Kristina Novak

For the Slovenian tennis player, see Kristina Novak (tennis).

Kristina Novak
Personal information
Full name	Kristina Sirum Novak
Born	(2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 25) Stavanger, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Brest Bretagne Handball
Number	14
Youth career
Team
	Austrått IL
	Ålgård HK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2017–2018	Ålgård HK
2018–2024	Sola HK
2024–2025	Brest Bretagne Handball
2025–	CSM București
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Norway	34	(47)
Medal record World Championship 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden European Championship 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro Youth European Championship 2017 Slovakia
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2024

Kristina Sirum Novak (born 29 August 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the Norwegian national team. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

She also represented Norway at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11th. ^[4]

International career

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 April 2022, against North Macedonia. ^{[5] [6]} She would play at her first major international tournament later the same year at the 2022 European Championship in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, where Norway won gold medals.

Achievements

• European Championship :
  • Winner: 2022
• REMA 1000-ligaen
  • Bronze: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
• Norwegian Cup
  • Silver: 2020, 2022/2023

Personal life

She is the daughter of a Norwegian mother and Croatian father. She hails from Håbafjell in Sandnes and is the younger sister of footballer Kristian Novak. ^[7]

References

1. "22: Kristina Sirum Novak - Sola Håndball". solahk.dk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. DHDb profile
3. "Kristina Sirum Novak - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "NOR - Norway" (PDF). IHF . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
5. "Norway clinchfifth win in a row". European Handball Federation. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
6. "Nye ansikter får muligheten på landslaget". NHF . Retrieved 1 April 2022.
7. Nærland, Egil Ø. (27 January 2018). "Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 64-65.

External links

• Kristina Sirum Novak at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)