Anniken Obaidli

Anniken Obaidli
Obaidli in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 30) Molde, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Storhamar HE
Number	25
Youth career
Years	Team
–2011	Molde HK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2011–2021	Molde HK
2014	→ Tertnes HE (cooperation)
2021–2026	Storhamar HE
2026–	Molde Elite
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Norway	22	(25)
Medal record World Championship 2025 Germany/Netherlands European Championship 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland Youth World Championship 2012 Montenegro Youth European Championship 2011 Czech Republic

Anniken Obaidli (born 22 June 1995) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Storhamar HE ^[1] and the Norwegian national team. ^[2]

She also represented Norway in 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 9th.

She won her first gold medal at the 2024 European Championship, beating Denmark in the final. ^[3]

At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Norwegian team that won World Championship gold medals. ^{[4] [5]}

Achievements

• World Championship :
  • Winner: 2025
• European Championship :
  • Winner: 2024
• Youth European Championship :
  • Bronze Medalist: 2011
• World Youth Championship :
  • Bronze Medalist: 2012
• European Championship :
  • Winner: 2024
• EHF European League :
  • Winner: 2023/2024
• Norwegian League
  • Gold: 2024/2025
  • Silver: 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2025/2026
• Norwegian Cup :
  • Winner: 2024, 2025
  • Finalist: 2023/2024

Individual awards

• All-Star Centre Back of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023 ^[6]
• Eliteserien's "public favorite": 2019/2020 ^[7]
• NISO Best Young Player of the Year: 2015/2016 ^[8]
• Best Rookie of Grundigligaen: 2015/2016

Personal life

Her father is from Bahrain. Her younger sister Mona Obaidli is also a handball player, who plays for Danish site Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.

References

1. EHF profile
2. "Profiler Håndballjentene". NHF . Retrieved 16 December 2024.
3. "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
4. "To debutanter i Gjekstads VM-tropp". NHF (in Norwegian). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
5. "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
6. "Årets midtre bakspillere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
7. "Publikum stemte frem Anniken". Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
8. "Anniken Obaidli kåret til årets unge spiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). July 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.