Rikke Nielsen

Rikke Nielsen
Personal information
Born	(1977-04-09) 9 April 1977 (age 48) Brovst, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Line Player
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Years	Team
1992–1995	Fjerritslev
1995–1996	Thisted IK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1995–1996	Thisted IK
1996–1997	Brønderslev IF
1997–2000	Ålborg KFUM
2000–2006	HS Nord
2006–2007	HC Leipzig ( Germany)
2007–2008	Aalborg DH
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Denmark	54	(68)
Medal record Representing   Denmark 2004 Hungary {{{2}}}

Rikke Nielsen (born 9 April 1977) is a Danish former handballer. She previously played for Aalborg DH, and before that she played for the German club HC Leipzig. Before this she played for Aalborg DH and its parent club HS Nord. She won silver medals at the European Championships in 2004. In all she played 54 national games and scored 68 goals. Her first national game was 25 September 2003.

She retired in 2008 due to a thump injury. ^[1]

Lykkeliga

In 2017 Nielsen established the initiative Lykkeliga (English: Happiness League), a handball league for people with Downs Syndrome. ^[2]

References

1. Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (8 August 2008). "Rikke Nielsens karriere er slut". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. "Historien om LykkeLiga". Lykkeliga (in Danish).

External links

• Rikke Nielsen's career is over, ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish)
• Player stats for national team (search for Rikke Nielsen), Danish Handball Federation (in Danish)