppegård, Norway | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
Danish Norwegian | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
| Current club | Storhamar HE | ||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||
| Oppgård IL | |||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Aker Topphåndball | ||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Fana | ||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Storhamar HE | ||||||||||||
2024– | Ikast Håndbold | ||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2023– | Norway | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Olivia Lykke Nygaard (born 14 September 2001)[1] is a Norwegian handball player for Storhamar HE [2] and the Norwegian national team.
She was part of the Norwegian squad for the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, where she received a bronze medal.[3]
Nygaard was a Danish citizen until 2018, but after becoming a Norwegian citizen she quickly became a part of Norway's junior team because of her talent as a goalkeeper.[4]
On 5 March 2023, Nygaard made her debut on the Norwegian national team,[5] and on 7 November 2023, she was selected to represent Norway at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[6]
Achievements
[edit ]- World Championship :
- Silver Medalist: 2023
- Junior European Championship :
- Bronze Medalist: 2019
- EHF European League :
- Winner: 2023/2024
- REMA 1000-ligaen
- Silver: 2023/2024
- Norwegian Cup :
- Finalist: 2023/2024
Individual awards
[edit ]- All-Star Goalkeeper of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "#1 Olivia Lykke Nygaard". Fana IL . Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Olivia fra Aker er en av de mest spennende talentene på målvaktsida" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Sekstenmålsseier over Tsjekkia søndag" (in Norwegian). NHF . Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Dette er Håndballjentenes VM-tropp". NHF . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Årets målvakter". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Olivia Nygaard at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)Edit on Wikidata
- Olivia Nygaard at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)Edit on Wikidata
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