Magnus Landin Jacobsen

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Magnus Landin Jacobsen
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Landin with THW Kiel in 2023
Personal information
Born (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 (age 29)
Søborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 7
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
–2013
 HIK
2013–2014
 Nordsjælland Håndbold
2014–2018
 KIF Kolding København
2018–
 THW Kiel
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–
 Denmark 132 (241)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Germany/Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Poland/Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Germany
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Junior World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Brazil
Youth World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29. January 2024

Magnus Landin Jacobsen (born 20 August 1995) is a Danish professional handballer for THW Kiel and the Danish national team. [1]

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He is the younger brother of fellow Danish national team player Niklas Landin Jacobsen. [2]

Playing career

Landin won the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship along the Danish youth national team, defeating Croatia 32–26 in OT. [3]

In 2013 Landin signed with Nordsjælland Håndbold transferring from HIK.

In 2014 it was announced that Landin had signed a two-year contract with KIF Kolding København starting at the begin of the 2014–15 season. [4] He won his first Danish championship the first year at KIF Kolding Copenhagen.

On 17 November 2017, KIF Kolding København announced that Landin would leave the club at the end of the 2017–18 season. Later same day, it was announced that he would join THW Kiel on a two-year contract starting at the begin of the 2018–19 season. [5] His brother, Niklas Landin, already played at the club. [2]

Landin made his debut for the Danish national team on 10 June 2015 in a match against Lithuania. He won gold medals at three world cups in a row, at the 2019, 2021 and 2023 World Championships. [6] [7] He also won gold at the 2024 Olympics.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "MAGNUS LANDIN JACOBSEN - Career & Statistics | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Oliver Preben Jørgensen (25 January 2024). "Niklas Landin forlod lillebror: - Jeg savner ham" (in Danish). Se og Hør. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Danish Dynamite light also in the final". IHF. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Landin and Dolk to KIF Kolding Copenhagen". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "THW Kiel wechselt zur neuen Saison auf Linksaußen" (in German). handball-world.news. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Flawless Denmark claim first world title". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 27 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Denmark write history with otherworldly three-peat". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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