Kristina Novak

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Kristina Novak
Personal information
Full name Kristina Sirum Novak
Born (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 24)
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Sola HK
Number 22
Youth career
Team
Austrått IL
Ålgård HK
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2017–2018
Ålgård HK
2018–2024
Sola HK
2024–
Brest Bretagne Handball
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–
Norway 30 (47)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Youth European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Slovakia

Kristina Sirum Novak (born 29 August 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK in REMA 1000-ligaen and the Norwegian national team. [1] [2] [3]

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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.

Achievements

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 sister Kristian Novak. [7]

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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.