Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren

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Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren
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Personal information
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40)
Ski, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Larvik HK
Number 11
Youth career
Team
 Ski
 Holmlia
 Furuset
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2001–2002
 Furuset IL
2002–2009
 Larvik HK
2009–2010
 FCK Håndbold
2010–2017
 Larvik HK
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2016
 Norway 279 (971)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Brazil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 France
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 China
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Hungary
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Macedonia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Denmark/Norway
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Serbia

Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (born 1 August 1984) is a retired Norwegian handball player for the Norwegian national team, who last played for Larvik HK. [1] She is commonly known as Linka. [2] Outside handball she is a qualified nurse.

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Career

Club career

Riegelhuth started playing handball at her hometown club Ski. She later played for Holmlia and Furuset until Larvik HK showed an interest for her. [3] She was only 17 when she signed with Larvik for the 2002/03 season.

Riegelhuth was top scorer in the Norwegian league in the 2005/06 season (shared first place with Linn Jørum Sulland, both 159 goals). In 2006/07 she was again top scorer (221 goals), and was voted Player of the year in the Norwegian league. [4] She won the Cup Winners' Cup in 2008 with Larvik. She also participated on the Champions League 2008/09 and was top scorer of the competition until Larvik was eliminated. [2]

In January 2009, Riegelhuth signed a two-year contract with Danish club FCK Håndbold [5] where she will start playing at the end of the 2008/09 season.

National team

She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2003, and has played 268 matches and scored 965 goals as of July 2015. She is five time European champion from 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014. She was the top scorer in the 2008 European Championship and was also awarded a place in the all-star team as Best Right Wing. [6] She received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [7] [8]

Personal life

She's the older sister of fellow handball player, Betina Riegelhuth. On 25 June 2011, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth married Einar Sand Koren, [9] and changed her name to Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren. In May 2015 she announced that she and her husband was expecting their first child, and had to take a break from handball. After giving birth 22 December 2015, Riegelhuth Koren was back playing for Larvik against Rælingen HK on 2 March 2016.

In October 2017 she announced that she's expecting her second child, but she will come back on court again. [10]

Today she has three kids: Lotte, Pelle and Lasse together with Einar. [11]

Team results

Club
National team

Awards and recognition

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References

  1. ↑ "Gir seg på topp" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation . Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ambroš, Ivan (1 September 2009). "Amazing Linka". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  3. ↑ Teigen, Gro Mee (18 April 2006). "Nye mål å jobbe mot" (in Norwegian). Østlands-Posten. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Player of the year" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 January 2009). "Riegelhuth joins FCK". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  6. 1 2 "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  7. 1 2 "Profile: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth". sports.reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nå er håndball-paret Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth og Einar Sand Koren gift". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Linn-Kristin gravid".
  11. ↑ "Åpner seg om morsrollen". 21 January 2022.
  12. ↑ www.ihf.info http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=332&idart=2419 . Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Lindqvist, Reidar (30 January 2009). "Linn-Kristin(a) av Vestfold" (in Norwegian). Tønsbergs Blad. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  14. ↑ "Player of the Year - Women 2008". IHF. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  15. ↑ "EHF Champions League 2014/15 - All-stars take to the court at the 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4". Ehfcl.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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