Kaja Kamp

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Kaja Kamp
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Personal information
Full name Kaja Kamp Nielsen
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 29)
Rebild, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 3
Youth career
YearsTeam
2008-2010
 Visse IF
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2010–2013
 Aalborg DH
2013–2017
 Vendsyssel Håndbold
2017–2018
 EH Aalborg
2018–2020
 Holstebro Håndbold
2020–
 Team Esbjerg
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–
 Denmark 3 (6)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Women's beach handball
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Stare Jabłonki
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 March 2024

Kaja Kamp Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team. [1]

She was selected as part of the Danish 35-player squad for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. [2] At the 2023 World Cup she was initially not part of the team, but after Kathrine Heindahl was injured in the semifinal, Kamp was called up and played in the 3rd place playoff match.

Kamp started playing handball at the age of 12 in Visse IF. In 2010 she transferred to Aalborg DH. After the club went bankrupt in 2013, she switched to Vendsyssel Håndbold.

In addition to ordinary handball, Kamp has also played for the Danish national team in Beach handball, [3] where she became a European champion in 2019. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kamp Kamp Nielsen - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "19 spillere i truppen til Sparekassen Kronjylland/Waoo Golden League". TV 2 Sport. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kaja Kamp er udtaget til beach-EM" [Kaja Kamp selected for the Beach European Championship] (in Danish). Lemvig Folkeblad.
  4. ↑ "Kaja Kamp: Det er fuldstændig vanvittigt" [Kaja Kamp: It is completely insane]. hbold.dk (in Danish).
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